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Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences
 

Mark C. Healey



Kenneth L. White, Ph.D
 Professor


Utah State University
ADVS Department
4815 Old Main Hill
Logan UT 84322-4815

phone (435)797-2149
fax (435)797-2118
email kwhite at cc.usu.edu

 

  
RESEARCH INTEREST
 

  • Identification of factors associated with activation of oocytes in domestic animals


  • Early embryonic development
    1. nuclear-cytoplasmic interactions, nuclear reprogramming, nuclear transplantation.

    2. inter- and intraspecific embryonic cell interactions, chimera.

    3. evaluation of early gene expression in developing mammalian embryos.


  • Production of transgenic animals/cells development of new vector systems (retrovirus) as well as use of traditional systems (microinjection).


  • Use, study and development of tissue and early embryo culture systems.


  • Enhancing disease resistance in animals


  • Immunology of the developing blastocyst/conceptus


  • Computer image enhancement and analysis of preimplantation embryos