Dr.
Erdogan Memili
Associate Professor, Reproduction and Development, Functional Genomics
Education:
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Harvard Medical School
- Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison
- M.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison
- D.V.M. University of Istanbul
Research interests:
- Physiological genomics of reproduction: Cattle, mouse and human
- Molecular Embryology:
- Regulation of gene expression during early embryonic development
- Molecular mechanisms regulating developmental competency in preimplantaion embryos
- Molecular reprogramming during in vitro fertilization (IVF) and in somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT or cloning) derived embryogenesis
- Gamete biology:
- Developmental biology of spermatozoa and oocytes
- Molecular determinants of fertility in spermatozoa and oocytes
- Genomics: Bovine genome biology
- Proteomics: Proteins regulating development in gamete and embryos
- Epigenetics: DNA methylation, chromatin remodeling and histone modifications during early embryogenesis
- Animal Biotechnology:
- Identification of molecular markers associated with fertility in gametes and embryos
- Improving assisted reproductive technologies (ART) including in vitro production of bovine embryos and SCNT
Clubs and organizations:
- Faculty advisor for Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) at Mississippi State University
- Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR)
- International Embryo Transfer Society (IETS)
- American Society of Animal Science (ASAS)
- American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Teaching assignment:
- Nobel Topics
- Scientific Writing
- Current Topics in Animal Cell and Molecular Biology
- Essentials of Biotechnology
- Advanced Biotechnology
- Undergraduate Research
Contact information:
- Telephone: (662) 325-2937
- FAX: (662) 325-8873
- E-mail: em149@ads.msstate.edu
- Research Laboratory Home Page