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Dr. Lannett Janice Edwards PhD, Florida Assistant Professor Primary Affiliation: UT AnSci Expertise: Reproductive Biology Office/Contact Address: 206 Brehm Knoxville, TN 37996 Phone: (865) 974-7286 Fax: (865) 946-1010 Email: jedwards@utk.edu

[ Preparation / Appointments / Publications / Awards / Activities / Collaborators ]

Professional Preparation:

[1] Ph.D., Animal Science (Animal Molecular and Cell Biology), University of Florida, 1996
[2] M.S., Dairy Science, Mississippi State University, 1992
[3] B.S., Agriculture, Austin Peay State University, 1989

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Appointments:

2000-present: Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science, The University of Tennessee
1998 - 2000: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science, The University of Tennessee
1997: Visiting Scientist, Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland; Dr. Ian Wilmut’s laboratory
1996 - 1998: Postdoctoral Fellow, USDA, Gene Evaluation and Mapping Laboratory, ARS-BARC
1993 - 1996: USDA Graduate Fellow, Department of Dairy and Poultry Sciences, University of Florida
1990 - 1993: Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant, Mississippi State University

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Publications:

Publications past 5 years (33 refereed, 3 book chapters, 62 non-refereed, 18 abstracts)

Edwards, J. L, W. A. King, S. J. Kawarsky and A. D. Ealy. 2000. Responsiveness of early embryos to environmental insults: potential protective roles of HSP70 and glutathione. Theriogenology Accepted.

Schrick F.N., M.E. Hockett, T.T. Towns, J.L. Edwards, M.E. Wehrman and N.E. Wert. 2000. Prostaglandin F_2" appears to directly influence early embryonic survival in cattle: Would administration of flunixin meglumine be beneficial during embryo transfer? Proceedings of the American Embryo Transfer Association. Accepted.

Talbot N.C., T.J. Caperna, J.L. Edwards, W.M. Garrett, K.D. Wells and A.D. Ealy. 2000. Bovine blastocyst-derived trophectoderm and endoderm cell cultures: Interferon tau and transferrin expression as respective in vitro markers. Biol. Reprod. 62:235-247.

Talbot N.C., C.E. Rexroad, A.M. Powell, W.M. Garrett and J.L. Edwards. 2000. Ultrastructure and Karyotypic examination of in vitro produced bovine embryos developed in the sheep uterus. Tissue and Cell 32(1):9-27.

Schrick F.N., M.E. Hockett, S.C. Wilkinson, N.R. Rohrbach, J.L. Edwards and M.E. Wehrman. 1999. Prostaglandin F_2" appears to directly influence early embryonic survival in cattle: Should this be a concern? Proceedings of the American Embryo Transfer Association 10-21.

Paula-Lopes F.F., A.A.S. de Moraes, J.L. Edwards, J. Justice and P.J. Hansen. 1998. Regulation of preimplantation development of bovine embryos by Interleukin-1. Biol. Reprod. 59:1406-1412. Edwards J.L., A.D. Ealy, V.H. Monterroso and P.J. Hansen. 1997.

Ontogeny of temperature-regulated heat shock protein 70 synthesis in preimplantation bovine embryos. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 48:25-33. Edwards J.L. and P.J. Hansen. 1997. Differential responses of bovine oocytes and preimplantation embryos to heat shock. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 46:138-145.

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Synergistic Activities:

[1] Involved in technology transfer to clientele in state
[2] Faculty mentor

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Collaborators:

( Collaborative Relationships past 4 years )

[1] Collaborators:

Neal Schrick - UT
Steve Oliver - UT
Alan Mathew – UT
Arnold Saxton - UT
Fred Hopkins - UT
Henry Dowlen - UT
Jim Godkin - UT

Neil Talbot - USDA
C.E. Rexroad - USDA
Vernon Pursel - USDA
Larry Johnson - USDA

P.J. Hansen - UF
Allan King - Univ. Of Guelph
Alan Ealy - Penn. State
Mike Wehrman - Transova Gen.


[2] Graduate/Post Doctoral Advisors:

Peter J. Hansen, The University of Florida, Depart. Of Animal Sciences (PhD Mentor)


[3] Graduate Students/Postdoc mentored past 4 years:

Carmen Dorado, MS student
Melody Malone, MS student
Lisa McCann, MS student
Jennifer Miller, MS student

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Profile last updated on: 6/18/2003 12:50:31 PM