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Present	Emeritus Professor, Utah State University ‐ Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences
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Animal Sciences

Oocyte maturation and early embryo development, Gene expression in the early embryo, Identification of chromosomal aberrations that effect reproduction, Effects of various plant toxins on reproduction and fetal development, and Genetics, reproduction and physiology of wild sheep

Meritorious Award, International Wildlife Foundation
Honor Plaque, The Desert Bighorn Council
Special Recognition Award, Foundation for North American Wild Sheep
1969 - M.S. thesis selected as the most outstanding research in the Department of Biology and Entomology, BYU

Mail address:
Utah State University
4815 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-4815
Location:
Agricultural Science Building, Room 228
Office Phone:
(435) 797-2148
Fax:
(435) 797-2118

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Articles (37)

A novel approach To Identify Bovine Sperm Membrane Proteins That ...

Mol. Reprod. Dev. (2008)

B. J. Pate, Kenneth L. White, D. Chen, K. I. Ashton, et al.

At fertilization, the sperm triggers intracellular calcium oscillations, which are pivotal to oocyte activation and development. A working hypothesis for ...

Aberrant Expression of Transcription Factors and Other Genes in Various ...

Mol. Reprod. Dev. (2008)

K. I. Ashton, G-P. Li, B. A. Hicks, B. R. Sessions, et al.

Effect of Nicotine on in Vitro Maturation of Bovine Oocytes

Animal Reproduction Science (2008)

Y. Liu, G-P. Li, Lee F. Rickords, Kenneth L. White, et al.

The putative effect of nicotine on maturation and the chromosomal complement of bovine oocytes were investigated in the present study. ...

Genetic Reprogramming of Transcription Factor AP-gamma in Bovine Somatic Cell ...

Mol. Reprod. Dev. (2008)

K. I. Ashton, G-P. Li, B. A. Hicks, B. R. Sessions, et al.

Bovine somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) efficiency remains very low despite a tremendous amount of research devoted to its improvement ...

Nicotine Alters Bovine Oocyte Meiosis and Affects Subsequent Embryonic Development

Mol. Reprod. Dev. (2008)

Y. Liu, G-P. Li, Kenneth L. White, Lee F. Rickords, et al.

The effects of nicotine on nuclear maturation and meiotic spindle dynamics of bovine oocytes and subsequent embryonic development were investigated. ...

Nicotine Induces Multinuclear Formation and Causes Aberrant Embryonic Development in ...

Molecular Reproduction and Development (2008)

Y. Liu, G-P. Li, B. R. Sessions, Lee F. Rickords, et al.

The present study was designed to investigate the effects of nicotine on development of bovine embryos derived from parthenogenetic activation ...

Nicotine combined with okadaic acid and taxol adversely affects bovine ...

Fertility and Sterility (2008)

G-P Li, S. Yangm, S. Liu, Kenneth L. White, et al.

Objective To investigate the effects of nicotine in combination with okadaic acid (OA) or taxol on bovine oocyte maturation and ...

The transfer of somatic cells into nonenucleated bovine oocytes resulted ...

Mol. Reprod. Dev. (2008)

G-P Li, X. Wu, L. Xue, X. Guo, et al.

Effects of Arginine-Glycine-Aspartic Acid (RGD) Containing Snake Venom Peptides on ...

Mole. Reprod. Devel. (2007)

Kenneth L. White, M. Passipieri, Tom D. Bunch, K. D. Campbell, et al.

The ability of synthetic arginine‐glycine‐aspartic acid (RGD)‐containing peptides to induce intracellular calcium transients similar to those observed at fertilization by ...

Increased efficiency of sheep production

NCERA -190 Coordinating Meeting 1-8. (2007)

Tom D. Bunch and Noelle E. Cockett

Specific Integrin Subunits In Bovine Oocytes, Including Novel Sequences For ...

Mole. Reprod. Devel. (2007)

B. J. Pate, Kenneth L. White, Q. A. Winger, Lee F. Rickords, et al.

Integrins facilitate attachment of cells to the extra‐cellular matrix, often binding the arginine‐glycine‐aspartic acid tri‐peptide motif, thus facilitating cell migration, ...

Denuding and Centrifugation of Maturing Bovine Oocytes Alters Oocyte Spindle ...

Molecular Reproduction and Development (2006)

G. Li, Tom D. Bunch, Kenneth L. White, Lee Rickords, et al.

The effects of cumulus cell removal and centrifugation of maturing bovine oocytes on nuclear maturation and subsequent embryo development after ...

Effect of the Time Interval between Fusion and Activation on ...

Reproduction (2006)

K. I. Ashton, G-P. Li, B. A. Hicks, B. R. Sessions, et al.

This study indicated that prolonged exposure of donor cell nuclei to oocyte cytoplasm before activation results in abnormal chromatin morphology, ...

Phylogenetic Analysis of Snow Sheep (Ovis nivicola) and Closely Related ...

Journal of Heredity (2006)

Tom D. Bunch, C. Wu, Y-P. Zhang and S. Wang

Based on mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequence analysis, the history of true sheep (Ovis) began approximately 3.12 million years ago ...

The Developmental Competence of Bovine Nuclear Transfer Embryos Derived from ...

Animal Reproduction Science (2006)

K. I. Ashton, G. P. Li, B. A. Hicks, B. R. Sessions, et al.

Due to its economic importance, the production of cattle by nuclear transfer has been a primary research focus for many ...

Asymmetric Division of Spindle Microtubules and Microfilaments during Bovine Meiosis ...

Molecular Reproduction and Development (2005)

G-P. Li, Y. Liu, Tom D. Bunch, Kenneth L. White, et al.

The kinetics of spindle and chromosomes during bovine oocyte meiosis from meiosis I to meiosis III is described. The results ...

Cytogenetic Analysis of Diploidy in Cloned Bovine Embryos Using an ...

Theriogenology (2005)

G-P. Li, Y. Liu, Kenneth L. White and Tom D. Bunch

Of the few published studies on the cytogenetic analyses of bovinenuclear transferred (NT) embryos, results differ between air-dry and fluorescent ...

Effects of Steroidal Glycoalkaloids from Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) on in ...

Animal Reproduction Science (2005)

S. Wang, K. E. Panter, W. Gaffield, R. C. Evans, et al.

α-Solanine and α-chaconine are two naturally occurring steroidal glycoalkaloids in potatoes (Solanum tuberosum), and solanidine-N-oxide is a corresponding steroidal aglycone. ...

Involvement of Tyrosine Kinases, Specifically Src Family Kinases, Focal Adhesion ...

Mole. Biol. Cell (2005)

B. J. Pate, Kenneth L. White, D. B. DeWald, Lee F. Rickords, et al.

Molecular Phylogenetics and Biogeography of Lepus in Eastern Asia Based ...

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2005)

W. Chunhua, J. Wu, Tom D. Bunch, X. Wang, et al.

In spite of several classification attempts among taxa of the genus Lepus, phylogenetic relationships still remain poorly understood. Here, we ...

Parthenogenetic and Nuclear Transfer Embryo Development of Bovine Oocytes Denuded ...

Mole. Biol. Cell (2005)

G. P. Li, Tom D. Bunch, Kenneth L. White, B. R. Sessions, et al.

The effects of cumulus cell removal and centrifugation of maturing bovine oocytes on nuclear maturation and subsequent embryo development after ...

Why Clone Horses and Mules?

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine (2004)

Kenneth L. White, G. L. Woods, D. K. Vanderwall, G. P. Li, et al.

The ability to produce offspring from animals otherwise incapable of reproduction has important implications in the equine. Routinely, male equines ...

Cloned Horse Pregnancies Produced Using Adult Cumulus Cells

Reproduction, Fertility and Development (2004)

D. K. Vanderwall, G. L. Woods, K. I. Ashton, Tom D. Bunch, et al.

The objectives of the present study were to: (1) clone horses using adult cumulus cells; and (2) determine whether the ...

Conditioned Medium Increases the Polyploid Cell Composition of Bovine Somatic ...

Reproduction (2004)

G-P. Li, Kenneth L. White, K. I. Ashton, L. N. Meerdo, et al.

The effects of bovine cumulus cell-conditioned medium on cloned bovine embryonic development and subsequent chromosome complement were examined using an ...

Development, Chromosomal Composition, and Cell Allocation of Bovine Cloned Blastocyst ...

Molecular Reproduction and Development (2004)

G-P. Li, Tom D. Bunch, Kenneth L. White, K. I. Ashton, et al.

Treatment of in vitro matured bovine oocytes with colcemid results in a membrane protrusion that contains maternal chromosomes, which can ...