Dr. Charlotte E. Farin

Professor & Director of Graduate Programs
Associate Faculty Member, Department of Population Health and Pathobiology
Member of Physiology, Biotechnology and Genomic Sciences Faculties
Research: 60% Teaching: 25% Administration: 15%
Phone: 919-515-4022
Fax: 919-515-6884
Email: Char_Farin@ncsu.edu

Research Interests: Molecular mechanisms controlling meiotic maturation of mammalian oocytes; gene expression and control of preimplantation embryo development; analysis of development of in vitro produced bovine fetuses; application of assisted reproductive technologies in livestock.

Teaching Interests: ANS/PHY 702 Reproductive Physiology of Mammals (Fall-odd years), ANS/PHY 602/802 Seminar in Biology of Reproduction (Spring-even years), ANS 452 Advanced Reproductive Physiology & Biotechnology (Spring-odd years), advises 35 undergraduates

Commodity Interests: Beef, Dairy, Small Ruminants

Representative Publications:

Farin CE, Rodriguez KF, Alexander JE, Hockney JE, Herrick JR, Kennedy-Stoskopf S. 2006. The role of transcription in EGF- and FSH-mediated oocyte maturation in vitro. Anim Reprod Sci (in press).

Rodriguez KF, Blomberg LA, Zuelke KA, Miles JR, Alexander JE, Farin CE. 2006. Identification of mRNAs associated with gonadotropin-induced maturation of murine cumulus oocyte complexes using serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE). Physiol Genomics 2006 Aug 15 [epub ahead of print].

Farin PW, Piedrahita JA, Farin CE. 2006. Errors in development of fetuses and placentas from in vitro-produced bovine embryos. Theriogenology 65:178-191.

Miles JR, Farin CE, Rodriguez KF, Alexander JE, Farin PW. 2005. Effects of embryo culture on angiogenesis and morphometry of bovine placentas during early gestation. Biol Reprod 73:663-671.

Miles JR, Farin CE, Rodriguez KF, Alexander JE, Farin PW. 2004. Angiogenesis and morphometry of bovine placentas in late gestation from embryos produced in vivo or in vitro. Biol Reprod 71:1919-1926.

Farin CE, Farin PW, Piedrahita J, 2004. Development of fetuses from in vitro produced and cloned bovine embryos. J Anim Sci 82(E Suppl):E53-E62.

Dindot SV, Farin PW, Farin CE, Romano J, Walker S, Long C, Piedrahita JA. 2004. Epigenetic and genomic imprinting analysis in nuclear transfer derived Bos gaurus/Bos taurus hybrid fetuses. Biol Reprod 71:470-478.

Rodriguez KF, Farin CE, 2004. Gene transcription and oocyte maturation. Reprod Fert Dev 16:55-67.

Rodriguez KF, Farin CE, 2004. Developmental capacity of bovine cumulus oocyte complexes after transcriptional inhibition of germinal vesicle breakdown. Theriogenology 61:1499-1511.

Rodriguez KF, RM Petters, Crosier AE, Farin CE, 2002. Role of gene transcription and PKA subtype activation in murine oocyte maturation. Reproduction 123:799-806.

Crosier AE, Farin CE, Rodriguez KF, Blondin P, Alexander JE, Farin PW, 2002. Development of skeletal muscle and expression of candidate genes in bovine fetuses from embryos produced in vivo or in vitro. Biol Reprod 67:401-408.

Crosier AE, Farin PW, Dykstra MJ, Alexander JE, Farin CE, 2001. Ultrastructural morphometry of bovine blastocysts produced in vivo or in vitro. Biol Reprod 64:1375-138

Farin PW, Crosier AE, Farin CE, 2001. Influence of in vitro systems on embryo survival and fetal development in cattle. Theriogenology 55:151-170.

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