Dr. Charlotte E. Farin Professor
Associate Faculty Member, Department of Population Health and Pathobiology
Member of Physiology, Biotechnology and Genomic Sciences Faculties
Research: 70%
Teaching: 30%
Phone: 919-515-4022
Fax: 919-515-6884
Email: Char_Farin@ncsu.edu
Research Interests: Cellular
& molecular mechanisms in reproduction with a focus on bovine in vitro embryo
production, embryo/fetal development and oocyte maturation; Applications of
reproductive technologies to improve livestock production with a focus on ovulation
synchronization & artificial insemination in small ruminants.
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-ANS/PHY 552 Advanced Reproductive Physiology & Biotechnology (Spring-odd years; Spring-distance education), ANS/AEE/PB 208 Agricultural Biotechnology: Issues and Implications (Spring); Advises 35 undergraduates
Commodity Interests: Beef,
Dairy, Small Ruminants
Representative Publications:
Bowdridge EC, Knox WB, Whisnant CS, Farin CE. 2011. NCSynch: a protocol for
ovulation synchronization and timed artificial insemination in goats. Proc Am
Soc for Anim Sci Annual Meetings, July 10-14, New Orleans LA (abstr).
Whitley NC, Farin CE, Knox WB, Townsend L, Horton JR, Moulton K. 2011. Comparison
of two ovulation synchronization methods for timed artificial insemination in
goats. Proc Am Soc for Anim Sci Annual Meetings, July 10-14, New Orleans LA
(abstr).
Bing JQ, Pratt S, Gillen L-A, Farin CE. 2011. Undergraduate performance in a
domestic animal laboratory taught via distance education. J Anim Sci 89:297-301.
Epub 2010 Sept 10.
Farin CE, Farmer WT, Farin PW. 2010. Pregnancy recognition and abnormal offspring
syndrome. Reprod Fertil Dev 22:75-87.
Farin CE, Alexander JE, Farin PW. 2010. Expression of messenger RNAs for insulin-like
growth factors and their receptors in bovine fetuses at early gestation from
embryos produced in vivo or in vitro. Theriogenology 74:1288-1295.
Wrench N, Pinto CRF, Klinefelter
GR, Dix DJ, Flowers WL, Farin CE. 2010. Effect of season on fresh and cryopreserved
stallion semen. Anim Reprod Sci 119:219-227.
Whang HS, Hunt MA, Wrench
N, Hockney JE, Farin CE, Tonelli A. 2007. Nonoxynol-9-alpha-cyclodextrin inclusion
compound and its application for the controlled release of nonoxynol-9 spermicide.
J Applied Polymer Sci 106:4104-4109.
Farin CE, Rodriguez KF, Alexander JE, Hockney JE, Herick JL, Kennedy-Stoskopf
S. 2007. The role of transcription in EGF- and FSH-mediated oocyte maturation
in vitro. Anim Reprod Sci. 98:97-112.
Rodriguez KF, Blomberg LA, Zuelke KA, Miles JR, Alexander JE, Farin CE. 2006.
Identification of mRNAs associated with gonadotropin-induced oocyte maturation
in the mouse using serial analysis of gene expression. Physiol Genomics 27:318-327.
Wrench N, Pinto CRF, Klinefelter G, Farin CE. 2006. Seasonal expression and
pattern of SP22 immunolocalization in stallion semen. Anim Reprod Sci 94:32-35.
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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