R. MICHAEL ROBERTS, PH.D.
Curators' Professor
Animal Sciences / Biochemistry
University of Missouri-Columbia
Dr. Roberts' major contributions are to understanding embryo-maternal communication during early pregnancy and the role uterine secretions play in supporting the conceptus. The discovery that the early placenta produces a new interferon which mediates maternal recognition of the embryo in cattle and sheep transformed current thinking about maintenance of pregnancy.
RICHARD R. BEHRINGER, PH.D.
Professor
Department of Molecular Genetics
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Dr. Behringer’s research focuses on understanding, at the molecular level, the events leading to the establishment of the mammalian body plan and how growth and differentiation of various tissues and organs are regulated during embryogenesis and disease. In addition, they are interested in the genetic differences that result in morphological variation between species. He has made important contributions to our understanding of mammalian embryogenesis, pattern formation, reproductive biology and disease, and transgenic and knockout mice.
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