Research Emphasis: Our research interests are in the fields of cellular, biophysical, molecular and applied aspect of cryobiology and biology of mammalian germplasm (i.e. gametes, embryos, gonads), from particularly scientifically valuable animals. We are also interested in genome resource banking for scientifically important (transgenics, knockouts) animal models for human diseases. We are working on the development of reproductive technologies as they relate to gamete, embryo, and gonadal tissue biotechnologies such as genome cryobanking, human diseases model, and gene transfer in rats. We are using laboratory rats to develop strategies for human reproductive medicine via ovarian tissue cryopreservation and subsequent auto-transplantation for the prevention of infertility and bone loss in women.