Animal Science Faculty
Peter Sutovsky
Associate Professor
Reproductive PhysiologyS134D Animal Science Research Center
Division Of Animal Sciences
Columbia, MO 65211
- Phone: (573) 882-3329
- FAX: (573) 882-5540 / 882-6827
- Curriculum Vitae
- Research
- Publications
- Journal Covers
- Art Work
Education
Slovak Agricultural University, Nitra, Slovakia
M.S. in Animal Science July 1989; , Magna cum laude and Dean’s Award.Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Libechov, Czech Republic
- PhD in Physiology of Reproduction August 1994;
Experience
Postdoctoral Fellow 1994-1997: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Staff Scientist 1997-2001: Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR.
Assistant Professor of Animal Science and Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology 2001-present University of Missouri-Columbia
Awards
2006: Best Biological Paper of 2005. Microcopy and Microanalysis. Award presented at Microscopy & Microanalysis 2006 Meeting, Chicago, IL, July 31-August 3, 2006.
2006: Selected Top-20 Midwest Scientists, BIO2006, Chicago, IL.
2005: Inaugural USDA NRI Discovery Award (selected from among 2,500 active USDA-NRI research projects).
1999: New Investigator Award, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
1994: Fogarty International Research Fellow of the NIH
1992: Fellow of the International Center for Students and Scholars (C.I.E.S.), Paris, France
Teaching
- AnSci433 Gamete & Embryo Biology (3 CH, Principal Co-Lecturer with Dr. J. Green).
- AnSci434 Gonadal Function (3 CH, Guest Lecturer)
- Immunocytochemistry, immunohistochemistry and advanced cell imaging (No credit, Special Topics).
Service
- SSR Program Committee 2006-present
- RIF Committee UM-C: 2002-present
- OurIncubator planning group UM-C 2004-present
- Study Abroad Focus Group UM-C 2005-present
- Division Director Search Committee UM-C 2005
Plenary Speaker Invitations
2006: Nordic Association for Andrology (NAFA) Meeting 2006, Stockholm, Sweden
2006: BIO2006, Chicago, IL, April 9-12, 2006
2006: Invited Plenary Speaker, 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction, Omaha, NE; Minisymposium “Using Domestic Livestock as Models to Understand Reproductive Function.”
2006: Invited Plenary Speaker, International Symposium on Gamete Research, February 22-26, 2006, New Delhi, India
2005: Invited Plenary Speaker, Pig Transgenesis and Cloning Symposium, Chungnam Natl. University, South Korea
2004: Invited Plenary Speaker, International Symposium on Gametogenesis and Fertilization Signaling, November 15-16, 2004, Kobe University, Japan.
2004: Invited Plenary Speaker, The Fourth International Symposium on the Molecular and Cell Biology of Egg- and Embryo-Coats (MCBEEC), November 8-12, 2004, Ise-Shima, Japan
2004: Invited lecturer, SERONO Symposium “Andrology and the Andrologist in the Post-Assisted Reproduction Technology Era,” Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2004: Invited Plenary Speaker, European Congress of Reproductive Immunology, Plzen, Czech Republic
2003: Invited Plenary Speaker. Biology of Spermatozoa Meeting, University of Sheffield, UK.
2003: Invited Plenary Speaker, 19th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Human Reproduction and embryology (ESHRE), Madrid, Spain
Extramural Funding
2005-2007: USDA-NRI-Animal Genome Program (Prather R, Sutovsky P & Green J, Co-PIs): Title: Transcriptional Profiling of Nuclear Transfer-derived Embryos to Improve Development After Nuclear Transfer.
2004-2005: Pfizer Inc., Global Research & Development, grant award: Title: Detecting ubiquitin on sperm as an objective measure of reproductive toxicity.
2002-2005: USDA-Animal Reproduction Grant #. 2002-02069 Ubiquitin Dependent Proteolysis in Farm Animal Spermatogenesis and Fertilization.
2000-2002: NIH/NIOSH Exploratory/Developmental Grant R-21, Title: Ubiquitin-based semen quality assay in Toxicology
1999-2002: New Investigator Award, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal Reproductive Efficiency Program, Title: Paternal contributions to the functional zygotic structure in bovine. P. Sutovsky, P.I.
1999-2001: NIH grant R-21, Opportunities for Research at Regional Primate Research Centers. Title: Perinuclear theca in spermatogenesis and fertilization. P. Sutovsky, R. Oko, co-investigators
1999: UNESCO/ICRO grant award to support WINDOW TO THE ZYGOTE 2000: An Advanced Course of Cell and Molecular Biology of Gametes, Fertilization and Early Embryonic Development (co-sponsored by the Society For The Study Of Reproduction).
1994-1997: Fogarty International Research Fellow of the NIH., Bethesda, MA. Title: Microtubule dynamics in rhesus monkey oocytes and zygotes. P. Sutovsky, P.I.
1992: Fellow of the International Center for Students and Scholars (C.I.E.S.), Paris, France, P. Sutovsky, P.I
Other Grant Awards
2006: Junior Faculty Travel Award 2005, UM-C
2006: Comparative Medicine Program Training Grant; Dr. Craig Franklin (PI)
2005: USDA National Needs Fellowship Program (D. Matt Lucy, PI)
2004: KOSEF grant award to postdoctoral fellow, Youn-Joo Yi.
Editorial Board Appointments
2005-2007: Eurekah Bioscience (Landes Bioscience Publishers); journal of comprehensive reviews in the life sciences.
Honorary Appointments
2006-present: member, SSR Program Committee; Society for the Study of Reproduction.
2005: Book Editor. Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer. Landes Bioscience Publishers.
2004: International Advisory Board member, The Fourth International Symposium on the Molecular and
Cell Biology of Egg- and Embryo-Coats (MCBEEC), November 8-12, 2004, Ise-Shima, Japan
2004: Session Chairman, European Congress of Reproductive Immunology, Pilsen, Czech Republic
2003: Included in Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, “a daily reference tool for learning about the healthcare industry's accomplished men and women.”
2003: Included in Who's Who in Agriculture Higher Education (WWAHE), the most comprehensive and authoritative online source of information available on leading and influential experts and scientists in the field of Agriculture Education in the institutes of higher education.
2002: Session Chair, Molecular Biology of Male and Female Gametes, 35th Annual Meeting of the society for the Study of Reproduction, Baltimore, MD
2000: Co-chair, 9th French-Czech-Slovak Symposium of Reproductive Biology with International Participation, Stara Lesna, Slovakia, September 1-3, 2000
2000: Course Director, WINDOW TO THE ZYGOTE 2000: An Advanced Course of Cell and Molecular Biology of Gametes, Fertilization and Early Embryonic Development, Prague 2000, ICRO/UNESCO and the Society For The Study Of Reproduction.
1998-2000: Co-chair, Organizing Committee, WINDOW TO THE ZYGOTE 2000: An Advanced Course of Cell and Molecular Biology of Gametes, Fertilization and Early Embryonic Development, Prague 2000, organized under the auspices of The International Cell Research Organization of UNESCO and the Society For The Study Of Reproduction.
1998: Granted permanent residency in U.S. as a first priority individual in the category Outstanding Professor/Researcher
1998: Co-chair, 8th International Colloquium of Reproductive Biology, Jouy-en-Josas, France, October 1-2, 1998
1997: Bibliographic entry in Marquis Who’s Who in American Science and Engineering
Graduate Students
Katherine Anne Fischer, MS 2003
Kyle Wayne Lovercamp, MS 2004
Kathleen Marie Baska, MS 2004
Jennifer Antelman, 2005-present
Awards to Students
2005: Merit travel award to Alex Wu, collaborating grad student, to present collaborative project at the XVIII North American Testis Workshop, March 30 - April 2, 2005, Grand Hyatt Seattle, WA
2004: USDA Travel Fellowship to Grad Student Kathleen Baska, to attend SSR Meeting in Vancouver, BC;
2004:3rd place in Missouri Life Science Week Grad. Student Poster Competition, to Kathleen Baska
2002: SSR Travel Award to Grad Student, KA Fischer, to attend SSR Meeting in Baltimore, MD.
2001: Young scientists award to the junior author, Lauren Dalzell, for the presentation at the Annual Meeting of the British Andrology Society. Title: Sperm ubiquitin and its relationship with sperm count, motility and morphology. LH Dalzell, P Sutovsky, N McClure & SEM Lewis.
US Patents
Sperm Quality Assay. P Sutovsky, Inventor. US Patent No 6,558,911 B1
PT 32 Sperm protein, Sperm c-Yes, Oocyte Cytoplasmic c-Yes, and Uses Thereof. R. Oko, P. Sutovsky, Inventors, U.S. US Patent No 6,995,252
*Other patent applications pending.
Technology Development & Transfer:
Founder & Chief Scientific Officer of AndroLogika LLC, Columbia, MO.
Multiple industry collaborations
Memberships in Professional Societies
1996-present, American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
1997-present, Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR)
2000-present, American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
2001-present, The Mitochondrial Research Society
2003-present, European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)
Ad Hoc Reviews
Anatomical Record, Biology of Reproduction, Developmental Biology, European Journal of Cell Biology, Experimental Cell Research, Fertility and Sterility, Genome, Human Reproduction, Journal of Andrology, Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, Journal of Experimental Zoology, Microscopy and Microanalysis, Mitochondrion, Molecular Human Reproduction, Molecular Reproduction and Development, Proceeding of The National Academy of Science USA, Reproduction, Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, Reproduction Nutrition Development; Science; Theriogenology;
Grant Reviews
USDA-NRI, USDA-SBIR; NIH; NSF; University Research Plan, University of Siena, Italy; Grant Agency of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic; US-Israeli Binational Science Foundation; The Welcome Trust-Molecular and Cell Panel; Endocrine Fellows Foundation, Los Angeles, CA; Lalor Foundation;
Journal & Book Covers:
1. The Sperm Cell, Cambridge University Press 2006
2. Reproduction 130, Jan-March 2006
3. Microscopy and Microanalysis 11(4), August 2005
4. Reproduction, 129, April 2005
5. Biology of Reproduction 71/5, November 2004
6. Reproductive Biomedicine Online Vol., 8 No 1, 2004
7. Microscopy Research & Techniques 61(3), 2003
8. Microscopy Research & Techniques 61 (1), 2003
9. Human Reproduction, 18 (3), 2003
10. Missouri Life Science Week 2003
11. Human Reproduction 17/8, 2002
12. Journal of Cell Science 114, 2001
13. Human Reproduction 16 (2), 2001
14. Fertility and Sterility 74(3), 2000 (with Y. Terada)
15. Human Reproduction 14 (9), 1999
16. The Male Gamete: From Basic Science to Clinical Applications. C. Gagnon, Ed., Cache River Press, 1999
17. Protoplasma 206, 1999,
18. Journal of Cell Science 111 (19), 1998
19. Biology of Reproduction vol. 57 (July through December, 1997)
20. Developmental Biology 188 (1), 1997
21. Human Reproduction vol. 11(8), 1996
22. Bio Probes 24, 1996, Molecular Probes Inc., Eugene, OR
23. Bio Probes 26, 1996, Molecular Probes Inc., Eugene, OR
24. Society for the Study of Reproduction, Official Poster for the 32nd Annual Meeting, Pullman, WA, 1999
25. Oregon Regional Primate Research Center Official Brochure
26. USDA-NRI Cover Stories: 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005a, 2005b
Media Coverage (Partial List):
Proteasomal Immunocontraceptive: Mizzou scientist seeks vaccine that can block sperm. Front Page-St. Louis Post Dispatch, July 25, 2005.
Bull Sperm Quality Assay: Kiss of Death: Ubiquitin offers an alternative fertility test. Angus Beef Bulletin, February, 2005.
Proteasomal Immunocontraceptive, “The shot that could replace the pill.” Discovery Magazine June 2004, page 12
June 2004: KYTV (Springfield, MO), KODE-TV (Joplin, MO), KRCG-TV (Columbia, MO) WDAF-TV (Kansas City, MO), AgDay television, a nationally syndicated agriculture show airing on 200 stations nationwide.
May 2004: ScienceCentral.com with nationwide distribution through ABC television network.
January-February 2004: KOMU TV News at 10, 2-18-04; Discover Magazine; Columbia Missourian 1-30-04, p. 5A; Mizzou Weekly, 1-29-04, p.2; KMBZ News Radio, Kansas City; Columbia Missourian;
Rawe et al., 2002, Human Reprod 17:2119-2127. (Partial List) MedStar TV News (Distributed Nationwide via ABC, CBS and NBC); MSNBC; HealthScout.com; BabyCenter.com; Penthouse; Mens Health Magazine;
Sutovsky et al., 2001, Journal of Cell Science 114, 1665-1675
Nature (London), Science Update, 5/1/01
BBC Radio, London, UK, Interview, January 21, 2002, documentary series "Beyond the Genome."
The Source Magazine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Winter 2001
Missouri Ruralist, November 2001: Scientists make fertility breakthrough. p. 56
Sutovsky et al., 2001 Human Reproduction 16, 250-258
Partial List: TV (CBS, UPN, FOX), Radio (KUGN Oregon), The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Oregonian, Associated Press London, Reuters London, Femail (UK), MSN, MSNCB, BBC London, YahooNews, New Scientist (UK), Telegraph (UK), Salutia (Chile), Daily Sendai (Japan), WebMD (USA and UK), Clinica (UK)
Sutovsky et al.(1999) Nature 402, 371-372:
Lewis R. Ubiquitous tag. The Scientist 13/No. 24 (December 6, 1999)
Vogel G. A death sentence for mitochondria. Science/Science Online (November 24, 1999)
Genetik: Die molekulare uhr tickt anders. Geo (Germany) 3/2000 (March), pp. 188
Illustrated Science Magazine (Copenhagen, Denmark) July 2000
Also featured in the book “Promiscuity” by T. Birkhead and in the Natural History Magazine,
American Museum of Natural History,New York;
Sutovsky et al., ASCB Meeting 1999, poster:
Travis J. Mom’s eggs execute Dad’s mitochondria. Science News 157/1 (January 1, 2000), pp.5, also posted on Science News Online
Hart S. Fertilized eggs exterminate dad’s mitochondria. ASCB Press Book 1999 Online
Sutovsky et al., ASCB Meeting 1998, poster:
Hopkin, K. Death to sperm mitochondria. Scientific American 3/1999, pp. 21
Shows:
Exploratorium San Francisco, CA, 2004
World Pavillion, Seville, Spain
Invited Commentaries:
Acta Biochimica Sinica 2005
Trends In Biotechnology 2005