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Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences
 

Lee Rickords

Lee Rickords, PhD
 Associate Professor


Utah State University
ADVS Department
4815 Old Main Hill
Logan UT 84322-4815

phone (435)797-2195
fax (435)797-3959
email lrickords at cc.usu.edu

 

  
 
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS
 
  1. Urick, K., J.M. Young,Rickords, L.F.. “Induced apoptosis of breast carcinoma cells following transduction of E2F-1 Tat fusion proteins and activation of the p73 tumor suppressor pathway”. Presented at the American Association for Cancer Research, 96th annual meeting, Anaheim, CA. April 16-20, 2005.


  2. Urick, K. andRickords, L.F., (2005) “Transduction of E2F-1 Tat Fusion Proteins Activates the p73 and p21Waf1 Tumor Suppressor Pathways in p53-Mutated Breast Carcinoma Cells”. First Annual Conference for Dual-Degree Osteopathic Medical Students, Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan. June 17-18, 2005.


  3. B. J. Pate, K. L. White, D. B. DeWald, Rickords, L.F., G. Li, K. I. Aston, B. R. Sessions, T. D. Bunch, (2005). Involvement of Tyrosine Kinases, Specifically Src Family Kinases, Focal Adhesion Kinase (Fak), and Agonist-Induced PLC in the Activation and Development of Bovine Oocytes. Mol Biol Cell 16:2739.


  4. Spencer, D.B., J.W. Ross, R.D. Geisert,Rickords, L.F., 2004. Detection of Oct-4 gene expression in porcine conceptuses during preimplantation development. Biol. Reprod. 71(suppl. 1):255.


  5. Pate, B.J., G.P. Li, K.I. Aston, T.D. Bunch, K.D. Campbell, D.S. Hammon,Rickords, L.F., K.L. White, 2004. Specific integrin subunits present on the vitelline membrane of bovine oocytes. Biol. Reprod. 71 (suppl.1):237.


  6. Pedersen, H.G., Z. Rasmussen, D. Viuff, P.D. Thomsen,Rickords, L.F., L. Lai, R.S. Prather, T. Greve, 2003. Chromosome abnormalities of in vivo developed, in vitro produced or parthenogenetically activated porcine embryos. Theriogenology 59: 430.


  7. Adams, H.J.,Rickords, L.F., 2002. DNA Polymorphisms in the Y-Specific Amelogenin-Like Gene (AMELY) of Brown Tufted Capuchin and Pigtail, Japanese and Rhesus Macaques. Biol. Reprod. 66 (suppl 1):254.


  8. Viuff, D.,Rickords, L.F., L. Lai, H.T. Cheong, M. Samuel, R.S. Prather, T. Greve, P.D. Thomsen 2002. The activation of ribosomal RNA genes in nuclear Transfer porcine embryos. Theriogenology 57:455.


  9. Sands, S.S.,Rickords, L.F., J. Hayashi, R.J. Ketchum 2001. Thymic epithelial cells induce specific tolerance upon intrathymic transplantation, and may be transduced with genes encoding novel proteins, resulting in novel gene expression. Cell Transplantation 10 (6):24


  10. Rickords, L.F., H.J. Adams, 2001. DNA polymorphisms of the AMELX and AMELY Genes. Symposium on: “Oocyte, embryo, fetus, newborn”, Copenhagen, Denmark.


  11. Rickords, L.F., H.J. Adams, D.S. Spencer, 1999. Y-Chromosome specific polymorphism in the amelogenin-like gene of Cervus elaphus nelsoni and Odocoileus viginianus. Biol Reprod 60 (suppl 1):266.


  12. Viuff, D.,Rickords, L.F., H. Offenberg, P. Hyttel, P. Thomsen 1999. Mixoploidy is more frequent in bovine blastocysts produced in vitro that in blastocysts developed in vitro. Theriogenology 51:335.


  13. Liau, D.W., C. Shultz, R.D. Geisert,Rickords, L.F. 1998. Sequence homology of the human AMELX and AMELY gene in ovine and caprine. Plant & Animal Genome Conference VI.


  14. Hansen, G., H. Adams, R.D. Geisert,Rickords, L.F., 1998. Rapid detection of bovine Y-chromosome specific regions by primed oligonucleotide primed in-situ synthesis (PRINS). Plant & Animal Genome Conference VI.


  15. Kovar, D.J., Rickords, L.F. 1996. Rapid detection of a bovine Y-chromosome specific repeat sequence using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Theriogenology 45 (1):234.


  16. Rickords, L.F.., R.S. Prather, D.J. Kovar, 1995. Staurosporine induces pronuclear formation but does not elicit a rise in intracellular calcium in murine oocytes. Biol Reprod 52 (suppl 1):174.


  17. Rickords, L.F.., M.S. Peters, R.S. Prather 1993. Okadaic acid increases rate of activation of electrically activated in vitro matured porcine oocytes. Theriogenology 39:296.


  18. Schoenbeck R.A., M.S. Peters,Rickords, L.F., T.T. Stumpf, R.S. Prather 1993. Timing of the transition from maternal to embryonic control in the 4-cell porcine embryos. Theriogenology 33:305.


  19. Rickords, L.F.., M.S. Peters, T.T. Stumpf, 1992. Effect of the protein kinase C inhibitor staurosporine on oocyte activation of in vitro matured porcine oocytes. Biol Reprod 46 (suppl 1):82.


  20. R.A. Schoenbeck, M.S. Peters,Rickords, L.F., R.S. Prather, 1992. Combined second messenger induced activation of porcine oocytes. Biol Reprod 46 (suppl 1):81.


  21. Rickords, L.F., K.L. White, 1991. Electric pulse induced intracellular Ca2+ flux and its effect on murine oocyte activation. Biol Reprod 44 (suppl 1):96.


  22. Rickords, L.F., K.L. White 1991. Periodic Ca2+ oscillations induced in the murine oocyte after electroporation pulse in medium containing inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate. Proceedings of the Serono Symposium on Preimplantation Embryo Development, p.44.


  23. Reed, W.A., K.L. White, F.M. Enright, J.M. Jaynes andRickords, L.F., 1990. Enhanced in vitro growth of murine embryos cultured in Whitten's medium and supplemented with a novel amphipathic peptide. Biol Reprod 42 (suppl 1):135.


  24. Rickords, L.F., K.L. White, 1988. Effect of electrofusion on development and activation of frozen-thawed microinjected bovine spermatozoa into hamster oocytes. J Anim Sci 66 (Suppl 1):375.


  25. Rickords, L.F., K.L White, 1988. Dinoprostone induced cervical dilation in the ewe. Theriogenology 29, no. 1, p.296.


  26. White, K.L.,Rickords, L.F., L.L. Southern, K. Hehnke, D.L. Thompson, Jr., T.C. Wood, 1988. Early embryonic development in vitro by co-culture with oviductal epithelial cells in the porcine. Biol Reprod Vol. 38, (suppl 1) p.189.


  27. White, K.L., L.L. Southern,Rickords, L.F., T.C. Wood, 1988. Embryonic development and quality in cycling crossbred gilts following altrenogest synchronization and exogenous gonadotropin administration. Theriogenology 29, No. 1, p.326.


  28. Wood, T.C., K.L. White, F.M. Enright, J.M. Jaynes andRickords, L.F., 1987. Toxicity of a novel antimicrobial agent to cattle and hamster cells in vitro. J Anim Sci Vol 65, Suppl. 1, p.35