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Marc-André Sirard

Marc-André Sirard

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Animal Science and Veterinary
Canada
2026
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Biology and Biochemistry
Canada
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
81
Citations
22026
World Ranking
69
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Canada Leader Award
  • 2014 - Léo-Pariseau Prize, Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas)

Overview

Marc-André Sirard is affiliated with Université Laval in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Medicine, with particular emphasis on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Genetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The scientist's main research topics include Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Birth, Development, and Health, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Sperm and Testicular Function, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, and Animal Genetics and Reproduction.

Marc-André Sirard has contributed to a variety of scholarly journals and publication venues. Frequent venues for their work include:

  • Biology of Reproduction
  • Reproduction Fertility and Development
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Epigenetics
  • Theriogenology

Recent scholarly papers authored or co-authored by the scientist include:

  • Sperm miRNAs- potential mediators of bull age and early embryo development, 2020, BMC Genomics
  • Metabolism of fatty acids in follicular cells, oocytes, and blastocysts, 2022, Reproduction and Fertility
  • Comparison of cattle derived from in vitro fertilization, multiple ovulation embryo transfer, and artificial insemination for milk production and fertility traits, 2023, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Parental Effects on Epigenetic Programming in Gametes and Embryos of Dairy Cows, 2020, Frontiers in Genetics
  • Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) exposure of bovine oocytes affects early embryonic development at human-relevant levels in an in vitro model, 2021, Toxicology

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Hélène Martin
  • Rémi Labrecque
  • Camila Bruna de Lima
  • Patrick Blondin
  • R.L.A. Cerri

Marc-André Sirard received the Léo-Pariseau Prize from the Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas) in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Levels of antioxidant defenses are decreased in bovine spermatozoa after a cycle of freezing and thawing.

    Jean-François Bilodeau;Suvro Chatterjee;Marc-André Sirard;Claude Gagnon

  • Contribution of the oocyte to embryo quality

    Marc-André Sirard;François Richard;Patrick Blondin;Claude Robert

  • Oocyte and follicular morphology as determining characteristics for developmental competence in bovine oocytes

    Patrick Blondin;Marc‐André Sirard

  • Timing of nuclear progression and protein synthesis necessary for meiotic maturation of bovine oocytes.

    M A Sirard;H M Florman;M L Leibfried-Rutledge;F L Barnes

  • The culture of bovine oocytes to obtain developmentally competent embryos.

    M A Sirard;J J Parrish;C B Ware;M L Leibfried-Rutledge

  • Manipulation of Follicular Development to Produce Developmentally Competent Bovine Oocytes

    Patrick Blondin;Daniel Bousquet;Herménégilde Twagiramungu;Frank Barnes

  • Antioxidant requirements for bovine oocytes varies during in vitro maturation, fertilization and development

    A.A. Ali;J.F. Bilodeau;M.A. Sirard

  • Premature Capacitation of Bovine Spermatozoa Is Initiated by Cryopreservation

    Nathaly Cormier;MARC‐ANDRé Sirard;Janice L. Bailey

  • Large-scale transcriptional analysis of bovine embryo biopsies in relation to pregnancy success after transfer to recipients.

    Ashraf El-Sayed;Michael Hoelker;Franca Rings;Dessie Salilew

  • Identification of Potential Markers of Oocyte Competence Expressed in Bovine Cumulus Cells Matured with Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and/or Phorbol Myristate Acetate In Vitro

    Mourad Assidi;Isabelle Dufort;Atef Ali;Mélanie Hamel

  • Quantification of Housekeeping Transcript Levels During the Development of Bovine Preimplantation Embryos

    Claude Robert;Serge McGraw;Lyne Massicotte;Marco Pravetoni

  • Making recombinant proteins in animals – different systems, different applications

    Michael K Dyck;Dan Lacroix;François Pothier;Marc-André Sirard

  • In vitro inhibition of oocyte nuclear maturation in the bovine.

    M A Sirard;N L First

  • The Gametic Synapse; RNA Transfer to the Bovine Oocyte

    Angus Macaulay;Isabelle Gilbert;Julieta Caballero;Rodrigo Barreto

  • Reactive oxygen species-mediated loss of bovine sperm motility in egg yolk Tris extender: protection by pyruvate, metal chelators and bovine liver or oviductal fluid catalase.

    Jean-François Bilodeau;Sophie Blanchette;Nathaly Cormier;Marc-André Sirard

  • Molecular Mechanisms and Pathways Involved in Bovine Embryonic Genome Activation and Their Regulation by Alternative In Vivo and In Vitro Culture Conditions

    Ahmed Gad;Ahmed Gad;Michael Hoelker;Urban Besenfelder;Vitezslav Havlicek

  • Oocyte maturation and IVF in cattle

    M.A. Sirard;P. Blondin

  • In vitro production of bovine embryos: Developmental competence is acquired before maturation

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  • Effect of the absence or presence of various protein supplements on further development of bovine oocytes during in vitro maturation.

    Atef Ali;Marc-André Sirard

  • Cumulus Cell Transcripts Transit to the Bovine Oocyte in Preparation for Maturation

    Angus D. Macaulay;Isabelle Gilbert;Sara Scantland;Eric Fournier

  • The Impact of Reactive Oxygen Species on Bovine Sperm Fertilizing Ability and Oocyte Maturation

    Patrick Blondin;Karine Coenen;MARC‐ANDRé Sirard

  • Transcription Factor Expression Patterns in Bovine In Vitro-Derived Embryos Prior to Maternal-Zygotic Transition

    Christian Vigneault;Serge McGraw;Lyne Massicotte;Marc-André Sirard

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl Schellander
Karl Schellander University of Bonn
Poul Hyttel
Poul Hyttel University of Copenhagen
Jaswant Singh
Jaswant Singh University of Saskatchewan
Neal L. First
Neal L. First University of Wisconsin–Madison
Gregg P. Adams
Gregg P. Adams Western University of Health Sciences
Fulvio Gandolfi
Fulvio Gandolfi University of Milan
Manuel J. Rodriguez
Manuel J. Rodriguez Université Laval
Trudee Fair
Trudee Fair University College Dublin
Peter J. Hansen
Peter J. Hansen University of Florida

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