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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Randall S. Prather is affiliated with the University of Missouri in the United States. Their research spans across multiple domains within the life sciences, focusing heavily on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as medicine.

Their published work has appeared frequently in prominent scientific journals. Key publication venues include:

  • Biology of Reproduction
  • Reproduction Fertility and Development
  • Molecular Reproduction and Development
  • Journal of Animal Science
  • PLoS ONE

Their research is concentrated in several main fields and subfields of study, including:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Surgery
  • Agronomy and Crop Science

Key topics of Randall S. Prather's work encompass:

  • Animal Genetics and Reproduction
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Xenotransplantation and immune response

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, indicating ongoing partnerships in their research endeavors. Notable collaborators include:

  • Kevin D. Wells
  • Lee D. Spate
  • Kristin M. Whitworth
  • Bethany K. Redel
  • Paula R. Chen

Among recent publications are:

  • "The NIH Somatic Cell Genome Editing program," 2021, Nature
  • "Improved cryopreservation of in vitro produced bovine embryos using FGF2, LIF, and IGF1," 2021, PLoS ONE
  • "Challenges and Considerations during In Vitro Production of Porcine Embryos," 2021, Cells
  • "A porcine model of phenylketonuria generated by CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing," 2020, JCI Insight
  • "Lack of airway submucosal glands impairs respiratory host defenses," 2020, eLife

Randall S. Prather was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Production of α-1,3-Galactosyltransferase Knockout Pigs by Nuclear Transfer Cloning

    Liangxue Lai;Donna Kolber-Simonds;Kwang-Wook Park;Hee-Tae Cheong

  • Disruption of the CFTR gene produces a model of cystic fibrosis in newborn pigs.

    Christopher S. Rogers;David A. Stoltz;David K. Meyerholz;Lynda S. Ostedgaard

  • Gene-edited pigs are protected from porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus.

    Kristin M Whitworth;Raymond R R Rowland;Catherine L Ewen;Benjamin R Trible

  • Nuclear transplantation in the bovine embryo: assessment of donor nuclei and recipient oocyte.

    Randall S. Prather;Frank L. Barnes;Michelle M. Sims;Jim M. Robl

  • Cystic Fibrosis Pigs Develop Lung Disease and Exhibit Defective Bacterial Eradication at Birth

    David A. Stoltz;David K. Meyerholz;Alejandro A. Pezzulo;Shyam Ramachandran

  • Generation of cloned transgenic pigs rich in omega-3 fatty acids.

    Liangxue Lai;Jing X Kang;Rongfeng Li;Jingdong Wang

  • Production of α-1,3-galactosyltransferase null pigs by means of nuclear transfer with fibroblasts bearing loss of heterozygosity mutations

    Donna Kolber-Simonds;Liangxue Lai;Steven R. Watt;Maria Denaro

  • Production of CFTR-null and CFTR-ΔF508 heterozygous pigs by adeno-associated virus–mediated gene targeting and somatic cell nuclear transfer

    Christopher S. Rogers;Yanhong Hao;Tatiana Rokhlina;Melissa Samuel

  • Nuclear transplantation in early pig embryos.

    Randall S. Prather;Michelle M. Sims;Neal L. First

  • Use of the CRISPR/Cas9 System to Produce Genetically Engineered Pigs from In Vitro-Derived Oocytes and Embryos

    Kristin M. Whitworth;Kiho Lee;Joshua A. Benne;Benjamin P. Beaton

  • Development of Early Porcine Embryos In Vitro and In Vivo

    Zoltán Macháty;Billy N. Day;Randall S. Prather

  • Translocation of active mitochondria during pig oocyte maturation, fertilization and early embryo development in vitro

    QY Sun;GM Wu;L Lai;KW Park

  • The porcine lung as a potential model for cystic fibrosis.

    Christopher S. Rogers;William M. Abraham;Kim A. Brogden;John F. Engelhardt

  • Significant Improvement in Cloning Efficiency of an Inbred Miniature Pig by Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Treatment after Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer

    Jianguo Zhao;Jason W. Ross;Yanhong Hao;Lee D. Spate

  • Production of nuclear transfer-derived swine that express the enhanced green fluorescent protein.

    Kwang-Wook Park;Hee-Tae Cheong;Liangxue Lai;Gi-Sun Im

  • Transgenic swine for biomedicine and agriculture

    R.S Prather;R.J Hawley;D.B Carter;L Lai

  • A role for the Warburg effect in preimplantation embryo development: Metabolic modification to support rapid cell proliferation

    Rebecca L. Krisher;Randall S. Prather

  • Development and viability of pig oocytes matured in a protein-free medium containing epidermal growth factor.

    L.R. Abeydeera;W.H. Wang;T.C. Cantley;A. Rieke

  • Nuclear transplantation in bovine embryos.

    J. M. Robl;R. Prather;F. Barnes;W. Eyestone

  • Flow Cytometric Cell Cycle Analysis of Cultured Porcine Fetal Fibroblast Cells

    Andrew C. Boquest;Billy N. Day;Randall S. Prather

Frequent Co-Authors

Liangxue Lai
Liangxue Lai Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health
Billy N. Day
Billy N. Day University of Missouri
Jason W. Ross
Jason W. Ross Iowa State University
Heide Schatten
Heide Schatten University of Missouri
Peter Sutovsky
Peter Sutovsky University of Missouri
Neal L. First
Neal L. First University of Wisconsin–Madison
Michael J. Welsh
Michael J. Welsh University of Iowa
David A. Stoltz
David A. Stoltz University of Iowa
Qing-Yuan Sun
Qing-Yuan Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gerald Schatten
Gerald Schatten University of Pittsburgh

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