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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2013 - Animal Physiology and Endocrinology Award, American Society of Animal Science

Overview

Thomas E. Spencer is affiliated with the University of Missouri in the United States. Their research focuses broadly on reproductive biology, intersecting fields such as medicine, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, immunology, and microbiology. The main topics covered in their work include reproductive system and pregnancy, reproductive physiology in livestock, endometriosis research and treatment, reproductive biology and fertility, pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, and cancer-related molecular mechanisms research.

The scientist has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • In vitro models of the human endometrium: evolution and application for women's health+, 2020, Biology of Reproduction
  • Characterization and regulation of extracellular vesicles in the lumen of the ovine uterus†, 2020, Biology of Reproduction
  • Capture and metabolomic analysis of the human endometrial epithelial organoid secretome, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Review: Implantation and placentation in ruminants, 2023, animal
  • Identification of Loci and Pathways Associated with Heifer Conception Rate in U.S. Holsteins, 2020, Genes

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Andrew M. Kelleher, M. S. Ortega, Susanta K. Behura, Kimberly M Davenport, and J.G.N. Moraes.

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Biology of Reproduction
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Animal - science proceedings
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Reproduction

Thomas E. Spencer has also published a book titled Placentation in Mammals in 2021, with Springer Science+Business Media as the publisher. The book has been cited multiple times, reflecting its presence in academic research.

Their work spans several subfields of study:

  • Immunology
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology

Recognition for their contributions includes election as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2019 and receiving the Animal Physiology and Endocrinology Award from the American Society of Animal Science in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Arginine metabolism and nutrition in growth, health and disease

    Guoyao Wu;Guoyao Wu;Fuller W. Bazer;Teresa A. Davis;Sung Woo Kim

  • Steroid receptor coactivator-1 is a histone acetyltransferase

    T E Spencer;G Jenster;G Jenster;M M Burcin;C D Allis

  • Board-invited review: intrauterine growth retardation: implications for the animal sciences.

    G. Wu;F. W. Bazer;Jacqueline Wallace;T. E. Spencer

  • Maternal Nutrition and Fetal Development

    Guoyao Wu;Fuller W. Bazer;Timothy A. Cudd;Cynthia J. Meininger

  • Conceptus signals for establishment and maintenance of pregnancy.

    Thomas E Spencer;Fuller W Bazer

  • Proline and hydroxyproline metabolism: implications for animal and human nutrition

    Guoyao Wu;Guoyao Wu;Fuller W. Bazer;Robert C. Burghardt;Gregory A. Johnson

  • Role of co-activators and co-repressors in the mechanism of steroid/thyroid receptor action.

    H Shibata;T E Spencer;S A Oñate;G Jenster

  • Immune mechanisms at the maternal-fetal interface: perspectives and challenges

    Mercy PrabhuDas;Elizabeth Bonney;Kathleen Caron;Sudhansu Dey

  • Revealing the history of sheep domestication using retrovirus integrations

    Bernardo Chessa;Filipe Pereira;Frederick Arnaud;Antonio Amorim

  • The Steroid Receptor Coactivator-1 Contains Multiple Receptor Interacting and Activation Domains That Cooperatively Enhance the Activation Function 1 (AF1) and AF2 Domains of Steroid Receptors

    Sergio A. Onate;Viroj Boonyaratanakornkit;Thomas E. Spencer;Sophia Y. Tsai

  • Developmental Biology of Uterine Glands

    C. Allison Gray;Frank F. Bartol;Becky J. Tarleton;Anne A. Wiley

  • Evidence for Placental Abnormality as the Major Cause of Mortality in First-Trimester Somatic Cell Cloned Bovine Fetuses

    Jonathan R. Hill;Robert C. Burghardt;Karen Jones;Charles R. Long

  • Biology of progesterone action during pregnancy recognition and maintenance of pregnancy.

    Thomas E Spencer;Fuller W Bazer

  • Comparative aspects of implantation

    Fuller W Bazer;Thomas E Spencer;Greg A Johnson;Robert C Burghardt

  • Endometrial Glands Are Required for Preimplantation Conceptus Elongation and Survival

    C. Allison Gray;Kristin M. Taylor;W. Shawn Ramsey;Jonathan R. Hill

  • Dietary l-Arginine Supplementation Reduces Fat Mass in Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats

    Wenjiang J. Fu;Tony E. Haynes;Ripla Kohli;Jianbo Hu

  • Progesterone and Placental Hormone Actions on the Uterus: Insights from Domestic Animals

    Thomas E. Spencer;Greg A. Johnson;Robert C. Burghardt;Fuller W. Bazer

  • Implantation mechanisms: insights from the sheep.

    Thomas E Spencer;Greg A Johnson;Fuller W Bazer;Robert C Burghardt

  • Novel pathways for implantation and establishment and maintenance of pregnancy in mammals

    Fuller W. Bazer;Guoyao Wu;Thomas E. Spencer;Greg A. Johnson

  • Osteopontin: roles in implantation and placentation.

    Greg A. Johnson;Robert C. Burghardt;Fuller W. Bazer;Thomas E. Spencer

Frequent Co-Authors

Fuller W. Bazer
Fuller W. Bazer Texas A&M University
Greg A. Johnson
Greg A. Johnson Texas A&M University
Robert C. Burghardt
Robert C. Burghardt Texas A&M University
Guoyao Wu
Guoyao Wu Texas A&M University
Patrick Lonergan
Patrick Lonergan University College Dublin
Gwonhwa Song
Gwonhwa Song Korea University
Massimo Palmarini
Massimo Palmarini University of Glasgow
Troy L. Ott
Troy L. Ott Pennsylvania State University
Francesco J. DeMayo
Francesco J. DeMayo National Institutes of Health
Cynthia J. Meininger
Cynthia J. Meininger Texas A&M University

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