VTPP Faculty Member - KATRIN HINRICHS, D.V.M., Ph.D.

KATRIN HINRICHS, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Email: khinrichs@cvm.tamu.edu

EDUCATION:

B.S., School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, 1976
D.V.M., School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, 1978
Resident, Large Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1984
Diplomate, American College of Theriogenologists, 1984
Ph.D., Comparative Medical Sciences, Biomedical Graduate Group, University of Pennsylvania,1988

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT:

Lecturer, Section of Reproductive Studies, New Bolton Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Assistant Professor, Section of Theriogenology, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine
Associate Professor and Head, Section of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine

HONORS:

Richard H. Davis Teaching Award, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University

Outstanding Faculty Award, Tufts University

Faculty Commencement Speaker, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine

SmithKline Beecham Award for Research Excellence, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine

Hamilton-Thorn Award

California Thoroughbred Breeders Scholarship

George S. Hart Memorial Scholarship, University of California

FUNDED RESEARCH:

Cloning adults dogs by nuclear transplantation: a continuation of the Missyplicity project Bio-Arts and Research Corporation, Inc., $1,321,451)
Equine gamete physiology: IVF and cloning (College of Veterinary Medicine Signature Program Funding, $138,000)
Mechanisms controlling testicular function; mechanisms of oocyte maturation and fertilization (Link Equine Research Endowment, A&M University, $400,000)
Development of horse and cow oocytes transfered to the follicle of the mare (USDA $208,000)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

American Veterinary Medical Association
American Association of Equine Practitioners
American College of Theriogenologists
American Association of Veterinary Clinicians
International Embryo Transfer Society
Society for the Study of Reproduction
Society for Theriogenology

SELECTED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (last 3 years):

Hinrichs K, and Schmidt AL. Meiotic competence in horse oocytes: Interactions among chromatin configuration, follicle size, cumulus morphology and season. Biol. Reprod. 62: 1402-1408 (2000).

Choi YH, Love CC, Thompson JA, Varner DD, and Hinrichs K. Activation of cumulus-free horse oocytes: effect of maturation medium, calcium ionophore concenration and duration of cycloheximide exposure. Reproduction 122: 177-183 (2001).

Dell' Aquila ME, Masterson M, Maritato F, and Hinrichs K. Influence of oocyte collection technique on initial chromatin configuration, meiotic competence and male pronucleus formation after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) of equine oocytes. Mol. Reprod. Devel. 60:79-88 (2001).

Hinrichs K, Love CC, Choi YH, Varner DD, Wiggins CN, and Reinoehl C. Suppression of meiosis by inhibitors of m-phase proteins in horse oocytes with low meiotic competence. Zygote 10:1-9 (2002).

Choi YH, Love CC, Love LB, Varner DD, Brinkso Sp and Hinrichs K. Developmental competence in vivo and in vitro of in vitro-matured equine oocytes fertilized by intracytoplasmic sperm injection with fresh or frozen-thawed sperm. Reproduction 123: 455-465 (2002).

Choi YH, Love CC, Chung YG, Varner DD, Westhusin ME, Burghardt RC, and Hinrichs K. Production of nuclear transfer horse embryos by Piezo-driven injection of somatic cell nuclei and activation with stallion sperm cytosolic extract. Biol. Reprod. (2002; in press).