Augustine T. Peter

Associate Professor of Comparative Theriogenology
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
1248 Lynn Hall
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1248
peterat@vet.purdue.edu



Biography

Academic Record:

BVSc Madras Veterinary College, TNAU, India 1975
MVSc Madras Veterinary College, TNAU, India 1975
MSc Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph-Canada 1983
PhD School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1987
Diplomate American College of Theriogenologists 1988

Awards:

Burr A Beach Award of the University of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association, 1987.

Faculty Research Award of the Department of Veterinary Science, University of Wisconsin, 1987.

Research Interests:  Follicular Atresia, Cryobiology of Gametes, and Effects of Endotoxin on Reproduction

Representative Publications (Total Publications 62):

Gebauer G, Peter AT, Onesime D, Dhanasekaran N. Apoptosis of ovarian granulosa cells: correlation with the reduced activity of ERK-signaling module. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry; 1999;75:547-554.

Agca, Liu J, McGrah JJ, Peter AT, Critser ES, Critser JK. Membrane permeability characteristics of metaphase II mouse oocytes at various temperatures in the presence of Me2SO. Cryobiology; 1998;36:287-300.

Ain R, Rao J, Peter AT, Sridhar H, Vijayakumar BR, Satish KS, Seshagiri PB. Bacterial infection and endotoxin levels in the female reproductive tract in rat: correlation with the development status of preimplantation embryos. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology; 1999;36:867-874.

Teaching:  Professor of Record for 5 Theriogenology courses. The courses are in didactic, investigative, and clinical areas in Comparative Theriogenology.