Scott L. Pratt

Assistant Professor

Education:
Ph.D. University of Missouri, Animal Science - 1994
M.S. Clemson University, Animal Science - 1989
B.S. West Virginia University, Animal and Veterinary Sciences - 1985
A.A. Potomac State College, Pre Vet - 1983

Research interest:
Biotechnology, in particular assisted reproduction technologies including oocyte maturation and early embryonic development. Molecular components of oocyte maturation, oocyte and somatic cell nucleus interaction in cloning, and embryo development. Transgenic animal models to study gene function. Molecular endocrinology and reproduction.

Publications:
Walker, S.C., Christenson, R.K., Ruiz, R.P., Reeves, D.E., Pratt, S.L., Arenivas, F., Williams, N.E., Bruner, B.L., and Polejaeva, I.A. 2007. Comparsion of meat composition from offspring of cloned and conventionally produced boars. Theriogenology 67:178-84

Williams, N.E., Walker, S.C., Reeves, D.E., Sherrer, E., Galvin, J.M., Polejaeva, I., Rampacek, G., Benyshek, L., Christenson, R.K., Graves, W.M., and Pratt., S.L. 2006. A comparison of reproductive characteristics of boars generated by somatic cell nuclear transfer to highly related conventionally produced boars. Cloning and Stem Cells 8(3): 130-139

Pratt., S.L.. Sherrer, E.S., Reeves, D.E., Stice, S.L. 2006. Factors influencing the commercialisation of cloning in the pork industry. Reprod. Suppl. 62:303-15

Myioshi, K, Ruzcidlo, S.J., Pratt, S.L., and Stice, S.L. 2003. Improvements in cloning efficiencies may be possible by increasing uniformity in recipient oocytes and donor cells. Biol Reprod. 68(4):1079-86.

Myioshi, K, Ruzcidlo, S.J., Pratt, S.L., and Stice, S.L. 2002. Utility of rapidly matured oocytes as recipients for production of cloned embryos from somatic cells in the pig. Biol Reprod. 67(2):540-5.

Professional society activity:
Membership in the Society for the Study of Reproduction
Invited presentation at the Gordon Research Conference on Prolactin, Ventura, CA, 1998
Invited presentation for the Seventh International Conference on Pig Reproduction, Kerkrade, The Netherlands, 2005.
Invited presentation at the Twentieth Annual South Carolina Large Animal Medicine Short Course, Columbia, SC, 2006
Reviewer: Theriogenology, Biology of Reproduction, and Molecular Development and Reproduction

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