Contact Information
Extension: | Email: gmastrom@uoguelph.ca | gmastromonaco@torontozoo.ca
Areas of Interest
- Nuclear-cytoplasmic communication in interspecies somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos.
- Development and optimization of in vitro embryo production systems for non-domestic species.
- Application of novel assisted reproductive technologies (e.g. sex sorted sperm artificial insemination) in non-domestic species.
- Fundamental aspects of reproductive physiology of non-domestic species.
Current Graduate Students
Leslie Gonzalez Grajales
- Ph.D. candidate
Robyn Pimm, B.Sc.H. (Guelph)
- M.Sc. candidate
Stewart Russell
- MBS candidate
Peter Seaby, B.Sc. (Guelph)
Influence of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA on development of hybrid bison embryos.
- M.Sc. candidate – GRADUATED S'10
Ali Durno, B.Sc. (Guelph)
Cortisol as a potential mechanism of reproductive suppression in captive Vancouver Island marmots (Marmota vancouverensis).
- MBS candidate – GRADUATED S'08
Kate Morin, B.Sc. (Guelph)
Bison bison subspecies: evaluation of developmental potential in vitro.
- MBS candidate – GRADUATED S'08
Selected References
- Kummrow MS, Mastromonaco GF, Crawshaw G and Smith DA. Fecal hormone patterns during non-ovulatory reproductive cycles in female veiled chameleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus). General and Comparative Endocrinology (2010) 168:349-355.
- Kummrow MS, Smith DA, Crawshaw G and Mastromonaco GF. Characterization of fecal hormone patterns associated with the reproductive cycle in female veiled chameleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus). General and Comparative Endocrinology (2010) 168:340-348.
- Kummrow MS, Gilman C, Mackie P, Smith DA and Mastromonaco GF. Noninvasive analysis of fecal reproductive hormone metabolites in female veiled chameleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus) by enzyme immunoassay. Zoo Biology (2010) 29:1-21.
- Rubes J, Musilova P and Mastromonaco GF. Cytogenetics of wild and captive bred non-domestic animals. Cytogenetic and Genome Research (2008) 120: 61-68.
- Paris, MCJ, Mastromonaco GF, Paris DBBP and Krisher RL. A perspective on the role of emerging technologies for the propagation of companion animals, non-domestic and endangered species. Reproduction Fertility and Development (2007) 19: iii-vii.
- Mastromonaco GF and King WA. Cloning in companion animals, non-domestic and endangered species: can the technology become a practical reality? Reproduction Fertility and Development (2007) 19: 748-761.
- Mastromonaco GF, Favetta LA, Smith LC, Filion F and King WA. The influence of nuclear content on developmental competence of gaur X cattle hybrid in vitro fertilized and somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos. Biology of Reproduction (2007) 76: 514-523.
- Goodrowe KL, Mastromonaco GF and Othen LS. Reproductive patterns in female bison (Bison bison sp.). In Current Therapy in Large Animal Theriogenology, 2nd edition. Youngquist RS and Threlfall WR, editors. Saunders Elsevier, St. Louis, MO. (2007) pp. 1000-1004.
- Mastromonaco GF, Perrault SD, Betts DH and King WA. Role of chromosome stability and telomere length in the production of viable cell lines for somatic cell nuclear transfer. BMC Developmental Biology (2006) 6: doi:10.1186/1471-213X-6-41.
- Mastromonaco GF, Semple E, Robert C, Rho J, Betts DH and King WA. Different culture media requirements of IVF and nuclear transfer bovine embryos. Reproduction in Domestic Animals (2004) 39:462-467.
- Mastromonaco GF, Coppola G, Crawshaw G, DiBerardino D and King WA. Identification of the homologue of the bovine Rob(1;29) in a captive gaur (Bos gaurus). Chromosome Research (2004) 12:1-7.
