Professor

Associate Dean Research & Graduate Education

PhD University of Florida

MS Purdue University

BS Purdue University

Department: Dean's Office, Office Of Veterinary Research, Physiological Sciences

Contact Information:

222 McElroy Hall

Stillwater, OK 74075

Office: (405) 744-8085

Fax: (405) 744-8263

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Biography:

Education: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, Postdoctoral Fellow University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Doctor of Philosophy, 1990 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Master of Science, 1986 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Bachelor of Science, 1979 Positions Held: Oklahoma State University 2004-present: Professor (tenured), Physiological Sciences Department 2004-present: Professor, Adjunct, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 2001-present: Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Education 2000-2004: Associate Professor, Adjunct, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 1999-2004: Associate Professor (tenured), Physiological Sciences Department 1999-2001: Coordinator, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program 1994-1999: Assistant Professor, Physiological Sciences Department Professional Societies / Memberships:  ? National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) ? The American Association for the Advancement of Science ? The Society for the Study of Reproduction (a FASEB affiliate organization) ? Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society ? Phi Zeta, The Honor Society of Veterinary Medicine Honors and Awards: ? Animal Sciences Distinguished Alumnus Award – Purdue University – 2007 ? Oklahoma A&M Regents Distinguished Research Award – 2004 ? Pfizer Animal Health Award for Research Excellence - 2002 ? Phoenix Award of Excellence - 2001

Fields of Interest:

My research interests are: 1) the role of steroid hormones and their receptors in the control of gene expression during the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy in domestic animals; and, as a result of my interest in gene expression profiling, 2)  molecular diagnostics

Selected Publications:
• Davis, M.S., C.C. Williams, J. Meinkoth, J.R. Malayer, C.M. Royer, K.K. Williamson and E.C. McKenzie. 2007. Influx of neutrophils and persistence of cytokine expression in airways of horses after performing exercise while breathing cold air. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 68(2):185-9.
• Aad, P.Y., J.L. Voge, C.A. Santiago, J.R. Malayer, L.J. Spicer. 2006. Real-time RT-PCR quantification of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A mRNA abundance in bovine granulosa and theca cells: Effects of hormones in vitro. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 31(4):357-72.
• Thirumalapura, N., A. Ramachandran and J.R. Malayer. 2006. Bacterial cell microarrays for the detection of antibodies. Journal of Immunological Methods, 309(1-2):48-54.
• Ross, J.W., T.K. Smith, C.R. Krehbiel, J.R. Malayer, U. DeSilva, J.B. Morgan, F.J. White, M.J. Hersom, G.W. Horn, and R.D. Geisert. 2005. Effects of grazing program and subsequent finishing on gene expression in different adipose tissue depots in beef steers. Journal of Animal Science 83:1914-1923.
• Thirumalapura, N., D. Goad, A. Mort, R.J. Morton, J. Clarke and J.R. Malayer. 2005. Structural analysis of the O-antigen of Francisella tularensis subspecies tularensis strain OSU 10. Journal of Medical Microbiology 54(Pt 7):693-695.