Faculty Profile

Catherine A. VandeVoort
Adjunct Professor
Obstetrics and Gynecology (School of Medicine)
California National Primate Research Center
California National Primate Research Center
Office 530-752-5108
Lab 530-752-8867
cavandevoort@ucdavis.edu
 
Primate reproductive physiology, including oocyte maturation, embryonic stem cells and ovarian toxicology.

Degrees:
1985 - PhD - Iowa State University - Nutrition
1977 - MS - Iowa State University - Nutrition
1972 - BS - Iowa State University - Nutrition & Dietetics

Department and Center Affiliations:
California National Primate Research Center

Grad Group Affiliations and Specialties:
Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology

Publications:
Vidal JD, CA VandeVoort, CB Marcus, NR Lazarewicz, and AJ Conley In Vitro Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke Induces CYP1B1 Expression in Human Luteinized Granulosa Cells Reproductive Toxicology 22(4):731-7 2006.

Fru, KN, CA VandeVoort, CL Chaffin Mineralocorticoid Synthesis During the Periovulatory Interval in Macaques. Biol Reprod. 75(4):568-74. 2006

Leibo SP, HM Kubisch , RD Schramm, RM Harrison , CA VandeVoort. Male-to-male differences in post thaw motility of rhesus spermatozoa after cryopreservation of replicate ejaculates. J Medical Primatol 2007 Jun;36(3):151-63.

Froenicke, P Hung, CA VandeVoort, LA Lyons Development of a non-human primate sperm aneuploidy assay tested in the rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta). Molecular Human Reproduction. 2007 Jul;13(7):455-60

VandeVoort CA, P Hung, RD Schramm Prevention of Zona Hardening in Non-human Primate Oocytes Cultured in Protein-free Medium. Journal of Medical Primatology 2007 Feb;36(1):10-6

Fru KN, M Cherian-Shaw, M Puttabyatappa, CA VandeVoort, CL Chaffin Regulation of granulosa cell proliferation and EGF-like ligands during the periovulatory interval in monkeys Human Reproduction 2007 May;22(5):1247-52

VandeVoort CA, TL Thirkill, GC Douglas. Blastocyst derived trophoblast stem cells from the rhesus monkey. Stem Cells and Devel (in press) 2007

Hung PH , J Baumber, SA Meyers, C A VandeVoort. Effects of Environmental Tobacco Smoke In Vitro on Rhesus Monkey Sperm Function. Reprod Toxicol 2007 Jun;23(4):499-506

Han, Z, CA VandeVoort, KE Latham. Therapeutic cloning – status and prospects Current Opinion in Molecular Therapeutics 2007 Aug;9(4):392-7

VandeVoort CA, CR Shirley, DL Hill, SP Leibo. Effects of cryoprotectants and equilibrium and non-equilibrium cooling on rhesus monkey oocytes. Fertil and Steril in press 2007

Research Interests:
in vitro maturation of oocytes, gamete/embryo cryopreservation, assisted reproductive technologies, effect of toxins on in vitro ovarian function, development of primate in vitro cell models

Teaching Interests:


Folliculargenesis, ovarian function, oocyte maturation, fertilization, sperm interaction with the female reproductive tract, assisted reproductive technologies, ethics of assisted reproductive