Pablo joined the CRL team in January 2003 as a Ph.D. candidate. He completed his PhD in Animal Science (MSU) in December 2007. Pablo received his degree in Veterinary Medicine at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (Argentina) in 1999 and his Masters of Science in Animal Science at the Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (Argentina) in 2002. Pablo’s current research is focused in understanding the mechanisms of nuclear reprogramming after somatic cell nuclear transfer using cattle as model species.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
Ross PJ, Beyhan Z, Iager AE, Yoom SY, Malcuit C, Fissore RA, and Cibelli JB. Parthenogenetic activation of bovine oocytes by bovine and murine phospholipase C zeta. Comparison to chemical activation methods. (Manuscript submitted to BMC Developmental Biology).

Polak de Fried ES, Ross PJ, Zang G, Divita A, Arenas G, and Cibelli JB. Human parthenogenetic blastocysts derived from non inseminated cryopreserved human oocytes. Fertility and Sterility 2007; doi:10.1016.

Beyhan J, Ross PJ, Iager AE, Arif KM, Cunniff K, Cibelli JB. Transcriptional reprogramming of somatic cell nuclei during preimplantation development of cloned bovine embryos. Developmental Biology 2007; 305: 637–649.

Abad M, Sprecher DJ, Ross PJ, Friendship RM, Kirkwood RN. Effect of sperm cryopreservation and supplementing semen doses with seminal plasma on the establishment of a sperm reservoir in gilts. Reprod. Dom. Anim. 2007; 42: 149–152.

Cibelli JB, Kocabas AM, Beyhan Z, Ross PJ. Cellular reprogramming for the creation of patient-specific embryonic stem cells. Stem Cell Reviews 2006; 2(4):289-295.

Ross PJ, Perez G, Ko T, Yoo M, and Cibelli J. Full Developmental Potential of Mammalian Preimplantation Embryos Is Maintained After Imaging Using a Spinning-Disk Confocal Microscope. Biotechniques 2006; 41 (6): 741-750.

Ross PJ, Yabuuchi, A, Cibelli J. Oocyte spontaneous activation in different rat strains. Cloning and Stem Cells 2006; 8 (4): 275-82.

Kocabas AM, Crosby J, Ross PJ, Otu HH, Beyhan Z, Can K, Tam WL, Rosa GJM, Halgren RG, Lim B, Fernandez E, and Cibelli JB. The transcriptome of human oocytes PNAS 2006; 103 (38): 14027-14032.

Ross PJ, Aller J, Butler H, Callejas S, Alberio RH. Estradiol benzoate given 0 or 24 h after the end of a progestagen treatment in postpartum suckled beef cows. Theriogenology 2004; 62 (1-2): 265-273.

HONORS/AWARDS:
• Jacob A. Hoefer Endowed Fellowship in Animal Science. For outstanding performance as a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Animal Science, MSU. December 2007.

• Veterinary Student Scholarship Award. American Association of Swine Practitioners and Elanco Animal Health. March 13th, 2000.

• Dr. JOAQUIN V. GONZALEZ Distinction. To the top ten averages qualifications of the Universidad Nacional de La Plata. December 12th, 2000.

• Medal to the Best Average Qualification of 1999. College of Veterinary Science, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. December 18th, 2000.

COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIPS EARNED:
• Graduate Student Scholarship. Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Técnica. Ministerio de Economía. República Argentina. 2001-2002.

• Internal Studies Scholarship. Comisión de Investigaciónes Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. 2001. Assigned but declined because of superposition.

• University Student Scholarship. CARGILL FOUNDATION. March – November, 1999.