Regina M. Turner

Associate Professor of Reproduction (CE)

Interim Section Chief - Reproduction & Behavior

Contact Information
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
New Bolton Center
Department of Clinical Studies
Room 146 Myrin Building
Kennett Square, PA 19348

Office: 610-925-6227
Fax: 610-925-6804

Email:
rmturner@vet.upenn.edu

Education

B.A. (Biology) LaSalle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Graduated Maxima cum laude with Honors; Dean's List all semesters, 1985

V.M.D. (Veterinary Medicine) University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. , 1989

Ph.D. (Cell and Molecular Biology) University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1999

Description of Research Expertise

Molecular biology
Sperm motility
Cell signaling
Computer assisted sperm motility analysis
Male infertility
Stallion infertility
Idiopathic testicular degeneration

Description of Clinical Expertise

Stallion infertility
Idiopathic testicular degeneration
Ultrasonography of the stallion reproductive tract

Selected Publications

Turner, R.M., Rathi, R., Honaramooz, A., Zeng, W., and Dobrinski, I.: Xenografting restores spermatogenesis to cryptorchid testicular tissue but does not rescue the phenotype of testicular degneration. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 22(4): 673 – 683, 2010.

Turner, R.M. and McDonnell, S.M.: Mounting Expectations for Thoroughbred Stallions. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 230(10): 1458 – 1460, 2007.

Schlingmann, K., Michaut, M., McElwee, J., Wolff, C.A., Travis, A.J., and Turner, R.M.: Calmodulin and CaMKII in the sperm principal piece: Evidence for a motility-related calcium/calmodulin pathway. Journal of Andrology 28(5): 706 – 716, 2007.

Rathi, R., Honaramooz, A., Zeng, W., Turner, R.M., and Dobrinski, I.: Germ Cell Development in Equine Testis Tissue Xenografted into Mice. Reproduction 131(6): 1091 – 1098, 2006.

Turner, R.M., Rathi, R., Zeng, W., Honaramooz, A., Dobrinski, I. : Xenografting to study testis function in stallions. Animal Reproduction Science 94: 161 – 164, 2006.

Turner, R.M., McDonnell, S.M., Feit, E.M., Grogan, E.H., and Foglia, R.: Real-time ultrasound measure of the fetal eye (vitreous body) for prediction of parturition date in small ponies. Theriogenology 66: 331 – 337, 2006.

Turner, R.M. : Moving to the Beat: A Review of Mammalian Sperm Motility Regulation. Invited review article. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 18: 25 – 38, 2006.

Dallmeyer, M.D., Turner, R.M., McDonnell, S.M., Sertich, P.L., Dolente, B., Seco Diaz, O., Parente, E.J. : Theriogenology Question of the Month: Pain-Associated Self Directed Aggression in a Stallion. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 229(4): 511 – 513, 2006.

Turner, R.M.: Current Techniques for Evaluation of Stallion Fertility. Clinical Techniques in Equine Practice. 4(3): 257 – 268, 2005.

Turner, R.M., Casas-Dolz, R., Schlingmann, K., and Hameed, S.: Molecular Characterization of an A-Kinase Anchor Protein in Stallion Sperm and Examination of the Effect of Semen Cooling and Cryopreservation on Binding to the Regulatory Subunit of Protein Kinase-A. American Journal of Veterinary Research 66(6): 929 – 1104, 2005.
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