
Regina M. Turner, VMD, PhD, DACT
Additional Titles:
Director, Frozen Stallion Semen Program at the Hofmann Center for Reproductive Studies, New Bolton Center
Turner, R.M.*(*senior and corresponding author) Complications associated with the presence of two intrauterine glass balls used for estrus suppression in a mare. Equine Veterinary Education 27: 340-343, 2015.
Whitesell, K., McDonnell, S.M., and turner, R.M.*(senior and corresponding author)Modernizing the Stallion Breeding Soundness Evaluation. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 34: 50-51, 2014.
Turner, R.M.* and Zeng, W. (*senior and corresponding author) The emerging pathophysiology of age-related testicular degeneration with a focus on the stallion and an update on potential therapies. Reproduction in Domestic Animals 47 (Suppl. 4): 178-186, 2012.
Knobbe, M.G., Levine, D.G., Habecker, P.L., Beech, J., and Turner, R.M.*(*senior and corresponding author) Prostatic masses in geldings. Two cases. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 32: 628-633, 2012.
Brito, L.F., Greene, L.M., Kelleman, A., Knobbe, M., and Turner, R.M. Effect of method and clinician on sperm morphology evaluation in stallions. Theriogenology 76: 745-750, 2011.
Knobbe, M.G., Maenhoudt, C., Turner, R.M., and McDonnell, S.M. Two Standardbred 64XY, SRY positive intersex cases identified as a result of high post-race testosterone concentrations in Pennsylvania. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 238: 751-754, 2011.
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: 673 – 683, 2010.
Brito, L., Engiles, J., Turner, R.M., Getman, L., and Ebling, A. Bilateral testicular mixed germ cell-sex cord-stromal tumors in a stallion Reproduction in Domestic Animals 44: 846-851, 2009.
Brito, L., Sertich, P.L., Durkin, K., Chowdhary, B.P., Turner, R.M., Greene, L.G., and McDonnell, S.M. Autosomic 27 trisomy in a Standardbred colt Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 28: 431-436, 2008.
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: 706 – 716, 2007.
Molecular biology, Sperm motility, Cell signaling, Computer-assisted sperm motility analysis, Male infertility, Stallion infertility, Idiopathic testicular degeneration
University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center, Kennett Square, PA (1990 to 1992)
Clinical Residency in Large Animal Reproduction
Clinical Specialties:
Reproduction
Hospital & Services:
Education:
BA (Biology) LaSalle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Graduated Maxima cum laude with Honors; Dean's List all semesters, 1985 VMD (Veterinary Medicine) University of Pennsylvania, 1989 PhD (Cell and Molecular Biology) University of Pennsylvania, 1999
Board Certification:
Diplomate, American College of Theriogenologists.
Contact:
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
New Bolton Center
382 West Street Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348