Dyce Laboratory at Auburn University

Current Research Focus

Dr. Paul Dyce’s lab research focuses on several key areas:

• Studying the ability of fetal porcine and postnatal mouse skin-isolated stem cells to form germ cells under various in vitro culture conditions. The ability of stem cells to form germ cells in vitro opens up many possibilities to study germ cell formation under controlled in vitro conditions.
• Exploration of intra-ovarian signaling pathways required for normal oocyte/embryo development within livestock species. This has the potential to improve in vitro oocyte techniques such as growth, maturation and cryopreservation within agriculturally relevant species.
• Develop molecular methods to improve heifer and gilt selection for reproductive potential to improve the productivity and efficiency of these valuable agriculture sectors