Title:
Assistant
Professor of Animal Science
Major
Field of Interest: Reproductive Physiology with an emphasis
in recognition and maintenance of pregnancy
E-mail address: ryashley@nmsu.edu
Office phone: 575-646-4135
Education:
- B.S., Animal Science, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, 1999
- M.S., Animal Science, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, 2002
- Ph.D., Reproductive Physiology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 2007
- Post-doctoral fellow, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 2007-2010
Courses Taught:
- AnSc 421 Physiology of Reproduction
- AnSc 602 Advanced Reproductive Physiology
- AnSc 605 Gonadal and Uterine Endocrinology
Research:
- Progesterones actions mediated by membrane receptors and chemokines effects in early pregnancy. Goal is elucidating the functions of membrane progesterone receptors (MPRs) in normal and compromised pregnancies, as well as their roles in reproductive cancers (ovarian, uterine, and cervical). Study the role of chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) and its ligand (CXCL12) during early pregnancy. Current studies are investigating roles of MPRs and the CXCL12/CXCR4 system play during early pregnancy in livestock with an emphasis on development of the placenta.