Robert Casper

Research Divisions: Reproduction and Development Platform Research Interests: Three areas of research, menopausal hormonal replacement therapy, infertility including male infertility, and assisted reproductive technology including embryology. Keywords: Infertility, menopause, breast cancer, circadian rhythm, stem cells, endometriosis, mitochondria, endocrinology. METHODS USED Procedures: Elisa, gene expression analysis, immunohistochemistry, immunocytochemistry, microarrays, qRT-PCR, RT-PCR, western blot. EQUIPMENT USED Analytical balances, benchtop centrifuge, blotting apparatus, confocal microscope, culture hood, culture incubators, cryostat, deconvolution fluorescence microscope, dissecting microscope, fluorescence microscope, fresh tissue sectioning systems, gel apparatus, low- and high-speed centrifuge, low and ultralow freezers, mini vortexer, plate reader, rat running wheels, real-time/thermocycler, setups for electropherosis, stirrer/hot plate, water baths. PRESENT TRAINEES Bojana Gladanac PRESENT COLLABORATIONS Within the Department of Physiology: Patricia Brubaker Outside of the Department of Physiology: Colin Shapiro, TWH, Psychiatry and Sleep lab Ted Brown, OB/GYN and MSH Aaron Wheeler, Chemistry Ping Liang, Molecular genetics, Brock University Hananel Holzer, OB/GYN, McGill University Pavel Crystal, MSH, Radiology Committee member/officer of national/international scientific organizations Editorial editor, Fertility and Sterility Section editor, RBMO