Gary Cherr
Professor
gncherr@ucdavis.edu


Office
Bodega Marine Laboratory
(707) 875-2051



 
Degrees:
1984 PhD University of California, Davis Zoology
1979 BA Sonoma State University Biology
Research Interests:

Sperm-egg interaction in invertebrates, lower vertebrates, and primates. Reproductive and developmental toxicology
Department and Center Affiliations:
Environmental Toxicology and Nutrition, Bodega Marine Lab
CBS Graduate Group Affiliations:
Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology  
Graduate Groups not Housed in CBS:
Pharmacology and Toxicology  
Publications:
  • Roepke, T.A., A.M. Hamdoun, and G.N. Cherr. 2006. An increase in multidrug transport activity is associated with oocyte maturation in sea stars. Development, Growth, Differentiation, 48(9):559-574.
  • Roepke, T.A., E.S. Chang, and G.N. Cherr. 2006. Maternal exposure to estradiol and endocrine disrupting compounds alters the sensitivity of sea urchin embryos and the expression of an orphan steroid receptor. Journal of Experimental Zoology, 305A:830-841.
  • Yudin, A.I., C.A. Treece, T.L. Tollner, J.W. Overstreet, G.N. Cherr. 2005. The Carbohydrate Structure of DEFB126, the Major Component of the Cynomolgus Macaque Sperm Plasma Membrane Glycocalyx. Journal of Membrane Biology. 207(2):119-129.
  • Yudin, A.I., S.E.Generao, T.L.Tollner, C.A. Treece, J.W. Overstreet, and G.N. Cherr. 2005 ESP13.2 on the cell surface protects sperm from immunorecognition and binding of Anti-sperm antibodies. Biology of Reproduction, 73:1243-1252.
  • Pillai, M.C., C.A. Vines, A.H. Wikramanayake and G.N. Cherr. 2003. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons disrupt axial development in sea urchin embryos through a ?-Catenin dependent pathway. Toxicology, 186: 93-108.
  • Yudin, A.I., Tollner, T.L, Li, M.-W., Treece, C.A., Overstreet, J.W., and G.N. Cherr. 2003. ESP13.2, a Member of the Beta Defensin Family, is a Macaque Sperm Surface Coating Protein Involved in the Capacitation Process. Biology of Reproduction, 69:1118-1128.
  • Vines C.A, Yoshida K, Griffin FJ, Pillai MC, Morisawa M, Yanagimachi R and GN Cherr. 2002. Motility Initiation in Herring Sperm is Regulated by Reverse Sodium-Calcium Exchange. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. 99:2026-2031
Laboratory Personnel:
Bodega Marine Lab
http://www.bml.ucdavis.edu/facresearch/cherr.html
Dr. Fred Griffin, Dr. Carol Vines, Dr. Edmund Smith, Elise Fairbairn, Nature McGinn, Susanne Brander, Susan Jackson

Teaching Interests:
Environmental stress and development, Biology of fertilization, Undergraduate research in cell biology, Aquatic toxicology
Courses:
ETX 127 Environmental stress and development in marine organisms Summer 1
NPB 141 Physiological Adaptations in Marine Organisms Spring
NPB 141P Physiological Adaptations Lab and Research Spring
ETX 120 Aquatic Toxicology Winter