Nationality United States Fields Animal science | Role Scientist Name Fuller Bazer Awards Wolf Prize in Agriculture | |
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Institutions Texas A&M University (current), University of Florida (former) Alma mater North Carolina State University Education Louisiana State University, North Carolina State University, Centenary College of Louisiana | ||
Notable awards Wolf Prize in Agriculture | ||
The many faces of interferon tau in pregnancy and its potential therapeutic value
Fuller W. Bazer (born 1938) is an American animal scientist and a Regents Fellow, Distinguished Professor, and O.D. Butler Chair in Animal Science at Texas A&M University.
Contents
- The many faces of interferon tau in pregnancy and its potential therapeutic value
- Birth and education
- Research
- Awards and honors
- References
Birth and education
Fuller W. Bazer was born in 1938 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He graduated from C.E. Byrd High School in Shreveport, LA, in 1956 and was inducted into the Byrd Alumni Hall of Fame in 2002. He received his BS in Biology from Centenary College in Shreveport, LA; and his Masters at LSU. He completed his Ph.D. in animal science from North Carolina State University. He was a graduate research professor in animal science and pediatrics at the University of Florida before moving to Texas A&M University in 1992.
Research
Fuller W. Bazer is known for his contributions in the biological mystery of embryo-maternal signaling, that maintain pregnancy and survival of the embryo in livestock species.
It was known that chemical communication between embryo and mother was essential for successful pregnancy in mammals. However, little was known about the details before R. Michael Roberts and Fuller W. Bazer collaborated. Among his key discoveries, Fuller isolated the uterine protein uteroferrin, a hematopoietic growth factor that influences the survival of the neonate and may be useful in treating diseases, such as leukemia and osteoporosis. He determined that estrogen in pigs and interferon-t in ruminant species, are the signals for pregnancy maintenance. The ability of interferon-t to suppress transcription of the estrogen receptor gene, provides a model for potential treatment of estrogen-dependent tumors.