By Kay Ledbetter
After 58 years, Fuller Bazer, Ph.D., a University Distinguished Professor in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Animal Science, will close out his scientific career in October.
During his groundbreaking tenure, Bazer also held joint appointments in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Departments of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences and Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,
“Dr. Bazer has built an enduring legacy as one of the foremost reproductive scientists in the world,” said Clay Mathis, Ph.D., head of the Department of Animal Science, “Dr. Bazer may be retiring, but his innovative work that transformed our understanding of pregnancy establishment in livestock will continue to have an impact on the industry for many years to come.”
A global leader in reproductive science
Bazer is a Regents Fellow, Distinguished Professor, Presidential Impact Fellow, and the O.D. Butler Chair in Physiology of Reproduction, as well as a top researcher in the world in the “Animal Science and Veterinary” category, as named by Research.com.
At 88, he is ranked, according to Google Scholar, as the most highly cited researcher in the field of reproductive biology. He is credited with discovering uteroferrin, a phosphatase, produced in response to progesterone that transfers iron to the developing embryo and stimulates red blood cell development.
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