Matthew E. Wilson
Assistant Professor of Reproductive Physiology and of Animal and Veterinary Science

Contact Info Education Annual Teaching Research Interests
Recent Publications

E-mail - mwilso25@wvu.edu
G048 Agricultural Science Bldg.
Division of Animal & Veterinary Sciences
Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Consumer Sciences
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6108
Morgantown, WV 26506-6108
Phone - 304-293-2406 ext. 4425
FAX - 304-293-2232

Education:
· Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (www.purdue.edu) B. S. Animal Science 1994
· Iowa State University, Ames, IA (www.iastate.edu) M. S. Physiology of Reproduction 1996
· Iowa State University, Ames, IA (www.iastate.edu) Ph. D. Physiology of Reproduction with Genetics minor 1999
· West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (www.wvu.edu) Post-Doctoral Fellow 2000-2001

Annual Teaching:
· AGBI 512 - Nutritional Biochemistry
· AGBI 513 - Nutritional Biochemistry Laboratory
· AGBI 612 - General Biochemistry II
· ANPH 424 - Reproductive Physiology
· ANPH 726 - Endocrinology of Reproduction
· ANPH 301 - Physiology
· ANPH 405 - Physiology Laboratory

Research Interests:
Placental function, Embryonic development, Litter size regulation, Prenatal stress, Ovarian function in mammals and birds

Recent Publications:

BOOK CHAPTERS (1)
· Wilson, M. E. and S. P. Ford. 2001. Comparative aspects of placental efficiency. In: Control of Pig Reproduction VI. pp. 223-232. Ed: R. D. Geisert and H. Niemann. Journals of Reproduction and Fertility Ltd., Cambridge, UK.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (2)
· Wilson, M. E., S. P. Ford and K. A. Vonnahme. 2003. Factors influencing placental growth and efficiency in the pig. Havemeyer Foundation Workshop on Embryonic and Fetal Nutrition, May 15th - 18th, Ravello, Italy.
· Lay, D. C., Jr. and M. E. Wilson. 2001. Methods and measurements to assess the physiological state of livestock. 52nd Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production, August 26-29, 2001 Budapest, Hungary.

REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS (30; 8 since joining WVU*)
1. *Smith, D. L., B. A. Costine and M. E. Wilson. 2004. Effect of the acetate to propionate ratio on clearance of progesterone in the ovid. Journal of Animal Science (In preparation).
2. *Manangi, M. K., S. F.A. Hoewing, J. G. Engels, A. D. Higgins, J. Killefer, M. E. Wilson and K. P. Blemings. 2004. Lysine a-ketoglutarate reductase is widely distributed in the chicken. Journal of Nutrition (Submitted).
3. *Choudhary E., B. A. Costine, M. E. Wilson, E. K. Inskeep and J. A. Flores. 2004. Prostaglandin F2a (PGF2a) independent and dependent regulation of the bovine luteal endothelin system. Domestic Animal Endocrinology 27:63-79.
4. *Costine, B. A., E. K. Inskeep and M. E. Wilson. 2004. Growth hormone given at breeding causes modification of conceptus development and postnatal growth in sheep. Journal of Animal Science (In Revision).
5. *Smith, D. L., B. A. Costine, J. M. Koch and M. E. Wilson. 2004. Effect of estradiol treatment, days 12 and 13 of gestation, on uterine luminal growth factors in the porcine. 2004. Biology of Reproduction (In preparation).
6. *Lay, D. C., Jr. and M. E. Wilson. 2004. Considerations When Using Physiological Data in Assessing Animal Well-Being. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances (In Press).
7. *Wilson, M. E., S. P. Ford and K. A. Vonnahme. 2003. Factors influencing placental growth and efficiency in the pig. Havemeyer Monograph Series No. 10:33-35.
8. Wilson, M. E., S. C. Fahrenkrug, T. P. L. Smith, Gary A. Rohrer and S. P. Ford. 2002. Differential expression of cyclooxygenase-2 during elongation in the pig conceptus. Animal Reproduction Science 71: 229-237.
9. *Wilson, M. E. 2002. Role of placental function in mediating conceptus growth and survival. Journal of Animal Science 80 (E Supplement 2).
10. Vonnahme, K. A., M. E. Wilson, G. R. Foxcroft and S. P. Ford. 2002. Impacts of conceptus survival in a commercial swine herd. Journal of Animal Science 80:553-559.
11. Ford, S. P., K. A. Vonnahme and M. E. Wilson. 2002. Uterine capacity in the pig reflects a combination of uterine environment and conceptus genotype effects. Journal of Animal Science 80 (E Supplement 1): E66-E73.
12. Vonnahme, K. A., M. E. Wilson and S. P. Ford. 2002. Conceptus competition for uterine space: Different strategies exhibited by the Meishan and Yorkshire pig. Journal of Animal Science 80:1311-1316.
13. Lay, D.C., Jr. and M. E. Wilson. 2002. Development of the chicken as a model for prenatal stress. Journal of Animal Science 80:1954-1961.
14. Janzen, F. J., M. E. Wilson, J. K. Tucker and S. P. Ford. 2002. Experimental manipulation of steroid concentrations in circulation and in egg yolks of turtles. Journal of Experimental Zoology 293:58-66.
15. Vonnahme, K. A., M. E. Wilson and S. P. Ford. 2001. Role of vascular endothelial growth factor in modulating placental/endometrial vascularity in the pig. Biology of Reproduction 64:1821-1825.
16. Wilson, M. E., K. A. Vonnahme and S. P. Ford. 2001. The role of altered uterine-embryo timing on conceptus growth. Journal of Animal Science 79:1863-1867.
17. Wilson, M. E., T. S. Sonstegard, T. P. L. Smith, S. C. Fahrenkrug and S. P. Ford. 2000. Differential gene expression during elongation in the pig embryo. genesis 26:9-14.
18. Wilson, M. E. and S. P. Ford. 2000. Effect of estradiol-17ß administration during the time of conceptus elongation on placental size at term in the Meishan pig. Journal of Animal Science 78:1047-1052.
19. Hohenshell, L. M., J. E. Cunnick, S. P. Ford, H. G. Kattesh, D. R. Zimmerman, M. E. Wilson, R. L. Matteri, J. A. Carroll and D. C. Lay Jr. 2000. Few differences found between early and late weaned pigs raised in the same environment. Journal of Animal Science 78:38-49.
20. Wilson, M. E., N. J. Biensen and S. P. Ford. 1999. Novel insight into the control of litter size in the pig, using placental efficiency as a selection tool. Journal of Animal Science 77:1654-1658.
21. Biensen, N. J., M. E. Wilson and S. P. Ford. 1999. The impacts of uterine environment and fetal genotype on conceptus size and placental vascularity during late gestation in pigs. Journal of Animal Science 77:954-959.
22. Zutshi, R., M. D. Schultz, L. Ulysse, R. Lutgring, P. Bishop, B. Schweitzer, K. Vogel, J. Franciskovich, M. Wilson and J. Chmielewski. 1998. Inhibiting the dimerization of HIV-1 protease. SYNLETT October:1040-1044.
23. Janzen, F. J., M. E. Wilson, J. K. Tucker and S. P. Ford. 1998. Endogenous yolk steroid hormones in turtles with different sex-determining mechanisms. General and Comparative Endocrinology 111:306-317.
24. Biensen, N. J., M. E. Wilson and S. P. Ford. 1998. Meishan and Yorkshire fetal and placental development in either a Meishan or Yorkshire uterus to days 70, 90 and 110 of gestation. Journal of Animal Science 76:2169-2176.
25. Wilson, M. E., N. J. Biensen, C. R. Youngs and S. P. Ford. 1998. Development of Meishan and Yorkshire littermate conceptuses in either a Meishan or Yorkshire uterine environment to day 90 of gestation and to term. Biology of Reproduction 58:905-910.
26. Bollinger, A. L., M. E. Wilson, A. E. Pusateri, M. L. Green, T. G. Martin and M. A. Diekman. 1997. Lack of a nocturnal rise in serum concentrations of melatonin as gilts attain puberty. Journal of Animal Science 75:1885-1892.
27. Zutshi, R., J. Franciskovich, M. Shultz, B. Schweitzer, P. Bishop, M. Wilson and J. Chmielewski. 1997. Targeting the dimerization interface of HIV-1 protease: inhibition with cross-linked interfacial peptides. Journal of the American Chemical Society 119:4841-4845.
28. Wilson, M. E. and S. P. Ford. 1997. Differences in trophectoderm mitotic rate and P450 17a-hydroxylase expression between late preimplantation Meishan and Yorkshire conceptuses. Biology of Reproduction 56:380-385.
29. Pusateri, A. E., M. E. Wilson and M. A. Diekman. 1996. Maternal recognition of pregnancy in swine. II. Plasma concentrations of progesterone and 13,14-dihydro-15-ketoprostaglandin F2a during the estrous cycle and during short and long pseudopregnancy in gilts. Biology of Reproduction 55:590-597.
30. Chmielewski, J., J. Franciskovich and M. Wilson. 1994. Inhibition of HIV-1 Protease by its C- and N-Terminal Peptides. Peptides: Chemistry, Structure and Biology 1994:595-597.