Paul Verma
Biography
Paul is a reproductive biologist with more than 3 decades of experience with a research focus on assisted reproductive technologies and translation of research from human to large animals. Prior to joining the South Australian Research and Development Institute his career encompassed initiating and oversight of research programs in both the corporate and academic sector, with appointment on national, primary industry stake holder and international research advisory committees.
He leads livestock research at SARDI, and has over 100 publications, including featuring in Nature, editing 3 books for Springer Nature NY, 7 granted and provisional patents and continues to explore and develop innovative biotechniques to solve livestock industry challenges.
His research interests stem from a background in pre-implantation embryology, stem cell biology and genetic-modulation and a keen desire to undertake outcome driven, translatable science.
Research Interests
- Application of precise genome modulation to enhance livestock welfare and production traits.
- Developing innovative solutions to mitigating methane emissions in livestock.
- Examining genetic and assisted reproductive technologies to address climate change challenges.
- Developing sustainable and economical animal industries.
Qualifications:
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Adelaide, 1996; Professor of Reproduction and Stem Cell Biology,
Monash University, 2011
Professional Affiliations:
- Member, Australasian Pork Research Institute Ltd (APRIL) R&D Advisory Committee
Keywords:
- Genetics, reproduction, genome modulation, methane emissions, climate, technology, livestock industries
Publications and reports:
- Verma PJ, Liu J and Sumer H, 2022. Ed – Methods in Molecular Biology “Applications of Genome Modulation and Editing”. Springer Nature, NY.
- Liu J and Verma PJ, 2022. Generating a Heat-Tolerance Mouse Model. Methods Mol Biol. 2022; 2495:259-272.
- Handley et al. 2017. Brain urea increase is an early Huntington's disease pathogenic event observed in a prodromal transgenic sheep model and HD cases. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 26;114(52):E11293-E11302.
- Liu et al. 2014 Integration-Free Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Type 1 Diabetes Patient Skin Fibroblasts Show Upregulations of Pancreas-Specific microRNAs. Cell Medicine 2014 May 2;7(1):15-24
- Liu et al. 2012. Generation and characterization of reprogrammed sheep induced pluripotent stem cells. Theriogenology 77(2):338-46.e1.
- Sumer et al. 2011 Nanog is a key factor for induction of pluripotency in bovine adult fibroblasts. Journal of Animal Science. 89(9):2708-16
