Dr Muren Herrid

Adjunct Lecturer - School of Science and Technology

Muren Herrid

Phone: +61 2 6673 3560

Email: mherrid3@une.edu.au

Building: Sports & Exercise Science

Biography

Dr Herrid was awarded a PhD in Reproductive Physiology by the University of New England (UNE) in 2003. He then took up a postdoctoral position at the Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, investing the effect of adipose hormones – leptin, adiponectin and resistin on gestational diabetes. In 2004, Dr Herrid returned to Australia to a research scientist position with CSIRO (Animal, Food and Health Sciences) and worked for 9 years. Dr Herrid was a core member of the scientific team of CSIRO Flagship project "Testis Germ Cell Transplantation and Sex Ratio Control". The team was first to demonstrate a proof of concept of testis germ cell transplantation in sheep and cattle. This discovery has been described as a rapid means to disseminate superior genetics and is likely to revolutionise the stud stock industry.

Dr Herrid has been invited as a keynote speaker to two international conferences and established research collaboration with Australian, Chinese and American universities. In 2013 and 2014, Dr Herrid was invited as an external expert by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to review a grant application in the area of stem cell biology.

Dr Herrid has supervised four PhD students, two honours students and six summer scholarship research students since the completion of his PhD studies.

Teaching Areas

Dr Herrid presents lecturers on PSIO220 Introductory Physiology II, HSNS367 Nursing Practice: Complex Integrated Care, HHSC156 Science for Nursing: Principles and HSNS265 Nursing Practice: Models for Integrated Care.

Since November 2012, Dr Herrid has been a Problem Based Learning (PBL) tutor for both year 1 and year 2 for the joint medical program.

Research Interests

  1. In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer
  2. Spermatogonia stem cell biology
  3. Leptin effect on reproduction and early development
  4. Gestational diabetes
  5. Nutritional effect on reproductive performance

Publications

  1. Herrid M, Palanisamy SK, Ciller UA, Fan R, Moens P, Smart NA, McFarlane JR. An updated view of leptin on implantation and pregnancy: a review. PHYSIOLOGICAL RESEARCH. 2014 Jun 5. (Epub ahead of print).
  2. Herrid M andMcFarlane JR. Application of testis germ cell transplantation in breeding systems of food producing species: a review. ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY. 2013, 24:293-306.
  3. Herrid M, Davey R, Stockwell S, Schmoelzl S, Uphill G, Poirier V, Hope M, Hill JR, Holland MK, Lehnert SA. Depletion of testis cell populations in pre-pubertal Bos indicus cattle by irradiation. ANIMAL REPRODUCTION SCIENCE. 2013, 141:124-130.
  4. Stockwell S, Hill JR, Davey R, Herrid M, Lehnert SA. Transplanted germ cells persist long-term in irradiated ram testes. ANIMAL REPRODUCTION SCIENCE. 2013 Sep 30.
  5. Fan R, Xie J, Bai J, Wang H, Tian X, Bai R, Jia X, Yang L, Song Y, Herrid M, Gao W, He X, Yao J, Smith GW, Dong C. Skin transcriptome profiles associated with coat color in sheep. BMC GENOMICS. 2013, 14:389.
  6. Panwar S, Herrid M, Kauter K.G and McFarlane J.R. Effect of passive immunization against leptin on ovarian follicular development in prepubertal mice. JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY. 2012, 96 (1-2 ): 19-24.
  7. Borjigin, U; Yun, T; Herrid, M; Bou, S. Characterization and Isolation of Ovine Spermatogonial Stem Cells. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND VETERINARY ADVANCES. 2012, 11 (8): 1242-1245.
  8. M. Herrid, R. Davey, S. Stockwell, J. Olejnik, S. Schmoelzl, N. Suchowerska, M. Jackson, M. Holland and J. R. Hill. A Shorter Interval between Irradiation of Recipient Testis and Germ Cell Transplantation is Detrimental to Recovery of Fertility in Rams. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANDROLOG. 2011, 34 (5): 501-512.
  9. Borjigin, U; Zhou, X; Han, XJ; Li, RF; Herrid, M; Bou, S. Enrichment and Short Term Culture of the Ovine Gonocyte. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND VETERINARY ADVANCES. 2011, 10 (22): 2936-2942.
  10. Emily Anglin, Rhonda Davey, Herrid M, Shelly Hope, Mahaveer Kurkuri, Paul Pasic, Maryam Hor, Michael Fenech, Helmut Thissen, Nicolas H. Voelcker. Cell microarrays for the screening of factors that allow the enrichment of bovine testicular cells.CYTOMETRY PART A, 2010, 77A: 881-889.
  11. Uyunbilig Borjigin, Rhonda Davey, Keryn Hutton and Herrid M.  Expression of PLZF in ovine testis and its application in evaluating the enrichment efficiency of differential plating. REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT, 2010, 22, 733–742.
  12. Herrid, M; Olejnik, J; Jackson, M, et al. Irradiation Enhances the Efficiency of Testicular Germ Cell Transplantation in Sheep. 2009. BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION. 81 (5): 898-905.
  13. Eliza Redden, Rhonda Davey, Uyunbilig Borjigin, Keryn Hutton, Geoff Hinch, Shelly Hope, Jonathan Hill, Herrid, M. Large quantity cryopreservation of bovine testicular cells and its effect on enrichment of type A spermatogonia. 2009. CRYOBIOLOGY . 58 (2): 190-195.  
  14. 14.      Herrid, M; Davey, RJ; Hutton, K, et al. A comparison of methods for preparing enriched populations of bovine spermatogonia. 2009 REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT. 21 (3): 393-399.
  15. Stockwell, S; Herrid, M; Davey, R, et al. Microsatellite detection of donor-derived sperm DNA following germ cell transplantation in cattle. 2009. REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT. 21 (30): 462–468.
  16. Herrid, M; O'Shea, T; Mcfarlane, JR.  Ontogeny of leptin and its receptor expression in mouse testis during the postnatal period. 2008. MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT. 75 (5): 874-880.
  17. Herrid, M; Xia, Y; O'Shea, T, et al. Leptin inhibits basal but not gonadotrophin-stimulated testosterone production in the immature mouse and sheep testis. 2008. REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT. 20 (4): 519-528.
  18. Herrid, M; Davey, RJ; Hill, JR. Characterization of germ cells from pre-pubertal bull calves in preparation for germ cell transplantation. 2007. CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH. 330: 321-329
  19. Herrid, M; Vignarajan, S; Davey, R, et al. Successful transplantation of bovine testicular cells to heterologous recipients. 2006. REPRODUCTION. 132 (4):  617-624   
  20. Herrid, M; Nguyen, VL; Hinch, G, et al. Leptin has concentration and stage-dependent effects on embryonic development in vitro. 2006. REPRODUCTION. 132 (2):   247-256
  21. Herrid, M; Fei, G; Shorgan, B. Positive effect of high voltage electrostatic field on the development of in vitro fertilized mouse embryos. 1998. JOURNAL OF ELECTROSTATICS.  44 (1-2): 85-90.