Pouya Dini

Assistant Professor

Population Health & Reproduction


Licenses
Diplomate of European College of Animal Reproduction
Diplomate of American College of Theriogenologists
Education
2020, Visiting Scholar, Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
2020, PhD, Gent University and Gluck Equine Research Center, Belgium-USA
2013, Visiting Scientist, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Gent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
2013, PhD, Azad University and Gent University, Iran-Belgium
2009, DVM, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Karaj Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Active Research Grants
Principal Investigator, Multi-omics investigation of placental infection, (Principal Investigator), Center for Equine Health
Principal Investigator, Regulation of gene expression in the equine placenta; what makes the placenta function?, (Principal Investigator), Center for Equine Health
Co-Principal Investigator, Can cumulus cells during in vitro maturation predict successful fertilization and embryo development in horses?, Stuart Meyers (Principal Investigator), Center for Equine Health
Co-Principal Investigator, Transcriptome profile of equine cumulus cells during oocyte maturation: in vitro and in vivo conditions, Stuart Meyers (Principal Investigator), Center for Equine Health
Co-Principal Investigator, Role of obesity and diabetes in shaping the outcome of SARS-CoV-2 infection in murine models, Mariano Carossino (Principal Investigator), NIH/NIGMS Louisiana Center for Lung Biology and Disease (CLBD) COBRE Pilot Project Grant
Honors and Awards
2020 Laureate PhD Thesis Prize AY 2019-2020, Gent University, Belgium.
Most Recent Five Book Chapters
2021 Daels P, Dini P: Chapter 195, Fostering a Foal onto a Nurse Mare, Dascanio J, McCue P, (ed), Equine Reproductive Procedures, Second Edition, . 723-724.
2021 Dini P, Daels P: Chapter 101, Induction of Lactation to Create a Nurse Mare, Dascanio J, McCue P, (ed), Equine Reproductive Procedures, Second Edition, . 383-384.
Research Focus
  • Equine placenta development and its pathologies
  • Host-pathogen interaction during equine placentitis
  • Effects of assisted reproductive techniques on placenta
  • Effects of assisted reproductive techniques on placenta
  • Biotechnology of reproduction
Specialty Focus
Equine placenta and biotechnology of reproduction