Jacob Thundathil, University of Calgary

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Calgary profile.

Latest papers

Impacts of Oxygen Tension on Developmental Competence of Preimplantation Embryos.
Biomolecules · 2026 · senior author
Deciphering mRNA Translation During Sperm Capacitation: A New Frontier in Fertility Research.
Molecular reproduction and development · 2026 · senior author
Systematic mRNA interactome analysis reconceptualizes translational quiescence in bovine sperm.
Communications biology · 2025 · senior author

All 13 publications

Latest funding

Na+/K+-ATPase and regulation of testis and sperm function
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$282,000
Morphologically abnormal bovine sperm: A model for the study of spermatogenesis, sperm function and sperm contributions to preimplantation embryo development
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$150,000
Testis-specific isozyme of angiotensin converting enzyme (tACE) as a fertility marker in bulls
NSERC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$139,500

All 6 grants and awards

13 publications.

01

Impacts of Oxygen Tension on Developmental Competence of Preimplantation Embryos.

Mehdinejadiani S, Link B, Kastelic JP, Thundathil J

Biomolecules2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/biom16030341 PMID: 41897279

02

Deciphering mRNA Translation During Sperm Capacitation: A New Frontier in Fertility Research.

Tiwari S, Thakor N, Thundathil J

Molecular reproduction and development2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/mrd.70086 PMID: 41664873

03

Systematic mRNA interactome analysis reconceptualizes translational quiescence in bovine sperm.

Tiwari S, Thakor N, Thundathil J

Communications biology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-08919-7 PMID: 41044146

04

Factors Affecting the Success of Ovum Pick-Up, In Vitro Production and Cryopreservation of Embryos in Cattle.

Salek F, Guest A, Johnson C, Kastelic JP, Thundathil J

Animals : an open access journal from MDPI2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ani15030344 PMID: 39943114

05

Optimized total RNA isolation from bovine sperm with enhanced sperm head lysis.

Tiwari S, Shahat A, Kastelic J, Thakor N, Thundathil J

Biochemistry and cell biology = Biochimie et biologie cellulaire2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1139/bcb-2023-0231 PMID: 37948675

06

Prepubertal nutritional modulation in the bull and its impact on sperm DNA methylation.

Johnson C, Kiefer H, Chaulot-Talmon A, Dance A, Sellem E, Jouneau L, Jammes H, Kastelic J, Thundathil J

Cell and tissue research2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00441-022-03659-0 PMID: 35779136

07

Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection in Cattle.

Unnikrishnan V, Kastelic J, Thundathil J

Genes2021Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/genes12020198 PMID: 33572865

08

Role of Akt and mammalian target of rapamycin signalling in insulin-like growth factor 1-mediated cell proliferation in porcine Sertoli cells.

Johnson C, Kastelic J, Thundathil J

Reproduction, fertility, and development2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1071/rd19460 PMID: 32586423

09

Enhanced pre-pubertal nutrition upregulates mitochondrial function in testes and sperm of post-pubertal Holstein bulls.

Johnson C, Dance A, Kovalchuk I, Kastelic J, Thundathil J

Scientific reports2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-59067-3 PMID: 32042017

10

Enhanced early-life nutrition upregulates cholesterol biosynthetic gene expression and Sertoli cell maturation in testes of pre-pubertal Holstein bulls.

Johnson C, Dance A, Kovalchuk I, Kastelic J, Thundathil J

Scientific reports2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42686-w PMID: 31015481