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J. Alex Pasternak

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1972
Animal Virus Infections StudiesViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyReproductive Physiology in LivestockVirus-based gene therapy researchBirth, Development, and Health

Publications

105

Citations

1,581

Est. group size

~11

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

55

Publishing since 1972

Research summary
AI-generated

J. Alex Pasternak studies fetal and reproductive physiology in pigs, focusing on how stress, hormone disruption (especially thyroid hormones), and viral infection during pregnancy affect fetal development. A major focus is porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), a common pig virus, and how it crosses the placenta to cause fetal illness or death, alongside work on gene expression, hormone signaling, and stress-response pathways in developing piglets. This research aims to understand mechanisms of fetal loss and organ development problems in livestock.

Fetal and placental physiology in pigsPorcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infectionThyroid hormone and hypothyroidism effects on fetal developmentMaternal-fetal interface and placental biologyGene expression and genomics in livestock reproduction

Publication output has grown over the last decade, rising from about 1 paper per year in 2017 to 8-9 per year in 2024-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 4 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 5 publications212022: 6 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 8 publications242025: 9 publications9252026: 4 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Veterinary Research×4
  • Physiological Reports×4
  • Journal of Animal Science×4
  • BMC Veterinary Research×4
  • Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology×4
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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