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Brian Hermann

TitleAssistant Professor
Faculty RankAssistant Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Texas at San Antonio
DepartmentBiology
Address1 UTSA Circle
BSB 2.03.16
San Antonio TX 78249
Phone210-458-8047
Fax210-458-5658
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    Dr. Hermann’s laboratory studies the basic biology of spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs), which are adult-tissue stem cells responsible for sperm production in the mammalian testis and which are essential for male fertility. Ongoing studies in the lab are focused on 1) determining how these cells are regulated and behave like stem cells, 2) how SSC loss due to sterilizing treatments can be prevented, 3) how SSCs participate in the etiology of male infertility, and 4) how the male germline ages. The lab’s work has potential implications for basic stem cell biology, reproduction, as well as translational significance for treatment and prevention of male infertility. The approaches used in the lab are multidisciplinary, including animal models (rodents, primates), human tissues, an in vitro SSC culture system, an in vivo transplantation assay for stem cells, various wide-field microscopy techniques, as well as conventional and high-throughput molecular biology and genomic approaches.


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    1. Kumaresan V, Ingle TM, Kilgore N, Zhang G, Hermann BP, Seshu J. Cellular and transcriptome signatures unveiled by single-cell RNA-Seq following ex vivo infection of murine splenocytes with Borrelia burgdorferi. Front Immunol. 2023; 14:1296580. PMID: 38149246.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    2. Kirsanov O, Johnson TA, Niedenberger BA, Malachowski TN, Hale BJ, Chen Q, Lackford B, Wang J, Singh A, Schindler K, Hermann BP, Hu G, Geyer CB. Retinoic acid is dispensable for meiotic initiation but required for spermiogenesis in the mammalian testis. Development. 2023 07 15; 150(14). PMID: 37350382.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    3. Matilionyte G, Forsyth G, Guo J, Rimmer MP, Hermann BP, Anderson RA, Mitchell RT. Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor does not prevent in vitro cisplatin-induced germ cell reduction in immature human and mouse testis. BMC Cancer. 2023 Mar 16; 23(1):251. PMID: 36922758.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    4. Fernandez RF, Wilson ES, Diaz V, Mart?nez-Gardeazabal J, Foguth R, Cannon JR, Jackson SN, Hermann BP, Eells JB, Ellis JM. Lipid metabolism in dopaminergic neurons influences light entrainment. J Neurochem. 2023 05; 165(3):379-390. PMID: 36815399.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    5. Singh A, Hermann BP. Conserved Transcriptome Features Define Prepubertal Primate Spermatogonial Stem Cells as Adark Spermatogonia and Identify Unique Regulators. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Mar 01; 24(5). PMID: 36902187.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    6. Seita Y, Cheng K, McCarrey JR, Yadu N, Cheeseman IH, Bagwell A, Ross CN, Santana Toro I, Yen LH, Vargas S, Navara CS, Hermann BP, Sasaki K. Efficient generation of marmoset primordial germ cell-like cells using induced pluripotent stem cells. Elife. 2023 01 31; 12. PMID: 36719274.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    7. Diaz VD, Hermann BP. Single-Molecule Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization for Spatial Detection of mRNAs in Sections of Mammalian Testes. Methods Mol Biol. 2023; 2656:21-35. PMID: 37249865.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Animals
    8. Hermann BP, Oatley JM. Introduction: The Why's and How's for Studying Spermatogenesis and Spermatogonial Stem Cells. Methods Mol Biol. 2023; 2656:1-6. PMID: 37249863.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    9. van Melis V, Roa-de la Cruz L, Hermann BP. Isolation of Undifferentiated Spermatogonia from Adult and Developing Mouse Testes. Methods Mol Biol. 2023; 2656:179-193. PMID: 37249872.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    10. Singh A, Hermann BP. Bulk and Single-Cell RNA-Seq Analyses for Studies of Spermatogonia. Methods Mol Biol. 2023; 2656:37-70. PMID: 37249866.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    11. Kirsanov O, Johnson T, Malachowski T, Niedenberger BA, Gilbert EA, Bhowmick D, Ozdinler PH, Gray DA, Fisher-Wellman K, Hermann BP, Geyer CB. Modeling mammalian spermatogonial differentiation and meiotic initiation in vitro. Development. 2022 Nov 15; 149(22). PMID: 36250451.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    12. Peart NJ, Johnson TA, Lee S, Sears MJ, Yang F, Quesnel-Valli?res M, Feng H, Recinos Y, Barash Y, Zhang C, Hermann BP, Wang PJ, Geyer CB, Carstens RP. The germ cell-specific RNA binding protein RBM46 is essential for spermatogonial differentiation in mice. PLoS Genet. 2022 09; 18(9):e1010416. PMID: 36129965.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    13. Fernandez RF, Pereyra AS, Diaz V, Wilson ES, Litwa KA, Mart?nez-Gardeazabal J, Jackson SN, Brenna JT, Hermann BP, Eells JB, Ellis JM. Acyl-CoA synthetase 6 is required for brain docosahexaenoic acid retention and neuroprotection during aging. JCI Insight. 2021 06 08; 6(11). PMID: 34100386.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    14. Suzuki S, McCarrey JR, Hermann BP. Differential RA responsiveness among subsets of mouse late progenitor spermatogonia. Reproduction. 2021 05 05; 161(6):645-655. PMID: 33835049.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    15. Suzuki S, McCarrey JR, Hermann BP. An mTORC1-dependent switch orchestrates the transition between mouse spermatogonial stem cells and clones of progenitor spermatogonia. Cell Rep. 2021 02 16; 34(7):108752. PMID: 33596419.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    16. Hwang YS, Suzuki S, Seita Y, Ito J, Sakata Y, Aso H, Sato K, Hermann BP, Sasaki K. Reconstitution of prospermatogonial specification in vitro from human induced pluripotent stem cells. Nat Commun. 2020 11 09; 11(1):5656. PMID: 33168808.
      Citations: 42     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    17. Cheng K, Chen IC, Cheng CE, Mutoji K, Hale BJ, Hermann BP, Geyer CB, Oatley JM, McCarrey JR. Unique Epigenetic Programming Distinguishes Regenerative Spermatogonial Stem Cells in the Developing Mouse Testis. iScience. 2020 Oct 23; 23(10):101596. PMID: 33083754.
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    18. Suzuki S, Diaz VD, Hermann BP. What has single-cell RNA-seq taught us about mammalian spermatogenesis? Biol Reprod. 2019 09 01; 101(3):617-634. PMID: 31077285.
      Citations: 28     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    19. Hale BJ, Fernandez RF, Kim SQ, Diaz VD, Jackson SN, Liu L, Brenna JT, Hermann BP, Geyer CB, Ellis JM. Acyl-CoA synthetase 6 enriches seminiferous tubules with the ?-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid and is required for male fertility in the mouse. J Biol Chem. 2019 09 27; 294(39):14394-14405. PMID: 31399511.
      Citations: 15     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    20. Velte EK, Niedenberger BA, Serra ND, Singh A, Roa-DeLaCruz L, Hermann BP, Geyer CB. Differential RA responsiveness directs formation of functionally distinct spermatogonial populations at the initiation of spermatogenesis in the mouse. Development. 2019 05 13; 146(12). PMID: 31023878.
      Citations: 24     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    21. Hermann BP, Cheng K, Singh A, Roa-De La Cruz L, Mutoji KN, Chen IC, Gildersleeve H, Lehle JD, Mayo M, Westernstr?er B, Law NC, Oatley MJ, Velte EK, Niedenberger BA, Fritze D, Silber S, Geyer CB, Oatley JM, McCarrey JR. The Mammalian Spermatogenesis Single-Cell Transcriptome, from Spermatogonial Stem Cells to Spermatids. Cell Rep. 2018 11 06; 25(6):1650-1667.e8. PMID: 30404016.
      Citations: 234     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    22. Niedenberger BA, Cook K, Baena V, Serra ND, Velte EK, Agno JE, Litwa KA, Terasaki M, Hermann BP, Matzuk MM, Geyer CB. Dynamic cytoplasmic projections connect mammalian spermatogonia in vivo. Development. 2018 08 13; 145(15). PMID: 29980567.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    23. Kotzur T, Benavides-Garcia R, Mecklenburg J, Sanchez JR, Reilly M, Hermann BP. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) promotes spermatogenic regeneration from surviving spermatogonia after high-dose alkylating chemotherapy. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2017 Jan 11; 15(1):7. PMID: 28077131.
      Citations: 15     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    24. Mutoji K, Singh A, Nguyen T, Gildersleeve H, Kaucher AV, Oatley MJ, Oatley JM, Velte EK, Geyer CB, Cheng K, McCarrey JR, Hermann BP. TSPAN8 Expression Distinguishes Spermatogonial Stem Cells in the Prepubertal Mouse Testis. Biol Reprod. 2016 12; 95(6):117. PMID: 27733379.
      Citations: 25     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    25. Lovelace DL, Gao Z, Mutoji K, Song YC, Ruan J, Hermann BP. The regulatory repertoire of PLZF and SALL4 in undifferentiated spermatogonia. Development. 2016 06 01; 143(11):1893-906. PMID: 27068105.
      Citations: 43     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    26. Mecklenburg JM, Hermann BP. Mechanisms Regulating Spermatogonial Differentiation. Results Probl Cell Differ. 2016; 58:253-87. PMID: 27300182.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    27. Wechsler ME, Hermann BP, Bizios R. Adult Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation at the Cell Population and Single-Cell Levels Under Alternating Electric Current. Tissue Eng Part C Methods. 2016 02; 22(2):155-164. PMID: 26573771.
      Citations: 10     Fields:    
    28. Hermann BP, Mutoji KN, Velte EK, Ko D, Oatley JM, Geyer CB, McCarrey JR. Transcriptional and translational heterogeneity among neonatal mouse spermatogonia. Biol Reprod. 2015 Feb; 92(2):54. PMID: 25568304.
      Citations: 51     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    29. Benavides-Garcia R, Joachim R, Pina NA, Mutoji KN, Reilly MA, Hermann BP. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor prevents loss of spermatogenesis after sterilizing busulfan chemotherapy. Fertil Steril. 2015 Jan; 103(1):270-80.e8. PMID: 25439845.
      Citations: 19     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    30. Dovey SL, Valli H, Hermann BP, Sukhwani M, Donohue J, Castro CA, Chu T, Sanfilippo JS, Orwig KE. Eliminating malignant contamination from therapeutic human spermatogonial stem cells. J Clin Invest. 2013 Apr; 123(4):1833-43. PMID: 23549087.
      Citations: 60     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    31. Hermann BP, Sukhwani M, Winkler F, Pascarella JN, Peters KA, Sheng Y, Valli H, Rodriguez M, Ezzelarab M, Dargo G, Peterson K, Masterson K, Ramsey C, Ward T, Lienesch M, Volk A, Cooper DK, Thomson AW, Kiss JE, Penedo MC, Schatten GP, Mitalipov S, Orwig KE. Spermatogonial stem cell transplantation into rhesus testes regenerates spermatogenesis producing functional sperm. Cell Stem Cell. 2012 Nov 02; 11(5):715-26. PMID: 23122294.
      Citations: 150     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    32. Easley CA, Phillips BT, McGuire MM, Barringer JM, Valli H, Hermann BP, Simerly CR, Rajkovic A, Miki T, Orwig KE, Schatten GP. Direct differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into haploid spermatogenic cells. Cell Rep. 2012 Sep 27; 2(3):440-6. PMID: 22921399.
      Citations: 107     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    33. Hermann BP, Sukhwani M, Salati J, Sheng Y, Chu T, Orwig KE. Separating spermatogonia from cancer cells in contaminated prepubertal primate testis cell suspensions. Hum Reprod. 2011 Dec; 26(12):3222-31. PMID: 22016413.
      Citations: 34     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    34. Hermann BP, Phillips BT, Orwig KE. The elusive spermatogonial stem cell marker? Biol Reprod. 2011 Aug; 85(2):221-3. PMID: 21565995.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    35. Ben-Yehudah A, Easley CA, Hermann BP, Castro C, Simerly C, Orwig KE, Mitalipov S, Schatten G. Systems biology discoveries using non-human primate pluripotent stem and germ cells: novel gene and genomic imprinting interactions as well as unique expression patterns. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2010 Aug 05; 1(3):24. PMID: 20699013.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    36. Hermann BP, Sukhwani M, Hansel MC, Orwig KE. Spermatogonial stem cells in higher primates: are there differences from those in rodents? Reproduction. 2010 Mar; 139(3):479-93. PMID: 19880674.
      Citations: 71     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    37. Hermann BP, Sukhwani M, Simorangkir DR, Chu T, Plant TM, Orwig KE. Molecular dissection of the male germ cell lineage identifies putative spermatogonial stem cells in rhesus macaques. Hum Reprod. 2009 Jul; 24(7):1704-16. PMID: 19336441.
      Citations: 64     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    38. Hermann BP, Hornbaker K, Rice DA, Sawadogo M, Heckert LL. In vivo regulation of follicle-stimulating hormone receptor by the transcription factors upstream stimulatory factor 1 and upstream stimulatory factor 2 is cell specific. Endocrinology. 2008 Oct; 149(10):5297-306. PMID: 18566134.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    39. Hermann BP, Sukhwani M, Lin CC, Sheng Y, Tomko J, Rodriguez M, Shuttleworth JJ, McFarland D, Hobbs RM, Pandolfi PP, Schatten GP, Orwig KE. Characterization, cryopreservation, and ablation of spermatogonial stem cells in adult rhesus macaques. Stem Cells. 2007 Sep; 25(9):2330-8. PMID: 17585169.
      Citations: 107     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    40. Hermann BP, Hornbaker KI, Maran RR, Heckert LL. Distal regulatory elements are required for Fshr expression, in vivo. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2007 Jan 02; 260-262:49-58. PMID: 17097219.
      Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    41. Hermann BP, Heckert LL. Transcriptional regulation of the FSH receptor: new perspectives. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2007 Jan 02; 260-262:100-8. PMID: 17084019.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    42. Hermann BP, Heckert LL. Silencing of Fshr occurs through a conserved, hypersensitive site in the first intron. Mol Endocrinol. 2005 Aug; 19(8):2112-31. PMID: 15817654.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
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