Chun Kuen Mak, DVM, PhD, DACT

Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Email: ChunKuen.Mak@liu.edu

Dr. Chun Kuen (Eric) Mak was born and raised in Hong Kong. He moved to Taiwan and obtained his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 2017 from the National Taiwan University. After veterinary school, he completed his research and residency training on comparative theriogenology at the Louisiana State University in the United States. He received his doctoral degree in 2021 on studying embryo development and reproductive parameters in mares with low progesterone levels. He passed the board certification examination and became a Diplomate of the American College of Theriogenologists in 2022. Before joining the faculty at Long Island University, Dr. Mak was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania focused on developing novel contraceptives for female dogs and creating genome-edited feline research models. His research interests include reproductive pathology, pharmacological control of reproduction, and assisted reproductive technologies across different species.

Publications - (selected manuscripts)

• Gutierrez E, Ming H, Foster B, Gatenby L, Mak CK, et al. Effect of vitrification on global gene expression dynamics of bovine elongating embryos. Reprod Fertil Dev. 33(5):338-348, 2021.
• Mak CK, Sasaki E, Bauer RW, et al. Theriogenology Question of the Month: Subinvolution of placental sites in a dog. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 257(11):1129-1132, 2020.
• Mak CK, Medina V, Markle M, et al. Collection of Day 7 equine embryos in aluteal cycles in mares. Reprod Fertil Dev. 31(1):150, 2019.
• Markle M, Mak CK, Medina V, et al. In vitro maturation of ovine and caprine oocytes during breeding and nonbreeding season. Reprod Fertil Dev. 31(1):207, 2019.
• Pacheco HA, da Silva S, Sigdel A, Mak CK, et al. Gene mapping and gene-set analysis for milk fever incidence in Holstein dairy cattle. Front Genet. 9:465, 2018.
• Mak CK, Leisinger CA, Coffman EA, et al. Developmental potential of equine oocytes in the breeding and nonbreeding seasons. J Equine Vet Sci. 66:203, 2018.
• Mak CK, Yang C, Jeng C-R , V.F, et al. Reproductive failure associated with the co-infection of porcine circovirus type 2 and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. Can Vet J. 59(5):525-530, 2018.