Patricio Dandy Palacios

PhD Student, Casual Academic

School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, The University of Queensland

p.palaciosbenitez@uq.edu.au

Researcher biography

Patricio Dandy Palacios is a veterinarian (DVM) with experience in small animal clinical practice and surgery, currently focused on assisted reproductive technologies in domestic and wildlife species. He holds a Master of Animal Science (Wildlife Biology) from the University of Queensland and is currently a PhD candidate researching assisted reproductive technologies in marsupials. Patricio has experience delivering practical teaching in animal and veterinary science, including coordinating laboratory and practical classes. He also holds a Certificate in Teaching Foundations and is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA). He is committed to supporting research and education through technical expertise and student mentoring.

Featured projects	Duration
Innovative reproductive techniques for preserving marsupial species

Publications

Book Chapter (1)

Journal Articles (9)

Conference Papers (6)

Book Chapter

Smith, Joanne, Palacios, Patricio D., Gurkin, Rhiannon and Gambini, Andres (2026). Advanced in vitro breeding technologies for donkeys and mules. Donkey and mule medicine: clinical medicine and reproduction. (pp. 497-521) edited by Amy K. McLean, Francisco Javier Navas González and Erin L. Goodrich. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-18540-2_21

Journal Articles

Gurkin, Rhiannon J., Segura Forero, Pablo Andrés, Palacios, Patricio D., Alrauji, Yasser, Veron, Margot, Johnston, Stephen and Gambini, Andres (2026). Zinc chelation and supplementation to enhance artificial oocyte activation efficiency in the bovine. Theriogenology, 264 118030, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2026.118030

Smith, J.M., Palacios, P.D., Forero, P.A. Segura, Gurkin, R.J., Doyle, T.E., Boe-Hansen, G. and Gambini, A. (2026). 111 FGF2, LIF, and IGF1 supplementation during in vitro culture may improve post-cleavage development of equine ICSI embryos. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 164 105959, 105959-105959. doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2026.105959

Palacios, Patricio D., Johnston, Stephen D., Kim, Hyemin, Blyde, David, Lever, John and Gambini, Andrés (2026). Chilled and freeze-dried preservation of saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) spermatozoa. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 38 (12), 1-12. doi: 10.1071/rd26093

Smith, Joanne M., Palacios, Patricio D., Segura Forero, Pablo Andrés, Gurkin, Rhiannon J., Doyle, Tori, Boe-Hansen, Gry and Gambini, Andrés (2026). FGF2, LIF, and IGF1 supplementation during in vitro maturation or culture improves equine ICSI embryo development in an age-dependent manner. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 38 (7) RD26023, 1-12. doi: 10.1071/rd26023

Johnston, Stephen D., Boyd, Jackson, Palacios, Patricio D., Grosmaire, Julien, Lee, Alexander, Hulse, Lyndal, Vega, Leslie, Pyne, Michael, Gambini, Andres and Palmieri, Chiara (2025). Evidence of folliculogenesis and the potential of oocyte recovery from koalas with different levels of reproductive pathology. Biology, 14 (10) 1435, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/biology14101435

Gambini, Andrés, Smith, Joanne M., Gurkin, Rhiannon J. and Palacios, Patricio D. (2025). Current and emerging advanced techniques for breeding donkeys and mules. Animals, 15 (7) 990, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/ani15070990

Damyanova, Katerina B., Nixon, Brett, Johnston, Stephen D., Gambini, Andrés, Benitez, Patricio P. and Lord, Tessa (2024). Spermatogonial stem cell technologies: applications from human medicine to wildlife conservation. Biology of Reproduction, 111 (4), 757-779. doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioae109

Palacios, Patricio D., Ortiz, Isabel, Dorado, Jesús, Hidalgo, Manuel, García Díaz, Juan Ramón and Gambini, Andrés (2024). Effect of zinc supplementation on the quality of cooled, stored equine sperm. Animal Production Science, 64 (9) AN24005, 1-9. doi: 10.1071/an24005

Palacios, P. D., Campos, J. M., Fernández, R., Vetter, R., Quintana, A., Cuevas, D. and Pedrozo, R. (2020). Determination of hematological values in collared peccary (Peccary tajacu) in captivity from the Chacoan Center for Conservation and Research. Compendio de Ciencias Veterinarias, 10 (2), 31-41. doi: 10.18004/compend.cienc.vet.2020.10.02.31

Conference Papers

Gurkin, R. J., Segura Forero, P. A., Palacios, P. D., Johnston, S. D. and Gambini, A. (2026). Effect of zinc-enriched maturation on parthenogenetic development and DNA stability in bovine embryos following zinc chelation. Annual Conference of the International Embryo Technology Society, Panama City, Panama, 17–20 January 2026. Clayton, VIC Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/rdv38n1ab177

Palacios, P. D., Sergura Forero, P. A., Gurkin, R. J., Smith, J. M., Campbell, Y., Johnston, S. D. and Gambini, A. (2026). Impact of chilling, cryopreservation, and freeze-drying on DNA fragmentation and PLCζ expression in koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) epididymal spermatozoa. Annual Conference of the International Embryo Technology Society, Panama City, Panama, 17-20 January 2026. Clayton, VIC, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/rdv38n1ab6

Smith, J. M., Palacios, P. D., Gurkin, R. J., Segura Forero, P. A., Doyle, T., Boe-Hansen, G., Lees, A. and Gambini, A. (2026). Evaluating FGF2, LIF, and IGF1 supplementation during in vitro maturation to enhance equine ICSI embryo development. Annual Conference of the International Embryo Technology Society, Panama City, Panama, 17–20 January 2026. Clayton, VIC, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/rdv38n1ab176

Palacios, P. D., Gurkin, R. J., Campbell, Y., Zhao, J., Pini, T., Johnston, S. and Gambini, A. (2024). 28 Successful production of kangaroo ICSI embryos. Annual Conference of the International Embryo Technology Society, Fort Worth, TX United States, 18–22 January 2025. Clayton, VIC Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/rdv37n1ab28

Smith, J. M., Palacios, P. D., Gurkin, R. J., Alrauji, Y., Zhao, J. and Gambini, A. (2024). 136 Effect of laser-induced sperm membrane damage on preimplantation development of horse ICSI embryos. Annual Conference of the International Embryo Technology Society, Fort Worth, TX United States, 18–22 January 2025. Clayton, VIC Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/rdv37n1ab136

Palacios Benitez, P. D., Duncan, N., Nilesh Haldankar, A., Johnston, S. and Gambini, A. (2023). Koala sperm induces bovine oocyte activation after intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Annual Conference of the International Embryo Technology Society 2024, Denver, CO USA, 9-12 January 2024. Clayton, VIC Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/rdv36n2ab35