Research Research Faculty Nathan Sutter

Research Faculty

Nathan Sutter

Vet Clinical Sciences

C3179 Vet Medical Center
253-3817
nbs39@cornell.edu

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Research Interests: Genetics, Genomics, Cancer Biology

Research Description: Gene variants that make dogs susceptible to cancer and other disease, also interested in genes that contribute to differences in body size in the dog, genetic basis of canine health and morphology, canine genomics
   
Graduate Field Member:


Provides research opportunities? Yes
299/499 Mentor? Yes
Hughes Scholars Sponsor?
Honors Advisor?
   
Note: New Faculty Member!
   
   
Recent References:

 
  Parker, H.G., Sutter, N.B., Ostrander, E.A. The PhyDo Project: The Phylogeny of the Domestic Dog. (2006). In: Ostrander E.A., Lindblad-Toh, K, Giger, U. (eds), The Dog and Its Genome. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, NY.

Lark, K.G., Chase, K., Sutter, N.B. Genetic Architecture of the Dog: Sexual Size Dimorphism and Functional Morphology. (2006). Trends Genet. 22(10):537-44.

Mosher, D.S., Quignon, P., Bustamante, C.D., Sutter, N.B., Mellersh, C.S., and Ostrander, E.A. A Mutation in the Myostatin Gene Increases Muscle Mass and Enhances Racing Performance in Heterozygote Dogs. (2007). PLoS Genetics. 3(5):e79.

Sutter, N.B., Bustamante, C.D., Chase, K., Gray, M.M., Zhao, K., Zhu, L., Padhukasahasram, B., Karlins, E., Davis, S., Jones, P.G., Quignon, P., Johnson, G.S., Parker, H.G., Fretwell, N., Mosher, D.S., Lawler, D.F., Satyaraj, E., Nordborg, M., Lark, K.G., Wayne, R.K., Ostrander, E.O. A Single IGF1 Allele Is a Major Determinant of Small Size in Dogs. (2007). Science. 316(5821):112.