Susan Blauth Ph.D.
About Dr. Blauth
Susan Blauth's interests are in Genetics and Molecular Biology. She is also experienced in how these disciplines relate to agriculture and food. She teaches courses in introductory Food Biology, as well as courses in Genetics, Genomics and Cell Biology that are part of the Biology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology programs.
Dr. Blauth's research focuses on a bacterium that lives symbiotically in plant roots, exchanging critical nutrients. Specifically, she works with students to identify an investigate the bacterial genes involved in sugar breakdown that could be involved in maintaining this relationship.
Education
- Ph.D. Plant Genetics, Cornell University
- B.S. Biology, Cornell University
Areas of Expertise
- Plant genetics
- Molecular biology
- Genomics
- Biotechnology
Professional Background
- Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University (1997-1999)
Publications
Gross, T. J., Gross, T. F., & Blauth, S. (2017). Perception of Facial Aging and Its Relationship to Two Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (OXTR rs53576, CD38 rs3796863). SAGE Open, 7(3). https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244017726355
Blauth, S. L., Kim, K. N., Klucinec, J., Shannon, J. C., Thompson, D., & Guiltinan, M. (2002). Identification of Mutator insertional mutants of starch-branching enzyme 1 (sbe1) in Zea mays L. Plant molecular biology, 48, 287-297. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013335217744
Blauth, S. L., Yao, Y., Klucinec, J. D., Shannon, J. C., Thompson, D. B., & Guiltinan, M. J. (2001). Identification of Mutator insertional mutants of starch-branching enzyme 2a in corn. Plant Physiology, 125(3), 1396-1405. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.125.3.1396
Blauth, S. L., Steffens, J. C., Churchill, G. A., & Mutschler, M. A. (1999). Identification of QTLs controlling acylsugar fatty acid composition in an intraspecific population of Lycopersicon pennellii (Corr.) D’Arcy. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 99, 373-381. https://doi.org/10.1007/s001220051247
Blauth, S. L., Churchill, G. A., & Mutschler, M. A. (1998). Identification of quantitative trait loci associated with acylsugar accumulation using intraspecific populations of the wild tomato, Lycopersicon pennellii. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 96, 458-467. https://doi.org/10.1007/s001220050762
Courses
- Biol114 Biology of Food
- Biol239 Molecular Genetics and Inheritance
- Biol338 Cell Biology
- Biol342 Advanced Molecular Genetics and Genomics
- Biol460/461 Senior Research in Biology