Susan Blauth Ph.D.
Professor, Biology; Director, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Program
Biology
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 and 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., T.F. Gross, and S. Blauth (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., K.N. Kim, J. Klucinec, J.C. Shannon, D. Thompson, and M. Guiltinan (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., Y. Yao, J.D. Klucinec, J.C. Shannon, D.B. Thompson, and M.J. Guiltinan (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., J.C. Steffens, G.A. Churchill, and M.A. Mutschler (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., G.A. Churchill, and M.A. Mutschler (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
- Biology 114: Biology of Food
- Biology 239: Molecular Genetics and Inheritance
- Biology 338: Cell Biology
- Biology 342: Advanced Molecular Genetics and Genomics
- Biology 460/461: Senior Research in Biology