Sarah J. Bacon
Associate Professor
sbacon@mtholyoke.edu
413-538-3056
Office: Carr 120A
Lab: Carr 124
EDUCATION
B.A. Mount Holyoke College, Department of Biological Sciences, 1987
Ph.D. The University of Chicago, Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, 1996
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine 1997-1999
RESEARCH INTERESTS
1. Maternal-fetal relationship in pregnancy
2. Role of the Major Histocompatibility Complex in fertility
3. Immunology of the placenta
COURSES
Biology 150 Introductory Biology  
Biology 321 Chemical Communication in Vertebrates  
Biology 321 Mammalian Reproduction  
Biology 328 Human Physiology  
Inter 209 Diseases, Debates & Dilemmas  
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Bacon, S.J., Ellis, S.A., and Antczak, D.F. 2002. Control of Expression of Major Histocompatibility Complex Genes in Horse Trophoblast. Biology of Reproduction. 66:1612-1620.

Carpenter, S., Baker, J.M., Bacon, S.J., Hopman, T., Maher, J., Ellis, S. and Antczak, D.F. 2001. Molecular and Functional Characterization of Genes Encoding Horse MHC Class I Antigens. Immunogenetics. 53(9):802-9.

Bacon, S.J. and McClintock, M.K. 1999. Sex Ratio Bias in Postpartum-Conceived Norway Rat Litters is Produced by Embryonic Loss in Midpregnancy. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility 117(2):403-411.

Last Modified: August 30, 2006

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