Sarah Bacon, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
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
- Maternal-fetal relationship in pregnancy
- Role of the Major Histocompatibility Complex in fertility
- 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
de Mestre AM, Bacon SJ, Costa CC, Leadbeater JC, Noronha LE, Stewart F, Antczak DF. 2008. Modeling Trophoblast Differentiation using Equine Chorionic Girdle Vesicles. Placenta. 29(2):158-69.
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.