Mark A. Suckow, DVM

Director, Freimann Life Science Center
Research Associate Professor,
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Notre Dame

Education
BS, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1981
DVM, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1987
Postdoctoral resident, University of Michigan, 1987-1990

Address
400 Galvin Life Science
Freimann Animal Care Facility
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556   

Contact
Phone: (574) 631-6085
Fax: (574) 631-4519
E-mail: suckow.1@nd.edu

Research Focus
Dr. Suckow’s research interests involve the development of cancer vaccines.   Additionally, Dr. Suckow’s research interests include the relationship of proteins associated with hemostasis to colon carcinoma and other pathologies.

Selected Recent Publications
Rosen ED, Xuei X, Suckow M, Edenberg H. (2006).  Searching for hemostatic modifier genes affecting the phenotype of mice with very low levels of FVII. Blood Cells, Molecules & Diseases. 36:131-134.

Suckow MA, Wolter WR, Pollard M. (2005). Prevention of de novo prostate cancer by immunization with tumor-derived vaccines. Cancer Immunol Immunother.54:571-576.

Suckow MA, Wolter W, Pollard M. (2005). Susceptibility of Lobund-Wistar x Copenhagen hybrid rats to autochthonous prostate carcinogenesis. Prostate. 64:203-208.

Datta MW, Suckow MA, Twigger S, Pollard M, Jacob H, Tonellato PJ. (2005).  Using comparative genomics to leverage animal models in the identification of cancer genes. Examples in prostate cancer. Cancer Genomics & Proteomics. 2:137-144.

Suckow MA,  Zollman A, Casad M, Roahrig J, Castellino FJ, Rosen ED. (2005). Tissue distribution of fetal liver cells following in utero transplantation in mice. Exp Biol Med.  230:520-525.