Greg Barsh
PROFESSOR
genetics
Canary Center at Stanford
United States of America
Biography
Greg Barsh is a Professor Emeritus of Genetics and Member of Bio-X. He has done MD from University of Washington in Medicine (1984),BS from University of California in Biology (1977)and PhD from University of Washington in Genetics of Human Disease (1984).He is interested in mouse coat color genetics stems from mutations that cause a back-and-forth switch between pigment granules characteristic of red hair, to those characteristic of black, brown, or blond hair. Studies of these pigment type-switching mutations have identified one set of pathways important for body weight regulation, and another set of pathways implicated in neurodegeneration.
Research Interest
mechanisms that give rise to eye, hair, and skin coloration, both as a tool for studying gene action and interaction
Publications
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Newton JM, Wilkie AL, He L, Jordan SA, Metallinos DL, Holmes NG, Jackson IJ, Barsh GS. Melanocortin 1 receptor variation in the domestic dog. Mammalian Genome. 2000 Jan 21;11(1):24-30.
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McGowan KA, Li JZ, Park CY, Beaudry V, Tabor HK, Sabnis AJ, Zhang W, Fuchs H, de Angelis MH, Myers RM, Attardi LD. Ribosomal mutations cause p53-mediated dark skin and pleiotropic effects. Nature genetics. 2008 Aug 1;40(8):963-70.
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Hong LZ, Li J, Schmidt-Küntzel A, Warren WC, Barsh GS. Digital gene expression for non-model organisms. Genome research. 2011 Nov 1;21(11):1905-15.
