Karl A. Andrutis
Assistant Professor
DTRR Director and Attending Veterinarian
Department of Environmental and Population Health
Teaching and Research Resources
Phone: 508-839-7992
Fax: 508-839-7996

Education
MS - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 2002
DVM - Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine - 1988
BS - Northeastern University - 1984

Board Certification
American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine

General Research Interest

1. Laboratory Animal Medicine
2. Animal Models
3. Animal Welfare
4. Infectious Diseases
5. Xenotransplantation

Research Sponsor Interest

• Privately Funded Research
• Federally Funded Research

Research and Clinical Interests

• Laboratory Animal Medicine

• Infectious Disease Research

• Xenotransplantation

Major Specialized Equipment Items Available

• Large and Small Animal Housing Facilities
• Surgical Suites
• Biocontainment Animal Housing

Selected Publications

1. Andrutis KA, Riggle PJ, Kumamoto CA, Tzipori SR. Intestinal lesions associated with disseminated candidiasis in an experimental animal model. J. Clin. Microbiol. 38 (6):2317-2323. 2000.

2. Andrutis KA, Fox JG, Schauer DB, Marini RP, Li X, Yan L, Josenhans C, Suerbaum S. Infection of the ferret stomach by isogenic flagellar mutant strains of Helicobacter mustelae. Infect.Immun.65(5):1962-1966. 1997.

3. Andrutis KA, Fox JG, Schauer DB, Marini RP, Murphy JC, Yan L, Solnick JV. Inability of an isogenic urease-negative mutant strain of Helicobacter mustelae to colonize the ferret stomach. Infect. Immun. 63:3722-3725. 1995.

4. Fox JG, Andrutis KA, Yu J. Animal models for Helicobacter-induced gastric and hepatic cancer. Chapter 49. pp. 504-522. In Helicobacter pylori: basic research to clinical cure. ed. H Tygat. Kluwer Academic Publishers. 1994.