Susan J. Tornquist, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVP

Lois Bates Acheson Dean, Professor of Clinical Pathology


Office: 541-737-6943 (voice mail)
Other: 541-737-2098 (reception)
Fax: 541-737-4245

Magruder Hall

Magruder Hall 200B

700 SW 30th Street

700 SW 30th Street
Corvallis, OR 97331
Honors and Awards: 
Norden Distinguished Teacher Award, 1999; Pfizer Research Award for Research Excellence, 2002; Inducted into Veterinary Honor Roll, Morris Animal Foundation, 2003
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At OSU
Affiliated with: 
Veterinary Medicine
Headquarters: 
OSU Main Campus
Research/Career Interests: 
  • Hematology
  • Diagnostic cytology and hematology
  • Metabolic disease
  • Medical education/curriculum

My research interests are primarily in immune response to infectious disease, hematology and metabolic diseases. We do most of our work with camelids (llamas and alpacas), but also collaborate on studies in a variety of animal species. Our particular interest is in Mycoplasma haemolamae, an organism that affects red blood cells of llamas and alpacas. We developed a PCR assay for the organism and have used it to study multiple aspects of the infection. 

Publications

My Publications

2004

Journal Article

C. K. Cebra, Tornquist, S. J., Jester, R. M., and Stelletta, C., “Assessment of the metabolic effects of hydrocortisone on llamas before and after feed restriction.”, American journal of veterinary research, vol. 65, no. 7, pp. 1002-5, 2004.

2003

Journal Article

M. R. Dunbar, Tornquist, S. J., and Giordano, M. R., “Blood parasites in sage-grouse from Nevada and Oregon.”, Journal of wildlife diseases, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 203-8, 2003.

2002

Journal Article

C. K. Cebra, Tornquist, S. J., and McKane, S. A., “The effects of hydrocortisone on the substrates of energy metabolism in alpacas.”, 2002.

2001

Journal Article

J. P. Dubey, Mattson, D. E., Speer, C. A., Hamir, A. N., Lindsay, D. S., Rosenthal, B. M., Kwok, O. C., Baker, R. J., Mulrooney, D. M., Tornquist, S. J., and Gerros, T. C., “Characteristics of a recent isolate of Sarcocystis neurona (SN7) from a horse and loss of pathogenicity of isolates SN6 and SN7 by passages in cell culture.”, Veterinary parasitology, vol. 95, no. 2-4, pp. 155-66, 2001.
S. J. Tornquist, Cebra, C. K., Van Saun, R. J., Smith, B. B., and Mattoon, J. S., “Metabolic changes and induction of hepatic lipidosis during feed restriction in llamas”, American Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 62, pp. 1081-1087, 2001.
C. K. Cebra, Tornquist, S. J., Vap, L. M., and Dodson, L. A., “A comparison of coulometric titration and potentiometric determination of chloride concentration in rumen fluid.”, Veterinary clinical pathology / American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 211-213, 2001.
C. K. Cebra, Tornquist, S. J., Van Saun, R. J., and Smith, B. B., “Glucose tolerance testing in llamas and alpacas.”, American journal of veterinary research, vol. 62, no. 5, pp. 682-6, 2001.
C. K. Cebra, McKane, S. A., and Tornquist, S. J., “Effects of exogenous insulin on glucose tolerance in alpacas.”, American journal of veterinary research, vol. 62, no. 10, pp. 1544-7, 2001.

2000

Journal Article

T. W. Forest, Abou-Madi, N., Summers, B. A., Tornquist, S. J., and Cooper, B. J., “Sarcocystis neurona-like encephalitis in a Canada lynx (Felis lynx canadensis).”, Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 383-7, 2000.
S. J. Tornquist, Dodson, L., and Lanning, D., “Effect of temperature, storage time, and sample type on sorbitol dehydrogenase activity in llama serum and plasma.”, Veterinary Clinical Pathology, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 16-18, 2000.

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