{"id":64074,"date":"2025-12-22T12:51:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T17:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=64074"},"modified":"2025-12-22T12:52:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T17:52:00","slug":"baker-institute-75th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/baker-institute-75th\/","title":{"rendered":"Baker Institute Marks 75 Years of Helping Save Animals&#8217; Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">For three-quarters of a century, its researchers have battled diseases, developed vaccines, mapped genomes, and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s note: Thanks to the Baker Institute for sharing information from its anniversary timeline.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By<strong> Beth Saulnier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">For 75 years, Cornell\u2019s <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vet.cornell.edu\/departments-centers-and-institutes\/baker-institute-animal-health\">Baker Institute for Animal Health<\/a> has made key advances that have contributed to the wellbeing of dogs, cows, horses, and other species\u2014including humans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:&#x2f;&#x2f;&#x61;&#x6c;&#x75;&#109;&#x6e;&#x69;&#x2e;c&#x6f;r&#x6e;el&#x6c;&#46;e&#x64;u&#x2f;c&#x6f;&#x72;&#x6e;e&#x6c;&#108;&#105;a&#x6e;&#x73;&#x2f;&#x77;p&#x2d;&#99;&#x6f;&#110;&#x74;en&#116;&#x2f;u&#112;l&#111;&#x61;&#100;&#x73;&#x2f;&#x73;&#x69;t&#x65;&#x73;&#x2f;&#50;\/2&#48;&#x32;5&#x2f;1&#x32;&#x2f;&#x48;ER&#79;&#45;&#x31;&#x39;&#x35;&#x31;&#x2d;&#x64;&#x65;&#x64;&#x69;c&#97;&#116;i&#x6f;n&#45;&#x6f;f-re&#115;&#101;a&#x72;&#99;&#x68;&#45;&#108;a&#x62;-s&#109;&#x6a;&#54;5&#x40;&#99;o&#x72;&#110;e&#x6c;&#108;&#46;&#x65;d&#x75;_20150212_140855_001-A-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"Three men outside the Laboratory for Diseases of Dogs in 1951\" class=\"wp-image-64137\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Attendees at the Institute\u2019s dedication in 1951.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Located near campus on Ithaca\u2019s Snyder Hill, the facility was founded in 1950 as the Veterinary Virus Research Institute. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twenty-five years later\u2014after the passing of its founding director, veterinarian and virologist James \u201cDrew\u201d Baker, PhD \u201938, DVM \u201940\u2014it was renamed in his memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>In honor of its 75th birthday, here\u2019s a sampling of the institute\u2019s groundbreaking discoveries\u2014including many by Big Red alumni:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>First Vet Tissue-Culture Lab<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Five years after the institute\u2019s founding, it became home to the world\u2019s first tissue-culture laboratory established for veterinary use. That allowed researchers to cultivate a host-specific organism like infectious hepatitis without infecting dogs\u2014and to weaken live viruses in culture over time, greatly improving vaccine safety and predictability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1950-Dr-James-A-Baker-A-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Dr. James A. Baker, retired faculty and director of the Baker Institute named in his honor at his death in 1975. Photo #18904\" class=\"wp-image-64128 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1950-Dr-James-A-Baker-A-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1950-Dr-James-A-Baker-A-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1950-Dr-James-A-Baker-A-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1950-Dr-James-A-Baker-A-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1950-Dr-James-A-Baker-A-632x790.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1950-Dr-James-A-Baker-A-316x395.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1950-Dr-James-A-Baker-A-280x350.jpg 280w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1950-Dr-James-A-Baker-A-140x175.jpg 140w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1950-Dr-James-A-Baker-A-70x87.jpg 70w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1950-Dr-James-A-Baker-A-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1950-Dr-James-A-Baker-A-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1950-Dr-James-A-Baker-A-100x125.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1950-Dr-James-A-Baker-A.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption>Founding director James \u201cDrew\u201d Baker.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Cutting-Edge Vaccine<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 1960s, researchers developed a vaccine that immunizes dogs against both distemper and infectious hepatitis\u2014the first dual-virus vaccine for animals ever created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Diagnostic Tests to Help Dog Breeders<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Also in the \u201960s, the institute discovered ways to test for infectious diseases that cause fertility problems in canines\u2014including work by Leland \u201cSkip\u201d Carmichael, PhD \u201959, who created a way to detect the <em>Brucella<\/em> bacterium, which causes pregnancy loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The \u2018Coggins\u2019 Test<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1972-Leroy-Coggins-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Leroy Coggins and colleagues look at a shrouded patient in 1972\" class=\"wp-image-64129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1972-Leroy-Coggins-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1972-Leroy-Coggins-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1972-Leroy-Coggins-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1972-Leroy-Coggins-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1972-Leroy-Coggins-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1972-Leroy-Coggins-A-608x342.jpg 608w, 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https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1972-Leroy-Coggins-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1972-Leroy-Coggins-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1972-Leroy-Coggins-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1972-Leroy-Coggins-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Leroy Coggins, PhD \u201962 (left), and colleagues with an equine patient.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Named for the scientist (Leroy Coggins, PhD \u201962) who invented it in 1972, the test detects equine infectious anemia, and has been instrumental in controlling the deadly disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Battling Canine Parvo<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1978-Old-viral-samples-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Five marked vials of old viral samples\" class=\"wp-image-64130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1978-Old-viral-samples-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1978-Old-viral-samples-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1978-Old-viral-samples-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1978-Old-viral-samples-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, 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https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1978-Old-viral-samples-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1978-Old-viral-samples-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1978-Old-viral-samples-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1978-Old-viral-samples-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1978-Old-viral-samples-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1978-Old-viral-samples-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/1978-Old-viral-samples-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Viral samples from the 1970s and \u201980s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Millions of animal lives have been saved thanks to the Baker researchers who quickly responded to the 1978 outbreak of a mysterious disease causing vomiting, severe diarrhea, and death in dogs worldwide. They not only created a diagnostic test for the culprit\u2014which would become known as canine parvovirus\u2014but developed the now-standard vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Studying the Dog Genome<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By mapping inherited diseases in purebreds, Baker scientists pioneered the field of canine genetics. In 1997, they published the first linkage map of the dog genome in the journal <em>Genomics<\/em>\u2014offering a framework for identifying disease-causing mutations, not only in canines but in humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reversing Canine (and Human!) Blindness<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the early 2000s, Baker researchers were awarded a patent for a DNA-based test for a canine condition called congenital stationary night blindness\u2014and went on to develop the first gene therapy technique to reverse it. More than a decade later, the FDA approved a therapy, based on that early work, to treat a rare form of human blindness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Equine Genome Sequencing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/2009-Doug-Antczak-inducted-to-hall-of-fame-DFA-Twilight-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Doug Antczak with the horse Twilight\" class=\"wp-image-64133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/2009-Doug-Antczak-inducted-to-hall-of-fame-DFA-Twilight-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/2009-Doug-Antczak-inducted-to-hall-of-fame-DFA-Twilight-A-300x169.jpg 300w, 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https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/2009-Doug-Antczak-inducted-to-hall-of-fame-DFA-Twilight-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/2009-Doug-Antczak-inducted-to-hall-of-fame-DFA-Twilight-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/2009-Doug-Antczak-inducted-to-hall-of-fame-DFA-Twilight-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/2009-Doug-Antczak-inducted-to-hall-of-fame-DFA-Twilight-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Genetics pioneer Doug Antczak \u201969 with Twilight.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A mare named Twilight\u2014who was bred, born, and raised at Cornell\u2019s McConville Barn\u2014was the first horse to have its whole genome sequenced.<a> <\/a>After a decade of work led by Doug Antczak \u201969, her 2.7 billion base pair genome was fully sequenced in the mid-2000s, serving as a worldwide resource.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Decoding Canine Hip Dysplasia<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/2007-hip-dysplasia-A.jpeg\" alt=\"An x-ray of a dog's hips with dysplasia\" class=\"wp-image-64171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/2007-hip-dysplasia-A.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/2007-hip-dysplasia-A-300x244.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/2007-hip-dysplasia-A-632x514.jpeg 632w, 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