Carmen Jane Booth, DVM, PhD
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Director, Comparative Pathology Research, Comparative Medicine
Biography
My undergraduate work was in animal science pre vet followed by veterinary school where my emphasis was centered on clinical laboratory animal medicine and research. My interest in mouse pathology started while in veterinary school and continued while working as an oncology scientist and attending veterinarian for a biotech company before leaving to study veterinary pathology full time. Formal training in comparative anatomic veterinary pathology followed by a graduate study pathology in cellular signaling preceded my joining Yale in 2004.
My primary role at Yale is of diagnostic and research veterinary pathology as the Director of our Comparative Pathology Research Core https://medicine.yale.edu/compmed/mrp/. The research work I do is through working closely with post doctoral research fellows and graduate students, and researchers on their projects within and outside of Yale fee-for-service. Thus, I do not have my own research laboratory, nor do not take graduate students or post doctoral students directly.
Teaching and training people in rodent necropsy and blood collection are also part of my teaching role for the Department of Comparative Medicine.
My own research involves an external proejct collecting data on privately owned dogs.
Polyhydroallantois in Gravid Dogs: Ongoing 2016 - present
Genetics, pathology and physiology of excess extra fetal membrane fluid in pregnant dogs. Collaborative project with small animal veterinarians, dog breeders and team of experts within and outside of Yale.
Project Lead: Carmen J. Booth, DVM, PhD Department Comparative Medicine
Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven CT 06510
WAG/RijYcb Hemophilia A rat model 2007 - archived at present.
Last Updated on October 23, 2025.
Appointments
Comparative Medicine
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Education & Training
- PhD
- University of Washington (Seattle), Pathology (2005)
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- University of Washington (2003)
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Harvard Medical School, New England Primate Research Center (1998)
- DVM
- University of California at Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine (1992)
- BS
- University of California at Davis, Animal Science Pre-Vet (1987)
- Non Degree Program
- California State Polytechnic University, Animal Science Pre-Vet (1984)
Research
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2025
The peptidoglycan of Borrelia burgdorferi can persist in discrete tissues and cause systemic responses consistent with chronic illness
McClune M, Ebohon O, Dressler J, Davis M, Tupik J, Lochhead R, Booth C, Steere A, Jutras B. The peptidoglycan of Borrelia burgdorferi can persist in discrete tissues and cause systemic responses consistent with chronic illness. Science Translational Medicine 2025, 17: eadr2955. PMID: 40267217, PMCID: PMC12207536, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adr2955.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute infectionPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsBlood mononuclear cellsMurine modelPostinfectious complicationsMononuclear cellsMinimal pathologyKupffer cellsPersistent symptomsLyme arthritisPublic health concernLiver occupationLiver accumulationInflamed jointsSecreted protein profileInfectionChronic illnessOrgan-specificPatientsSynovial fluidPathogenic molecules
2023
Adiponectin in the mammalian host influences ticks’ acquisition of the Lyme disease pathogen Borrelia
Tang X, Cao Y, Booth C, Arora G, Cui Y, Matias J, Fikrig E. Adiponectin in the mammalian host influences ticks’ acquisition of the Lyme disease pathogen Borrelia. PLOS Biology 2023, 21: e3002331. PMID: 37862360, PMCID: PMC10619873, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdipocyte-derived hormoneBite siteAdiponectin-deficient miceInfiltration of neutrophilsTick bite sitePro-inflammatory responseWild-type animalsIxodes scapularis ticksIL-1βVascular leakageHistamine releaseTick biteAdiponectinInfectious diseasesLyme disease agentBlood feeding arthropodsBorrelia burgdorferiScapularis ticksAnimal infectious diseasesBlood feedingB. burgdorferi survivalHuman bloodHormonePathogen acquisitionMammalian hostsHepatocyte CYR61 polarizes profibrotic macrophages to orchestrate NASH fibrosis
Mooring M, Yeung G, Luukkonen P, Liu S, Akbar M, Zhang G, Balogun O, Yu X, Mo R, Nejak-Bowen K, Poyurovsky M, Booth C, Konnikova L, Shulman G, Yimlamai D. Hepatocyte CYR61 polarizes profibrotic macrophages to orchestrate NASH fibrosis. Science Translational Medicine 2023, 15: eade3157. PMID: 37756381, PMCID: PMC10874639, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.ade3157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic steatohepatitisLiver inflammationNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseProgression of NASHCysteine-rich angiogenic inducer 61Fatty liver diseaseLiver-specific knockout miceImproved glucose toleranceType 2 diabetesGlucose toleranceLiver diseaseNASH progressionProfibrotic macrophagesProinflammatory propertiesReduced fibrosisCardiovascular diseaseProfibrotic phenotypeFibrotic developmentKnockout miceNF-κBMetabolic diseasesNASH dietPDGFB expressionFibrosisProfibrotic programPolyvalent mRNA vaccination elicited potent immune response to monkeypox virus surface antigens
Fang Z, Monteiro V, Renauer P, Shang X, Suzuki K, Ling X, Bai M, Xiang Y, Levchenko A, Booth C, Lucas C, Chen S. Polyvalent mRNA vaccination elicited potent immune response to monkeypox virus surface antigens. Cell Research 2023, 33: 407-410. PMID: 36879038, PMCID: PMC9988199, DOI: 10.1038/s41422-023-00792-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRepeated Tick Infestations Impair Borrelia burgdorferi Transmission in a Non-Human Primate Model of Tick Feeding
Narasimhan S, Booth C, Philipp M, Fikrig E, Embers M. Repeated Tick Infestations Impair Borrelia burgdorferi Transmission in a Non-Human Primate Model of Tick Feeding. Pathogens 2023, 12: 132. PMID: 36678479, PMCID: PMC9861725, DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12010132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-human primatesImmune responseLyme diseaseTick transmissionAnimal modelsGuinea pigsNon-human primate modelProtective immune responseTick feedingTick infestationRobust immune responseTick salivary antigensElicit immune responsesHuman Lyme diseaseClinical manifestationsHuman pathogensPrimate modelSalivary antigensNon-natural hostsVaccine targetsDiseaseVaccine discoveryTick resistanceBorreliaNatural host
2022
A microbial transporter of the dietary antioxidant ergothioneine
Dumitrescu D, Gordon E, Kovalyova Y, Seminara A, Duncan-Lowey B, Forster E, Zhou W, Booth C, Shen A, Kranzusch P, Hatzios S. A microbial transporter of the dietary antioxidant ergothioneine. Cell 2022, 185: 4526-4540.e18. PMID: 36347253, PMCID: PMC9691600, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.10.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInter-kingdom competitionHost-associated microbesIntracellular redox homeostasisGastric pathogen Helicobacter pyloriPathogen Helicobacter pyloriRedox regulationSmall molecule antioxidantsRedox homeostasisBiosynthetic pathwayColonization advantageUnappreciated mechanismLMW thiolsHost environmentHuman faecal bacteriaWeight thiolsCertain microorganismsAntioxidant ergothioneineGastrointestinal microbesMetabolite trimethylamine N-oxideMicrobesMillimolar levelsHuman tissuesErgothioneineTrimethylamine N-oxideFecal bacteria
2021
KDM5B promotes immune evasion by recruiting SETDB1 to silence retroelements
Zhang SM, Cai WL, Liu X, Thakral D, Luo J, Chan LH, McGeary MK, Song E, Blenman KRM, Micevic G, Jessel S, Zhang Y, Yin M, Booth CJ, Jilaveanu LB, Damsky W, Sznol M, Kluger HM, Iwasaki A, Bosenberg MW, Yan Q. KDM5B promotes immune evasion by recruiting SETDB1 to silence retroelements. Nature 2021, 598: 682-687. PMID: 34671158, PMCID: PMC8555464, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03994-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Line, TumorDNA-Binding ProteinsEpigenesis, GeneticGene SilencingHeterochromatinHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHumansInterferon Type IJumonji Domain-Containing Histone DemethylasesMaleMelanomaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNuclear ProteinsRepressor ProteinsRetroelementsTumor EscapeConceptsImmune checkpoint blockadeImmune evasionCheckpoint blockadeImmune responseAnti-tumor immune responseRobust adaptive immune responseTumor immune evasionAnti-tumor immunityAdaptive immune responsesType I interferon responseDNA-sensing pathwayMouse melanoma modelImmunotherapy resistanceMost patientsCurrent immunotherapiesTumor immunogenicityImmune memoryMelanoma modelCytosolic RNA sensingRole of KDM5BConsiderable efficacyInterferon responseImmunotherapyEpigenetic therapyBlockadeKetogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice
Ryu S, Shchukina I, Youm YH, Qing H, Hilliard B, Dlugos T, Zhang X, Yasumoto Y, Booth CJ, Fernández-Hernando C, Suárez Y, Khanna K, Horvath TL, Dietrich MO, Artyomov M, Wang A, Dixit VD. Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice. ELife 2021, 10: e66522. PMID: 34151773, PMCID: PMC8245129, DOI: 10.7554/elife.66522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΓδ T cellsKetogenic dietCoronavirus infectionAged miceT cellsHigher systemic inflammationInfected aged miceCOVID-19 severityCOVID-19 infectionActivation of ketogenesisMouse hepatitis virus strain A59Systemic inflammationInflammatory damageInfluenza infectionClinical hallmarkNLRP3 inflammasomeImmune surveillanceAdipose tissuePotential treatmentInfectionMiceStrongest predictorLungMortalityAgeDeletion of Cdh16 Ksp-cadherin leads to a developmental delay in the ability to maximally concentrate urine in mouse
Thomson R, Dynia DW, Burlein S, Thomson BR, Booth C, Knauf F, Wang T, Aronson P. Deletion of Cdh16 Ksp-cadherin leads to a developmental delay in the ability to maximally concentrate urine in mouse. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2021, 320: f1106-f1122. PMID: 33938239, PMCID: PMC8285649, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00556.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKsp-cadherinCell adhesion moleculeAtypical memberKidney developmentMammalian kidneyAdult mammalian kidneyBasolateral membraneNormal kidney developmentEpithelial cellsAdhesion moleculesMutant animalsExpression analysisSpecific expressionE-cadherin expressionWestern blot analysisEpithelial phenotypePrincipal proteinE-cadherinBlot analysisMouse linesAquaporin-2CadherinCritical roleDevelopmental delayKnockout mice
2017
PEGylated PLGA Nanoparticles for the Improved Delivery of Doxorubicin
Park J, Fong P, Lu J, Russell K, Booth C, Mark Saltzman W, Fahmy T. PEGylated PLGA Nanoparticles for the Improved Delivery of Doxorubicin. 2017, 575-596. DOI: 10.1201/b22358-23.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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