Andrea Fascetti
Professor
Professor
Molecular Biosciences
Molecular Biosciences
Research Profile
Licenses
Diplomate American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Small Animal)
Diplomate American College of Veterinary Nutrition
State Licensure - California
State Licensure - New York
State Licensure - Pennsylvania
Education
1991, VMD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1999, PhD, University of California, Davis
1987, AB, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA
1994, DACVIM, The Animal Medical Center, New York City, New York
1998, DACVN, University of California, Davis, Davis CA
Active Research Grants
Principal Investigator, Impact of storage temperature, storage duration and deproteinization on canine plasma amino acids, (Principal Investigator), Center for Companion Animal Health/Hill's Pet Nutrition
Principal Investigator, Control dog urine samples and analysis, (Principal Investigator), Department of Health and Human Services - FDA
Principal Investigator, Impact of temperature, storage duration, and deproteinization on Amino Acid Concentrations in Cats, (Principal Investigator), Center for Companion Animal Health
Honors and Awards
1987-1990 Medical Education Scholarship
1988-1989 Student Bookstore Scholarship
1990 Senseman-McGregor Scholarship
1990 Large Animal Surgery Award
1990-1991 Dean's List
1990 Merck Small Animal Award
1994 Connie E Leifer Award for outstanding resident research project
1997 George H Stabenfeldt Travel Award
1997-1999 Hill's Fellow in Clinical Nutrition
Most Recent Five Book Chapters
2017 Rucker R, Fascetti AJ, Larsen JA: Chapter 24: Vitamins, Selected Diet-Derived Factors and Minerals, Kurtz DM, Prescott JS, Travlos GS, (ed), The Clinical Chemistry of Laboratory Animals, Third edition, Boca Raton, FL. .
2012 Fascetti AJ, Delaney SJ: Chapter 7: Feeding the healthy dog and cat, Fascetti AJ, Delaney SJ, (ed), Applied Veterinary Clinical Nutrition, 1st ed, Ames, IA. 75-94.
2012 Delaney SJ, Fascetti AJ: Chapter 6: Using pet food labels and product guides, Fascetti AJ, Delaney SJ, (ed), Applied Veterinary Clinical Nutrition, 1st ed, Ames, IA. 69-74.
2012 Delaney SJ, Fascetti AJ: Chapter 2: Basic Nutrition, Fascetti AJ, Delaney SJ, (ed), Applied Veterinary Clinical Nutrition, 1st ed, Ames, IA. 9-22.
2012 Delaney SJ, Fascetti AJ, Brenston P: Chapter 1: Integration of Nutrition into Clinical Practice, Fascetti AJ, Delaney SJ, (ed), Applied Veterinary Clinical Nutrition, 1st ed, Ames, IA. 3-7.
Research Focus
Nutrition and metabolism in companion animals (dogs and cats); nutritional idiosyncrasies of the cat; mechanisms of obesity; amino acid metabolism (in particular taurine and sulfur amino acids), nutrient requirements in cats and dogs; improvement of pet foods; veterinary clinical nutrition-the use of nutrition in the management and prevention of disease.
Specialty Focus
Companion Animal Nutrition