Successfully Sequenced Cats

The following cats have already been sequenced for this project!

99 Lives Cat Genome Sequencing Participants
InvestigatorUniversityNo. CatsBreeds / Species
Leslie LyonsUniv. of Missouri – Columbia3Orientals
Leslie LyonsUniv. of Missouri – Columbia9Bengal – Persian mixes, Oriental
Leslie LyonsUniv. of Missouri – Columbia1MU DSH
Leslie LyonsUniv. of Missouri – Columbia2Burmese
Leslie LyonsUniv. of Missouri – Columbia2Devon Rex
Leslie LyonsUniv. of Missouri – Columbia1LaPerm
Leslie LyonsUniv. of Missouri – Columbia11Worldwide races
Jackie PearceUniv. of Missouri – Columbia3Felis nigripes
Niels PedersenUniv. of California – Davis2Birman
Rory TodhunterCornell University5Various breeds
Jeff BrockmanHill’s Pet Food (Pending)2
Max RothschildIowa State1Random bred
Matthew EllinwoodIowa State1Siamese
Dorian GarrickIowa State2British Shorthairs
Tosso LeebUniv. of Bern1DSH
Hannes LohiUniv. of Helsinki4Ragdoll, Persian, DSH
William MurphyTexas A&M1Gus – DSH
Private Donor1Burmese
William SwansonCincinnati Zoological Park1Otocolobus manul
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  • Several other investigators are interested in contributing and are raising funds for sequencing.
  • Gold high-lighted names represent the sequenced felines of other species beside the Felis catus.
The first trio to be sequenced by the 99 Lives Initiative was this trio (from left to right in the picture) the sire Orion, the dam Monkey, and the offspring Cali.
The first trio to be sequenced by the 99 Lives Initiative was this trio (from left to right in the picture) the sire Orion, the dam Monkey, and the offspring Cali.
The second trio sequenced for our 99 Lives Initiative was (from left to right in the picture) the sire Marcus, the dam Ares, and the offspring Dragon.
The second trio sequenced for our 99 Lives Initiative was (from left to right in the picture) the sire Marcus, the dam Ares, and the offspring Dragon.
The third trio to be sequenced was, from left to right, the sire Frank, the dam Camilla, and the offspring Bobble.
The third trio to be sequenced was, from left to right, the sire Frank, the dam Camilla, and the offspring Bobble.