Research Project: Genetic Improvement of North American Atlantic Salmon and the Eastern Oyster for Aquaculture Production

Location: National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Introducing the USDA/NEFSC Northeast Oyster Breeding Center (NOBC) - (Abstract Only)

Design and partial build of the Milford Laboratory CUDLS hatchery to support the Northeast Oyster Breeding Center - (Abstract Only)

Evaluating cost-effective genotyping strategies for genomic selection in oysters - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

A glimpse into the bio-physical environment of the sea louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Kroyer 1837)) digestive tract - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Heart inflammation and piscine orthoreovirus genotype-1 in Pacific Canada Atlantic salmon net-pen farms: 2016-2019 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Polinski, M.P., Gross, L., Marty, G.D., Garver, K.A. 2022. Heart inflammation and piscine orthoreovirus genotype-1 in Pacific Canada Atlantic salmon net-pen farms: 2016-2019. BMC Veterinary Research. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-022-03409-y.

Longitudinal patterns in progesterone metabolites in pregnant and non-pregnant Steller sea lions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Perkinsus marinus suppresses in vitro eastern oyster apoptosis via IAP-dependent and caspase-independent pathways involving TNFR, NF-kB, and oxidative pathway crosstalk. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Witkop, E., Wikfors, G.H., Proestou, D.A., Markey Lundgren, K.R., Sullivan, M.E., Gomez-Chiarri 2022. Perkinsus marinus suppresses in vitro eastern oyster apoptosis via IAP-dependent and caspase-independent pathways involving TNFR, NF-kB, and oxidative pathway crosstalk. Developmental and Comparative Immunology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2022.104339.

The expanded Inhibitor of Apoptosis gene family in oysters possesses novel domain architectures and may play diverse roles in apoptosis following immune challenge - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Witkop, E.M., Proestou, D.A., Gomez-Chiarri, M. 2022. The expanded Inhibitor of Apoptosis gene family in oysters possesses novel domain architectures and may play diverse roles in apoptosis following immune challenge. BMC Genomics. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-08233-6.

Pan-Piscine Orthoreovirus (PRV) Detection Using Reverse Transcription Quantitative PCR - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhao, J., Vendramin, N., Cuenca, A., Polinski, M.P., Hawley, L., Garver, K. 2021. Pan-Piscine Orthoreovirus (PRV) detection using reverse transcription quantitative PCR. Pathogens. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10121548.

DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF HIGH-DENSITY SNP ARRAYS FOR THE EASTERN OYSTER CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA - (Abstract Only)

Comparing the performance of selectively-bred and wild eastern oyster stocks in Rhode Island - (Abstract Only)

THE ROLE OF MITOCHONDRIAL AND LYSOSOMAL PERMEABILIZATION IN EASTERN OYSTER APOPTOTIC RESPONSE TO PERKINSUS MARINUS - (Abstract Only)

Evaluation of novel non-GMO soybean cultivars for nutrient availability, reducing metabolic waste and increased energy efficiency in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar - (Abstract Only)