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Amir Sagi is affiliated with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on Environmental Science, as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these broad areas, their work covers notable subfields such as Ecology, Genetics, Aquatic Science, Molecular Biology, and Immunology.

The main topics addressed in Amir Sagi's research include:

  • Crustacean biology and ecology
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition
  • Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species

The scientist has published extensively in various journals, with frequent appearances in the following publication venues:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Aquaculture
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Biology of Reproduction

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Amir Sagi are:

  • The "IAG-Switch"-A Key Controlling Element in Decapod Crustacean Sex Differentiation, 2020, Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • A highly reflective biogenic photonic material from core-shell birefringent nanoparticles, 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • A tunable reflector enabling crustaceans to see but not be seen, 2023, Science
  • On genome editing in embryos and cells of the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii, 2022, Aquaculture
  • Development of long-term primary cell culture of Macrobrachium rosenbergii: morphology, metabolic activity, and cell-cycle analysis, 2024, Frontiers in Marine Science

Amir Sagi collaborates frequently with other researchers in their field. Notable co-authors include:

  • Eliahu D. Aflalo
  • Rivka Manor
  • Tom Levy
  • Simy Weil
  • Shai Avraham Shaked

Best Publications

  • Penaeid shrimp genome provides insights into benthic adaptation and frequent molting

    Xiaojun Zhang;Jianbo Yuan;Yamin Sun;Shihao Li

  • Morphotypic differentiation of male Malaysian giant prawns, Macrobrachium rosenbergii

    Armand M. Kuris;Ziva Ra’anan;Amir Sagi;Dan Cohen

  • Temporal silencing of an androgenic gland-specific insulin-like gene affecting phenotypical gender differences and spermatogenesis.

    Tomer Ventura;Rivka Manor;Eliahu D. Aflalo;Simy Weil

  • ALTERNATIVE MATING STRATEGIES IN MALE MORPHOTYPES OF THE FRESHWATER PRAWN MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII (DE MAN)

    Ziva Ra'anan;Amir Sagi

  • Insulin and gender: an insulin-like gene expressed exclusively in the androgenic gland of the male crayfish.

    Rivka Manor;Simy Weil;Shirley Oren;Lilah Glazer

  • The Role of Juvenile Hormones in Crustacean Reproduction

    H. Laufer;Jonna S.B. Ahl;Amir Sagi

  • Timing Sexual Differentiation: Full Functional Sex Reversal Achieved Through Silencing of a Single Insulin-Like Gene in the prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii

    Tomer Ventura;Rivka Manor;Eliahu D. Aflalo;Simy Weil

  • Stabilization of amorphous calcium carbonate by phosphate rich organic matrix proteins and by single phosphoamino acids

    Shmuel Bentov;Simy Weil;Lilah Glazer;Amir Sagi

  • A novel two-step procedure for mass production of all-male populations of the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii

    E.D. Aflalo;T.T.T. Hoang;V.H. Nguyen;Q. Lam

  • Production of Macrobrachium rosenbergii in monosex populations: Yield characteristics under intensive monoculture conditions in cages

    Amir Sagi;Ziva Ra'anan;Dan Cohen;Yohanan Wax

  • Sexual differentiation in decapod crustaceans: role of the androgenic gland

    Amir Sagi;Eviatar Snir;Isam Khalaila

  • Effect of androgenic gland ablation on morphotypic differentiation and sexual characteristics of male freshwater prawns, Macrobrachium rosenbergii.

    Amir Sagi;Dan Cohen;Yoram Milner

  • A Sexual Shift Induced by Silencing of a Single Insulin-Like Gene in Crayfish: Ovarian Upregulation and Testicular Degeneration

    Ohad Rosen;Rivka Manor;Simy Weil;Ohad Gafni

  • The insulin-like androgenic gland hormone in crustaceans: From a single gene silencing to a wide array of sexual manipulation-based biotechnologies

    Tomer Ventura;Amir Sagi

  • The eyestalk-androgenic gland-testis endocrine axis in the crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus.

    Isam Khalaila;Rivka Manor;Simy Weil;Yosef Granot

  • The vitellogenin cDNA of Cherax quadricarinatus encodes a lipoprotein with calcium binding ability, and its expression is induced following the removal of the androgenic gland in a sexually plastic system

    Uri Abdu;Claytus Davis;Isam Khalaila;Amir Sagi

  • From the discovery of the crustacean androgenic gland to the insulin-like hormone in six decades.

    Tomer Ventura;Ohad Rosen;Amir Sagi

  • Complete sequence of Litopenaeus vannamei (Crustacea: Decapoda) vitellogenin cDNA and its expression in endocrinologically induced sub-adult females.

    Shaul Raviv;Shmuel Parnes;Carmen Segall;Claytus Davis

  • Insulin and gender: an insulin-like gene expressed exclusively in the androgenic gland of the male crayfish. Gen Comp Endocrinol

    Rivka Manor;Simy Weil;Shirley Oren;Lilah Glazer

  • ALTERNATIVE MATING STRATEGIES IN MALE MORPHOTYPES OF THE FRESHWATER PRAWN MACROBRACHIUM

    Amir Sagi

Frequent Co-Authors

Lia Addadi
Lia Addadi Weizmann Institute of Science
Abigail Elizur
Abigail Elizur University of the Sunshine Coast
Gideon Hulata
Gideon Hulata Agricultural Research Organization
Jianhai Xiang
Jianhai Xiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Leeor Kronik
Leeor Kronik Weizmann Institute of Science
Giulio A. De Leo
Giulio A. De Leo Stanford University
Ofer Ovadia
Ofer Ovadia Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Armand M. Kuris
Armand M. Kuris University of California, Santa Barbara
Peter Fratzl
Peter Fratzl Max Planck Society

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