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Caird E. Rexroad is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with particular expertise in genetics and aquatic science. Their work covers multiple subfields including molecular biology, plant science, and nature and landscape conservation.

Their research topics include genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, genetic diversity and population structure, aquaculture nutrition and growth, CRISPR and genetic engineering, animal genetics and reproduction, genetically modified organisms research, and fish ecology and management studies.

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  • BMC Genomics
  • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • CABI Agriculture and Bioscience
  • Frontiers in Genetics
  • Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Recent publications include:

  • Opportunities for U.S. marine finfish aquaculture, 2021, Journal of the World Aquaculture Society
  • The generation of the first chromosome-level de novo genome assembly and the development and validation of a 50K SNP array for the St. John River aquaculture strain of North American Atlantic salmon, 2023, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • A New Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Database for North American Atlantic Salmon Generated Through Whole Genome Resequencing, 2020, Frontiers in Genetics
  • Advancing genome editing to improve the sustainability and resiliency of animal agriculture, 2022, CABI Agriculture and Bioscience
  • Advancing genetic improvement in the omics era: status and priorities for United States aquaculture, 2025, BMC Genomics

Best Publications

  • Production of transgenic rabbits, sheep and pigs by microinjection

    Robert E. Hammer;Vernon G. Pursel;Caird E. Rexroad;Robert J. Wall

  • Status and opportunities for genomics research with rainbow trout.

    Gary H. Thorgaard;George S. Bailey;David Williams;Donald R. Buhler

  • A consolidated linkage map for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

    K. M. Nichols;W. P. Young;R. G. Danzmann;B. D. Robison

  • The development and characterization of a 57K single nucleotide polymorphism array for rainbow trout.

    Y. Palti;G. Gao;S. Liu;M. P. Kent

  • A conserved haplotype controls parallel adaptation in geographically distant salmonid populations.

    Michael R. Miller;Joseph P. Brunelli;Paul A. Wheeler;Sixin Liu

  • A whole-genome radiation hybrid panel for bovine gene mapping

    James E. Womack;Jan S. Johnson;Elaine K. Owens;Caird E. Rexroad

  • A rapid whole-mount staining procedure for nuclei of mammalian embryos

    V. G. Pursel;R. J. Wall;C. E. Rexroad;Robert E Hammer

  • Aquaculture genomics, genetics and breeding in the United States: current status, challenges, and priorities for future research

    Hisham Abdelrahman;Mohamed ElHady;Acacia Alcivar-Warren;Standish Allen

  • Effect of starvation on global gene expression and proteolysis in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

    Mohamed Salem;Jeff Silverstein;Caird E Rexroad;Jianbo Yao

  • Thirty-five polymorphic microsatellite markers for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).

    C. E. Rexroad;R. L. Coleman;A. M. Martin;W. K. Hershberger

  • The complete nuclear estrogen receptor family in the rainbow trout: Discovery of the novel ERα2 and both ERβ isoforms

    James J. Nagler;Tim Cavileer;Jack Sullivan;Daniel G. Cyr

  • A salmonid EST genomic study: genes, duplications, phylogeny and microarrays

    Ben F Koop;Kristian R von Schalburg;Jong Leong;Neil Walker

  • Bovine CAPN1 maps to a region of BTA29 containing a quantitative trait locus for meat tenderness.

    T. P. L. Smith;E. Casas;C. E. Rexroad;S. M. Kappes

  • Gene expression in the brain and kidney of rainbow trout in response to handling stress

    Aleksei Krasnov;Heikki Koskinen;Petri Pehkonen;Caird E Rexroad

  • RNA-Seq Identifies SNP Markers for Growth Traits in Rainbow Trout

    Mohamed Salem;Roger L. Vallejo;Timothy D. Leeds;Yniv Palti

  • A comparative analysis of the rainbow trout genome with 2 other species of fish (Arctic charr and Atlantic salmon) within the tetraploid derivative Salmonidae family (subfamily: Salmoninae)

    Roy G Danzmann;Margaret Cairney;William S Davidson;Moira M Ferguson

  • CULTURING THE EPIBLAST CELLS OF THE PIG BLASTOCYST

    Neil C. Talbot;Caird E. Rexroad;Vernon G. Pursel;Anne M. Powell

  • Characterization of the rainbow trout transcriptome using Sanger and 454-pyrosequencing approaches.

    Mohamed F Salem;Caird E. Rexroad;Jiannan Wang;Gary H. Thorgaard

  • Response of rainbow trout transcriptome to model chemical contaminants.

    Heikki Koskinen;Petri Pehkonen;Eeva Vehniäinen;Aleksei Krasnov

  • Status of Research with Transgenic Farm Animals

    V G Pursel;C E Rexroad

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianbo Yao
Jianbo Yao West Virginia University
Gary H. Thorgaard
Gary H. Thorgaard Washington State University
Roy G. Danzmann
Roy G. Danzmann University of Guelph
James E. Womack
James E. Womack Texas A&M University
Ralph L. Brinster
Ralph L. Brinster University of Pennsylvania
Karim Gharbi
Karim Gharbi University of Edinburgh
Ruth B. Phillips
Ruth B. Phillips Washington State University Vancouver
Ben F. Koop
Ben F. Koop University of Victoria
William S. Davidson
William S. Davidson Simon Fraser University
Richard D. Palmiter
Richard D. Palmiter University of Washington

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