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Donald G. Moerman is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with notable contributions across subfields including Aging, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Insect Science.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics, notably Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, Animal Genetics and Reproduction, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, and Algal biology and biofuel production.

Donald G. Moerman has published in various research venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • PubMed
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS ONE
  • Genetics

Recent publications include:

  • Identification of essential genes in Caenorhabditis elegans through whole-genome sequencing of legacy mutant collections, 2021, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • Peel-1 negative selection promotes screening-free CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing in Caenorhabditis elegans, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • PhenoMIP: High-Throughput Phenotyping of Diverse Caenorhabditis elegans Populations via Molecular Inversion Probes, 2020, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • Whole Genome Sequencing identifies reciprocal translocation hT2(I;III) breakpoints., 2021, PubMed
  • ccd-5, a novel cdk-5 binding partner, regulates pioneer axon guidance in the ventral nerve cord of Caenorhabditis elegans, 2022, Genetics

They have frequently collaborated with several researchers including Stéphane Flibotte, Vinci Au, Mark L. Edgley, Catharine H. Rankin, and Erica Li-Leger.

Best Publications

  • High-Throughput In Vivo Analysis of Gene Expression in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Rebecca Hunt-Newbury;Ryan Viveiros;Robert Johnsen;Allan Mah

  • The Million Mutation Project: A new approach to genetics in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Owen Thompson;Mark Edgley;Pnina Strasbourger;Stephane Flibotte

  • Production of antisense RNA leads to effective and specific inhibition of gene expression in C. elegans muscle.

    A. Fire;D. Albertson;S.W. Harrison;D.G. Moerman

  • Large-scale screening for targeted knockouts in the caenorhabditis elegans genome

    Robert Barstead;Gary Moulder;Beth Cobb;Stephen Frazee

  • Sequence of an unusually large protein implicated in regulation of myosin activity in C. elegans.

    Guy M. Benian;Jane E. Kiff;Jane E. Kiff;Nicolas Neckelmann;Donald G. Moerman;Donald G. Moerman

  • Random and targeted transgene insertion in Caenorhabditis elegans using a modified Mos1 transposon

    Christian Frøkjær-Jensen;M Wayne Davis;Mihail Sarov;Jon Taylor

  • Gene expression profiling of cells, tissues, and developmental stages of the nematode C. elegans.

    S.J. Mckay;R. Johnsen;J. Khattra;J. Asano

  • Assessing normal embryogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans using a 4D microscope: variability of development and regional specification.

    Ralf Schnabel;Harald Hutter;Don Moerman;Heinke Schnabel

  • Genome-scale analysis of in vivo spatiotemporal promoter activity in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Denis Dupuy;Nicolas Bertin;Nicolas Bertin;Kavitha Venkatesan;Domena Tu

  • Functional Genomics of the Cilium, a Sensory Organelle

    Oliver E. Blacque;Elliot A. Perens;Keith A. Boroevich;Peter N. Inglis

  • C. elegans PAT-4/ILK Functions as an Adaptor Protein within Integrin Adhesion Complexes

    A.Craig Mackinnon;Hiroshi Qadota;Kenneth R. Norman;Donald G. Moerman

  • A Conserved LIM Protein That Affects Muscular Adherens Junction Integrity and Mechanosensory Function in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Oliver Hobert;Donald G. Moerman;Kathleen A. Clark;Mary C. Beckerle

  • Products of the unc-52 gene in Caenorhabditis elegans are homologous to the core protein of the mammalian basement membrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan

    Teresa M. Rogalski;Benjamin D. Williams;Gregory P. Mullen;Donald G. Moerman

  • Establishment of a tissue-specific RNAi system in C. elegans.

    Hiroshi Qadota;Makiko Inoue;Takao Hikita;Mathias Köppen

  • Prepublication data sharing.

    E Birney;T J Hudson;Green

  • The UNC-112 gene in Caenorhabditis elegans encodes a novel component of cell-matrix adhesion structures required for integrin localization in the muscle cell membrane.

    Teresa M. Rogalski;Gregory P. Mullen;Mary M. Gilbert;Benjamin D. Williams

  • The ELT-2 GATA-factor and the global regulation of transcription in the C. elegans intestine.

    James D. McGhee;Monica C. Sleumer;Mikhail Bilenky;Kim Wong

  • Whole-Genome Profiling of Mutagenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Stephane Flibotte;Mark L. Edgley;Iasha Chaudhry;Jon Taylor

  • Muscle: Structure, Function, and Development

    Donald G Moerman;Andrew Fire

  • Sarcomere assembly in C. elegans muscle.

    Donald G. Moerman;Benjamin D. Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

David L. Baillie
David L. Baillie Simon Fraser University
Marco A. Marra
Marco A. Marra University of British Columbia
Robert H. Waterston
Robert H. Waterston University of Washington
Steven J.M. Jones
Steven J.M. Jones University of British Columbia
Robert A. Holt
Robert A. Holt BC Cancer Research Institute
Ralf Schnabel
Ralf Schnabel Technische Universität Braunschweig
Catharine H. Rankin
Catharine H. Rankin University of British Columbia
Michel R. Leroux
Michel R. Leroux Simon Fraser University
Andrew Fire
Andrew Fire Stanford University
Martin Hirst
Martin Hirst University of British Columbia

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