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  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Gary H. Thorgaard is affiliated with Washington State University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Genetics, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cancer Research, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work addresses various main topics including:

  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations

Their recent publications illustrate a concentration on genome assembly, annotation, and structural variation in rainbow trout. Key papers include:

  • A long reads-based de-novo assembly of the genome of the Arlee homozygous line reveals chromosomal rearrangements in rainbow trout, 2021, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • PacBio Iso-Seq Improves the Rainbow Trout Genome Annotation and Identifies Alternative Splicing Associated With Economically Important Phenotypes, 2021, Frontiers in Genetics
  • Identification of High-Confidence Structural Variants in Domesticated Rainbow Trout Using Whole-Genome Sequencing, 2021, Frontiers in Genetics
  • A long reads-based de-novo assembly of the genome of the Arlee homozygous line reveals structural genome variation in rainbow trout, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • De novo Genome Assemblies of Four Rainbow Trout Genetic Lines Reveal Structural Variants In Pursuit of a Pangenome Reference, 2025, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

They frequently collaborate with several researchers, including:

  • Guangtu Gao
  • Geoffrey C. Waldbieser
  • Ramey C. Youngblood
  • Paul Wheeler
  • Brian E. Scheffler

Publication venues with multiple works by Gary H. Thorgaard include:

  • Frontiers in Genetics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics

In 1996, the scientist was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Tetraploidy and the Evolution of Salmonid Fishes

    Fred W. Allendorf;Gary H. Thorgaard

  • The rainbow trout genome provides novel insights into evolution after whole-genome duplication in vertebrates

    Camille Berthelot;Frédéric Brunet;Domitille Chalopin;Amélie Juanchich

  • A Detailed Linkage Map of Rainbow Trout Produced Using Doubled Haploids

    William P. Young;Paul A. Wheeler;Virginia H. Coryell;Paul Keim

  • 8 Chromosome Set Manipulation and Sex Control in Fish

    Gary H. Thorgaard

  • Androgenesis, gynogenesis and the production of clones in fishes: A review

    Hans Komen;Gary H. Thorgaard

  • Sex-dependent dominance maintains migration supergene in rainbow trout

    Devon E Pearse;Nicola Barson;Torfinn Nome;Guangtu Gao

  • 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

  • ADULT TRIPLOIDS IN A RAINBOW TROUT FAMILY

    Gary H. Thorgaard;Graham A. E. Gall

  • Gene-Centromere Mapping in Rainbow Trout: High Interference over Long Map Distances.

    Gary H. Thorgaard;Fred W. Allendorf;Kathy L. Knudsen

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

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

  • Heteromorphic sex chromosomes in male rainbow trout

    Gary H. Thorgaard

  • Chromosomal Differences Among Rainbow Trout Populations

    Gary H. Thorgaard

  • Ploidy manipulation and performance

    Gary H. Thorgaard

  • Expression, Linkage, and Polymorphism of MHC-Related Genes in Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss

    John D. Hansen;Pamela Strassburger;Gary H. Thorgaard;William P. Young

  • Production of androgenetic diploid rainbow trout

    James E. Parsons;Gary H. Thorgaard

  • Polyploidy Induced by Heat Shock in Rainbow Trout

    Gary H. Thorgaard;Mary Ellen Jazwin;Alton R. Stier

  • Comprehensive gene expression profiling following DNA vaccination of rainbow trout against infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus.

    Maureen K. Purcell;Krista M. Nichols;James R. Winton;Gael Kurath

  • DNA Fingerprinting Confirms Isogenicity of Androgenetically Derived Rainbow Trout Lines

    Young Wp;Wheeler Pa;Fields Rd;Thorgaard Gh

  • The Genetic Basis of Smoltification-Related Traits in Oncorhynchus mykiss

    Krista M. Nichols;Alicia Felip Edo;Paul A. Wheeler;Gary H. Thorgaard

Frequent Co-Authors

Ruth B. Phillips
Ruth B. Phillips Washington State University Vancouver
Caird E. Rexroad
Caird E. Rexroad Agricultural Research Service
Fred W. Allendorf
Fred W. Allendorf University of Montana
James E. Seeb
James E. Seeb University of Washington
Scott E. LaPatra
Scott E. LaPatra Washington State University
Jianbo Yao
Jianbo Yao West Virginia University
Sigbjørn Lien
Sigbjørn Lien Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Peng Xu
Peng Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Steven T. Lindley
Steven T. Lindley National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Ben F. Koop
Ben F. Koop University of Victoria

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