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William S. Davidson

William S. Davidson

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Genetics

D-Index
67
Citations
15369
World Ranking
2538
National Ranking
86

Overview

William S. Davidson is affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Environmental Science. Within these broader disciplines, their work focuses on subfields including Genetics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Molecular Biology, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas such as genetic diversity and population structure, fish ecology and management studies, environmental DNA in biodiversity studies, genomics and phylogenetic studies, identification and quantification in food, marine and fisheries research, and reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species.

William S. Davidson has published research in various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • http://isrctn.com/
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • PLoS ONE
  • Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Several collaborative efforts with coauthors have been noted, with frequent coauthors including Robert H. Devlin, Ben F. Koop, Éric Rondeau, Kris A. Christensen, and David R. Minkley.

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by the scientist include:

  • Retraction: The Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) genome and transcriptome assembly, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Population-size history inferences from the coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) genome, 2023, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • Environmental and genetic influences on fitness-related traits in a hatchery coho salmon population, 2021, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
  • Isolation-by-distance and population-size history inferences from the coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) genome, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • A study in healthy volunteers to assess the different formulations (recipes) of the drug product (Alectinib), 2022, http://isrctn.com/

Best Publications

  • The Atlantic salmon genome provides insights into rediploidization

    Sigbjørn Lien;Ben F Koop;Simen Rød Sandve;Jason R. Miller

  • Comparative Genomics Identifies a Flagellar and Basal Body Proteome that Includes the BBS5 Human Disease Gene

    Jin Billy Li;Jantje M Gerdes;Courtney J Haycraft;Yanli Fan

  • Triallelic Inheritance in Bardet-Biedl Syndrome, a Mendelian Recessive Disorder

    Nicholas Katsanis;Stephen J. Ansley;Jose L. Badano;Erica R. Eichers

  • Loss of C. elegans BBS-7 and BBS-8 protein function results in cilia defects and compromised intraflagellar transport

    Oliver E. Blacque;Michael J. Reardon;Chunmei Li;Jonathan McCarthy

  • FINS (forensically informative nucleotide sequencing): a procedure for identifying the animal origin of biological specimens.

    S E Bartlett;W S Davidson

  • Development and Application of a Salmonid EST Database and cDNA Microarray: Data Mining and Interspecific Hybridization Characteristics

    Matthew L. Rise;Kristian R. von Schalburg;Gordon D. Brown;Melanie A. Mawer

  • Mutations in a member of the Ras superfamily of small GTP-binding proteins causes Bardet-Biedl syndrome.

    Yanli Fan;Muneer A Esmail;Stephen J Ansley;Oliver E Blacque

  • Triallelic inheritance in Bardet-Biedl syndrome, a Mendelian recessive disorder.

    N Katsanis;SJ Ansley;JL Badano;ER Eichers

  • Mutations in MKKS cause obesity, retinal dystrophy and renal malformations associated with Bardet-Biedl syndrome

    Nicholas Katsanis;Philip L. Beales;Philip L. Beales;Michael O. Woods;Michael O. Woods;Richard A. Lewis

  • Sequencing the genome of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

    William S. Davidson;Benjamin F. Koop;Steven J.M. Jones;Patricia Iturra

  • Clinical and genetic epidemiology of Bardet-Biedl syndrome in Newfoundland: A 22-year prospective, population-based, cohort study

    Susan J. Moore;Jane S. Green;Yanli Fan;Ashvinder K. Bhogal

  • Identification of Thunnus Tuna Species by the Polymerase Chain Reaction and Direct Sequence Analysis of their Mitochondrial Cytochrome b Genes

    Sylvia E. Bartlett;William S. Davidson

  • A dense SNP-based linkage map for Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) reveals extended chromosome homeologies and striking differences in sex-specific recombination patterns

    Sigbjørn Lien;Lars Gidskehaug;Thomas Moen;Ben J Hayes

  • Comparative Genome Analysis of the Primary Sex-Determining Locus in Salmonid Fishes

    Rachael A. Woram;Karim Gharbi;Takashi Sakamoto;Bjorn Hoyheim

  • Extensive polymorphism in the mitochondrial DNA of apes

    Stephen D. Ferris;Wesley M. Brown;William S. Davidson;Allan C. Wilson

  • Fish and chips: various methodologies demonstrate utility of a 16,006-gene salmonid microarray.

    Kristian R von Schalburg;Matthew L Rise;Glenn A Cooper;Gordon D Brown

  • Salmo salar and Esox lucius full-length cDNA sequences reveal changes in evolutionary pressures on a post-tetraploidization genome

    Jong S Leong;Stuart G Jantzen;Kristian R von Schalburg;Glenn A Cooper

  • Bursts and horizontal evolution of DNA transposons in the speciation of pseudotetraploid salmonids

    Johan G de Boer;Ryosuke Yazawa;William S Davidson;Ben F Koop

  • Microarray analyses identify molecular biomarkers of Atlantic salmon macrophage and hematopoietic kidney response to Piscirickettsia salmonis infection

    Matthew L. Rise;Simon R. M. Jones;Gordon D. Brown;Kristian R. von Schalburg

  • A linkage map of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) based on EST-derived SNP markers

    Thomas Moen;Ben J. Hayes;Matthew Baranski;Paul R. Berg

Frequent Co-Authors

Ben F. Koop
Ben F. Koop University of Victoria
Ruth B. Phillips
Ruth B. Phillips Washington State University Vancouver
Patrick S. Parfrey
Patrick S. Parfrey Memorial University of Newfoundland
Nicholas Katsanis
Nicholas Katsanis Galatea Bio Inc
Sigbjørn Lien
Sigbjørn Lien Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Jane Green
Jane Green Memorial University of Newfoundland
Roy G. Danzmann
Roy G. Danzmann University of Guelph
Philip L. Beales
Philip L. Beales University College London
Robert H. Devlin
Robert H. Devlin Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Steven J.M. Jones
Steven J.M. Jones University of British Columbia

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