lab handbook: https://robertslab.github.io/resources/
Genomics continues to play a key role in facilitating sustainable aquaculture. Emphasis will be placed on innovative work in the domain of shellfish genomics, specifically investigations into oyster resilience and adaptability to environmental changes, along with the study of epigenetic modifications that influence the adaptive responses of aquaculture species to varying conditions, holding potential for industry growth. Additionally, broader implications of genomic applications in aquaculture we will explored, such as enhancing disease resistance, controlling reproductive maturation, and precision breeding. Amid global climate change and rising food demands, the integration of genomics and aquaculture is an important component to ensure to global food security and environmental sustainability.
Dynamic DNA methylation contributes to carryover effects and beneficial acclimatization in geoduck clams Hollie M. Putnam, Shelly A. Trigg, Samuel J. White, Laura H. Spencer, Brent Vadopalas, Aparna Natarajan, Jonathan Hetzel, Erich Jaeger, Jonathan Soohoo, Cristian Gallardo-Esc‡rate, Frederick W. Goetz, Steven B. Roberts bioRxiv 2022.06.24.497506; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.24.497506
Epigenetic and Genetic Population Structure is Coupled in a Marine Invertebrate, Katherine Silliman, Laura Spencer, Sam White, Steven Roberts, Genome Biology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 2, February 2023, evad013, https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evad013
Bogan, S. N., Johns, J., Griffiths, J. S., Davenport, D., Smith, S. J., Schaal, S. M., Downey-Wall, A., Lou, R. N., Lotterhos, K., Guidry, M. E., Rivera, H. E., McGirr, J. A., Puritz, J. B., Roberts, S. B., & Silliman, K. (2023). A dynamic web resource for robust and reproducible genomics in nonmodel species: marineomics.io. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 00, 1Ð8. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.14219
George, M. N., Cattau, O., Middleton, M. A., Lawson, D., Vadopalas, B., Gavery, M., & Roberts, S. B. (2023). Triploid Pacific oysters exhibit stress response dysregulation and elevated mortality following heatwaves. Global Change Biology, 00, 1Ð19. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16880
Trigg, S. A., Venkataraman, Y. R., Gavery, M. R., Roberts, S. B., Bhattacharya, D., Downey-Wall, A., Eirin-Lopez, J. M., Johnson, K. M., Lotterhos, K. E., Puritz, J. B., & Putnam, H. M. (2022). Invertebrate methylomes provide insight into mechanisms of environmental tolerance and reveal methodological biases. Molecular Ecology Resources, 22, 1247Ð 1261. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13542
Spencer, LH, Venkataraman, YR, Crim R, Ryan S, Horwith MJ, and Roberts SB (2020) Carryover effects of temperature and pCO2 across multiple Olympia oyster populations. Ecological Applications 00( 00):e02060. doi:10.1002/eap.2060
Venkataraman YR, Spencer LH, Roberts SB. (2019) Larval Response to Parental Low pH Exposure in the Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas Journal of Shellfish Research, 38(3), 743-750. doi:10.2983/035.038.0325