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Advancing genetic improvement in the omics era: status and priorities for United States aquaculture
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Navigating ocean acidification in shellfish aquaculture: Stakeholder perspectives of developing strategies in the U.S. Pacific Region
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Shifts and critical periods in coral metabolism reveal energetic vulnerability during development
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Coral larvae increase nitrogen assimilation to stabilize algal symbiosis and combat bleaching under increased temperature
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DNA methylation correlates with transcriptional noise in response to elevated pCO2 in the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
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Environmental influence on the Atlantic salmon transcriptome and methylome during sea lice infestations
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A dynamic web resource for robust and reproducible genomics in non-model species: marineomics.io
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Characterizing biological responses to climate variability and extremes to improve biodiversity projections
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Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly of the Blue Mussel Mytilus chilensis Reveals Molecular Signatures Facing the Marine Environment
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Epigenetic and genetic population structure is coupled in a marine invertebrate
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Population-specific effects of ocean acidification in the Olympia oyster
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Transcriptome profile in heat resilient Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas families under thermal challenge
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Triploid Pacific oysters exhibit stress response dysregulation and elevated mortality following heatwaves
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Acclimatory gene expression of primed clams enhances robustness to elevated pCO2
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Characterization of the Gene Repertoire and Environmentally Driven Expression Patterns in Tanner Crab (Chionoecetes bairdi)
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Differential DNA methylation in Pacific oyster reproductive tissue in response to ocean acidification
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Dynamic DNA methylation contributes to carryover effects and beneficial acclimatization in geoduck clams
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Epigenetic-associated phenotypic plasticity of the ocean acidification-acclimated edible oyster in the mariculture environment
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Proteomic response of early juvenile Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) to temperature
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Repeat exposure to hypercapnic seawater modifies growth and oxidative status in a tolerant burrowing clam
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Chromosome-scale genome assembly of the sea louse Caligus rogercresseyi by SMRT sequencing and Hi-C analysis
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Coupled microbiome analyses highlights relative functional roles of bacteria in a bivalve hatchery
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DNA methylation profiling of a cnidarian-algal symbiosis using nanopore sequencing
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Differentially methylated gene regions between resistant and susceptible heat-phenotypes of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas
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Invertebrate methylomes provide insight into mechanisms of environmental tolerance and reveal methodological biases
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Latent effects of winter warming on Olympia oyster reproduction and larval viability
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Oyster biomineralisation under ocean acidification: from genes to shell
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Carryover effects of temperature and pCO2 across multiple Olympia oyster populations
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Convergence of DNA Methylation Profiles of the Reef Coral *Porites astreoides* in a Novel Environment
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DNA methylation changes in response to ocean acidification at the time of larval metamorphosis in the edible oyster, *Crassostrea hongkongensis*
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General DNA Methylation Patterns and Environmentally-Induced Differential Methylation in the Eastern Oyster (*Crassostrea virginica*)
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Larval Geoduck (*Panopea generosa*) Proteomic Response to Ciliates
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Metabolic recovery and compensatory shell growth of juvenile Pacific geoduck *Panopea generosa* following short-term exposure to acidified seawater
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Ocean Acidification Induces Subtle Shifts in Gene Expression and DNA Methylation in Mantle Tissue of the Eastern Oyster (*Crassostrea virginica*)
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Spatial and Temporal Distribution of the Early Life History Stages of the Native Olympia Oyster Ostrea lurida (Carpenter, 1864) in a Restoration Site in Northern Puget Sound, Wa
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Temporal proteomic profiling reveals insight into critical developmental processes and temperature-influenced physiological response differences in a bivalve mollusc
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The wastewater microbiome: A novel insight for COVID-19 surveillance
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Catching the complexity of salmon-louse interactions
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Characterization of Pacific oyster *Crassostrea gigas* proteomic response to natural environmental differences
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Dynamic response in the larval geoduck (*Panopea generosa*) proteome to elevated pCO2
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Larval Response to Parental Low pH Exposure in the Pacific Oyster *Crassostrea gigas*
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Pacific geoduck (*Panopea generosa*) resilience to natural pH variation
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Consistent differences in fitness traits across multiple generations of Olympia oysters
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Coral epigenetic responses to nutrient stress: Histone H2A.X phosphorylation dynamics and DNA methylation in the staghorn coral *Acropora cervicornis*
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Differential response to stress in *Ostrea lurida* as measured by gene expression
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Opportunities in Functional Genomics: A Primer on Lab and Computational Aspects
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Transcriptomic and metabolic response to chronic and acute thermal exposure of juvenile geoduck clams *Panopea globosa*
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A Nonlethal Anesthesia Protocol for Accessing the Mantle Cavity of Olympia Oysters in the Laboratory or Field
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Aquaculture genomics, genetics and breeding in the United States: current status, challenges, and priorities for future research
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Epigenetic considerations in aquaculture
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Evidence of Ostrea lurida Carpenter, 1864 population structure in Puget Sound, WA
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Genetic and epigenetic insight into morphospecies in a reef coral
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Genotoype-by-sequencing of three geographically distinct populations of Olympia oysters, *Ostrea lurida*
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Integrating discovery-driven proteomics and selected reaction monitoring to develop a non-invasive assay for geoduck reproductive maturation
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The *Caligus rogercresseyi* miRNome: Discovery and transcriptome profiling during the sea lice ontogeny
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What goes up must come down: Diel vertical migration in the deep-water sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) revealed by pop-up satellite archival tags
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Germline DNA methylation in reef corals: patterns and potential roles in response to environmental change
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Love the one you're with: Genomic evidence of panmixia in the sablefish (*Anoplopoma fimbria*)
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Uncovering the Complex Transcriptome Response of Mytilus chilensis against Saxitoxin: Implications of Harmful Algal Blooms on Mussel Populations
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Culture of sablefish (*Anoplopoma fimbria*) larvae in four experimental tank designs
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Evaluating hypoxia-inducible factor-1α mRNA expression in a pelagic fish, Pacific herring *Clupea pallasii*, as a biomarker for hypoxia exposure
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Up in Arms: Immune and Nervous System Response To Sea Star Wasting Disease
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A context specific role for DNA methylation in bivalves
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Genome-wide profiling of DNA methylation and gene expression in *Crassostrea gigas* male gametes
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Shotgun proteomics reveals physiological response to ocean acidification in *Crassostrea gigas*
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The activation and cryopreservation of sablefish (*Anoplopoma fimbria*) sperm
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Development of Genomic Resources for a thraustochytrid Pathogen and Investigation of Temperature Influences on Gene Expression
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Genomic resource development for shellfish of conservation concern
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Immune response of the Caribbean sea fan, Gorgonia ventalina, exposed to an *Aplanochytrium parasite* as revealed by transcriptome sequencing
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Predominant intragenic methylation is associated with gene expression characteristics in a bivalve mollusc
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Quantitative PCR analysis used to characterize physiological changes in brain tissue of senescent sockeye salmon
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Shotgun proteomics as a viable approach for biological discovery in the Pacific oyster
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Characterization of genes involved in ceramide metabolism in the Pacific oyster *Crassostrea gigas*
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Characterizing short read sequencing for gene discovery and RNA-Seq analysis in Crassostrea gigas
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Characterizing the effects of heavy metal and *Vibrio* exposure on hsp70 expression in *Crassostrea gigas* gill tissue
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Development of genomic resources for Pacific herring through targeted transcriptome pyrosequencing
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Elevated pCO2 causes developmental delay in early larval Pacific oysters, *Crassostrea gigas*
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Friend or foe: the association of Labyrinthulomycetes with the Caribbean sea fan, *Gorgonia ventalina*
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Is there a relationship between DNA methylation and phenotypic plasticity in invertebrates?
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Rank and Order: Evaluating the Performance of SNPs for Individual Assignment in a Non-Model Organism
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Immune response and mechanical stress susceptibility in diseased oysters, *Crassostrea virginica*
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RNA-Seq reveals an integrated immune response in nucleated erythrocytes
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Single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) discovery and applications of SNP genotyping in nonmodel organisms
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A genetic basis for the phenotypic differentiation between siscowet and lean lake trout (*Salvelinus namaycush*)
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DNA methylation patterns provide insight into epigenetic regulation in the Pacific oyster (*Crassostrea gigas*)
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Evidence for distributed light sensing in the skin of cuttlefish, *Sepia officinalis*
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Transcriptome sequencing and high-resolution melt analysis advance single nucleotidepolymorphism discovery in duplicated salmonids
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Analysis of genes isolated from plated hemocytes of the Pacific Oyster, *Crassostrea gigas*
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Development and validation of a real-time quantitative PCR assay for the detection and quantification of *Perkinsus marinus* in the Eastern oyster, *Crassostrea virginica*
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Rapid accumulation of an interleukin 17 homolog transcript in *Crassostrea gigas* hemocytes following bacterial exposure
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A Proposed Nomenclature Consensus for the Myostatin Gene Family
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Characteristics of marine aggregates in shallow-water ecosystems: Implications for disease ecology
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Characterization of SSRs from the American lobster, *Homarus americanus*
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Characterization of new SSR-EST markers in cod, *Gadus morhua*
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Development of a real-time quantitative PCR assay for the hard clam pathogen, Quahog Parasite Unknown (QPX)
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Characterization of EST derived SSRs from the bay scallop, *Argopectens irradians*
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Lack of growth enhancement by exogenous growth hormone treatment in yellow perch in four separate experiments
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The isolation, characterization, and expression of a novel GDF11 gene and a second myostatin form in zebrafish, Danio rerio. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology
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Acute neurosteroid modulation and subunit isolation of the GABAa receptor in the bullfrog, *Rana catesbeiana*
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Characterization of an invertebrate myostatin homologue from the bay scallop, *Argopecten irradians*
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Growth hormone differentially regulates muscle myostatin1 and -2 and increases circulating cortisol in rainbow trout *Oncorhynchus mykiss*
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Transgenic salmon over-expressing growth hormone exhibit decreased myostatin transcript and protein expression
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Expressed sequence tag analysis of genes expressed in the bay scallop, *Argopecten irradians*
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Myostatin protein and mRNA transcript levels in adult and developing brook trout
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Differential skeletal muscle expression of myostatin across teleost species, and the isolation of multiple myostatin isoforms
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Cloning and characterization of prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase-1 and -2 from the brook trout ovary
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Effects of nonindigenous ictalurids and recreational electrofishing on the ictalurid community of the Cape Fear River drainage, North Carolina
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Isolation through cloning of fish prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase (cyclooxygenase)
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Annual reproductive cycle of the common snook: Endocrine correlates of maturation
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The upregulation of messenger ribonucleic acids during 17a, 20b-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one-induced ovulation in the perch ovary
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Podcast
Book Chapters
Moreira Sanmartín R, Roberts SB, Figueras A. (2016) Molluscs. pages 223-245, in Genomics in Aquaculture. Editors: Simon A. MacKenzie and Sissel Jentoft. ISBN: 978-0-12-801418-9
Gavery, M., & Roberts, S. (2018). Genetics & Epigenetics in Life History and Reproduction: Oysters. In M. K. Skinner (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Reproduction. vol. 6, pp. 736–742. Academic Press: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.20621-3 pdf
Preprints
Huffmyer AS, KH Wong, DM Becker, E Strand, T Mass, HM Putnam. (2025) Metabolic dynamics of the coral-algal symbiosis from fertilization to settlement identify critical coral energetic vulnerabilities. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.20.533475.
Shelly A Wanamaker , Kaitlyn R Mitchell, Rhonda Elliott Thompson, Benoit Eudeline, Brent Vadopalas, Emma B Timmins-Schiffman, Steven B Roberts (2020). Temporal proteomic profiling reveals insight into critical developmental processes and temperature-influenced physiological response differences in a bivalve mollusc. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.05.137059
Emma B. Timmins-Schiffman, Grace A. Crandall, Brent Vadopalas, Michael E. Riffle, Brook L. Nunn, Steven B. Roberts (2016) Integrating proteomics and selected reaction monitoring to develop a non-invasive assay for geoduck reproductive maturation. bioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/094615
Heare JE, White SJ, Roberts SB. (2015) Differential response to stress in Ostrea lurida (Carpenter 1864) as measured by gene expression. PeerJ PrePrints 3:e1595v1 https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.1595v1
Gavery MR, Delrow J, Basom R, Roberts SB. (2015) Influence of 17α-ethinylestradiol on DNA Methylation in Oysters. GitHub / Zenodo https://github.com/sr320/paper-Oyster-EE2
Heare JE, Blake B, Davis JP, Vadopalas B, Roberts SB. (2014) Evidence of Ostrea lurida (Carpenter 1894) population structure in Puget Sound, WA. PeerJ PrePrints 2:e704v1 https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.704v1
Claire E. Olson, Steven B. Roberts. Indication of family-specific DNA methylation patterns in developing oysters bioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/012831
Roberts et al. Sequence Data that never made it. https://www.authorea.com/users/3858/articles/3989/_show_article
David C. Metzger, Paul McElhany, Shallin Busch, Carolyn S. Friedman, Steven B. Roberts (preprint) Underlying impact of ocean acidification on Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) larvae revealed through RNA-Seq analysis. Status: Available for Comment peer reviews: BMC, MB
David C. Metzger, Carolyn S. Friedman, Emma B. Timmins-Schiffman and Steven B. Roberts (preprint) Thermal tolerance and gene expression characterization in Manila clams (Ruditapes philippinarum) exposed to elevated carbon dioxide. Status: Available for Comment peer reviews: AB
Storer C, Goetz F, Roberts S. (preprint) Transcriptional variation in lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) ecotypes raised under constant environmental conditions. Status: Available for Comment
Steven Roberts, Roxanna Smolowitz, Richard Karney, Mackenzie Gavery et al. (preprint) Disease tolerance in the eastern oyster. Status: Available for Comment
Roberts et al. (preprint) Hard clam gene expression analysis. Status: Available for Comment
Archived
Dimond JL and Roberts SB (2015) Germline DNA methylation in reef corals: patterns and potential roles in response to environmental change UW ResearchWorks Archive uri:http://hdl.handle.net/1773/34298
Mackenzie Gavery and Steven Roberts (preprint) A context specific role for DNA methylation in bivalves. Status: Archived download (Revised and later accepted at Briefings in Functional Genomics 10.1093/bfgp/elt054
Emma Timmins-Schiffman, Carolyn Friedman, Steven Roberts, Sam White, Dave Metzger (preprint) Genomic resource development of shellfish of conservation concern. Status: on figshare (published - Molecular Ecology Resources)
Timmins-Schiffman E, O’Donnell M, Friedman C, and Roberts S. (preprint) Elevated pCO2 causes developmental delay in early larval Pacific oysters, Crassostrea gigas Status: on figshare (published - Marine Biology)
Lyons, Dungan, and Roberts – Thraustochytrid-like isolates from marine bivalve mollusks
Smolowitz, Schaff, DeFaveri, Roberts - Renal Trematodiasis of Largemouth Bass and Development of PCR Methods
White SJ and Roberts S. (preprint) Identification of myostatin interacting proteins using a yeast-two hybrid approach. Status: Available for Comment
Gavery MR, White SJ, Roberts S (preprint) Characterization of prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase from the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas. Status: Available for Comment
Thompson R and Roberts SB (preprint) Influence of carbon dioxide-induced acidification and mechanical stress on gene expression and microbial community composition in oysters. Status: Available for Comment
Theses
Causes of Infection and Disease Progression of Hematodinium sp. in the Tanner crab, Chionoecetes bairdi. Aspen Coyle 2024. https://hdl.handle.net/1773/52794
Developing Tools and Resources for Maturation Control in Bivalvia. Olivia Cattau. 2023 http://hdl.handle.net/1773/50826
Patterns, dynamics, and potential roles of DNA methylation in reef corals and their allies. James Dimond. 2019 http://hdl.handle.net/1773/44815
Response of Olympia oysters (Ostrea lurida) to changing environmental conditions. Jake Heare. 2015 http://hdl.handle.net/1773/35206
Genomic signatures of natural selection and population structure in West Coast and Alaskan sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria). Andrew Jasonowicz. 2014 http://hdl.handle.net/1773/33907
DNA methylation variation in gametes and larvae of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas. Claire Ellis Olson. 2014 http://hdl.handle.net/1773/27478
Epigenomic and transcriptomic regulation of environmental responses in the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas. Mackenzie Gavery. 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/25984
The Effects of Ocean Acidification on Multiple Life History Stages of the Pacific Oyster, Crassostrea gigas: Implications for Physiological Trade-offs. Emma Timmins-Schiffman. 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/25413
Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) sperm: The physiology of activation and the development of a cryopreservation protocol. Doug Immerman. 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/25414
Genetic and phenotypic diversity in sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka. Caroline Storer. 2012. figshare. http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.661720
Characterizing the effects of ocean acidification in larval and juvenile Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum, using a transcriptomic approach. David Metzger. 2012 download
Notebooks
| Person | Notebook | Commitment |
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| Steven Roberts | sr320.github.io |  |
| Sam White | robertslab.github.io |  |
| Matt George | mattgeorgephd.github.io |  |
| Aspen Coyle | aspencoyle.github.io |  |
| Ariana Huffmyer | ahuffmyer.github.io |  |
| Chris Mantegna | chrismantegna.github.io |  |
| Zach Bengtsson | zbengt.github.io |  |
| Celeste Valdivia | valeste.github.io |  |
| Grace Crandall | grace-ac.github.io |  |
| Kathleen Durkin | shedurkin.github.io |  |
| Megan Ewing | mewing-notebook |  |
Recent Presentations
2025
Developing an integrated approach for multiomic epigenetic analyses. Kathleen Durkin. Epigenetics in Marine and Aquatic Research 2025. Barcelona, Spain. May, 2025.
STRUCTURAL GENOMIC VARIATION IN TRIPLOID PACIFIC OYSTERS: Insight into differential physiology? Aquaculture 2025. New Orleans, LA. March 10, 2025.
Shellfish environmental memory: Implications and opportunities. Washington SeaGrant Shellfish Growers Meeting.
IMPROVING OYSTER AQUACULTURE WITH RESILIENCE BIOMARKERS FROM OMICS META-ANALYSIS. Shelly Wanamaker. Aquaculture 2025. New Orleans, LA. March 10, 2025.
Parental Priming for Ocean Acidification Resilience in Manila Clams: Mechanistic Insights Gained Through Egg Transcriptome Analysis. Megan Ewing. Aquaculture 2025. New Orleans, LA. March 10, 2025.
Molecular mechanisms of heatwave mortality in Pacific cod early life stages. Laura Spencer. Alaska Marine Science Symposium. Anchorage, AK. January 2025.
Exploring functional roles of non-coding RNA in stony corals. Kathleen Durkin. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology. Atlanta, GA. January, 2025
2024
Molecular indicators of performance in Pacific cod exposed to climate stressors. Laura Spencer. NOAA AFSC Groundfish Seminar. Seattle, WA. December 2024.
Molecular indicators of performance in a marine fish exposed to temperature stress. Laura Spencer. NOAA NWFSC Manchester Research Station. Manchester, WA. December 2024.
Comparing sea star species with varying susceptibility to sea star wasting disease. Grace Crandall. Western Society of Naturalists. Portland, OR. November 2024.
Marine invertebrate environmental memory: Implications, mechanisms, and opportunities. Steven Roberts. Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy. October 2024.
Olympia Oyster (Ostrea lurida) Restoration in the United States A Physiology and Genomic Perspective. Steven Roberts. Concepcion, Chile. July 2024.
Marine invertebrate environmental memory: Implications, mechanisms, and opportunities. Steven Roberts. Duke Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC. February 2024.
Pycnopodia helianthoides immune response to Sea Star Wasting Disease. Grace Crandall. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology. January 2024.
Thermal stress reduces photosynthate metabolism and disrupts nitrogen cycling in coral larvae. Ariana S. Huffmyer. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology. January 2024.
Biodiversity Survey Methods: Using eDNA Metabarcoding to Complement Existing Methods. Chris Mantegna. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology. January 2024.
Comparative analyses of long non-coding RNA activity in three coral species. Zachary Bengtsson. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology. January 2024.
2023
Pycnopodia helianthoides immune response to Sea Star Wasting Disease. Grace Crandall. Western Society of Naturalists, Monterey, California. November 2023.
Genomic Applications in Sustainable Aquaculture. Steven Roberts. 1er Congreso de Biología Experimental y Aplicada, CICESE, Ensenada, Mexico. October 2023
Development of an Alternative Sterility Method for Shellfish Aquaculture: Identification of Candidate Genes Involved in Germ Cell Specification Mackenzie Gavery (NOAA Fisheries - NW Fisheries Science Center), Lauren Saunders, Lauren Vandepas, Brent Vadopalas, Adam Luckenbach, Cole Trapnell, Steven Roberts. Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association (PCSGA) and the National Shellfisheries Association Pacific Coast Section (NSA-PCS) Meeting. Seaside Civic & Convention Center, Seaside, OR. September 19-21, 2023
Environmental Priming for Ocean Acidification: Potential hatchery practices to build resilience for clam aquaculture in the Puget Sound Larken Root (Univeristy of Washington/NOAA), Mackenzie Gavery, Ryan Crim. Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association (PCSGA) and the National Shellfisheries Association Pacific Coast Section (NSA-PCS) Meeting. Seaside Civic & Convention Center, Seaside, OR. September 19-21, 2023
Triploid Pacific oysters exhibit stress response dysregulation and elevated mortality following heatwaves Matthew George (University of Washington), Olivia Cattau, Mollie A. Middleton, Delaney Lawson, Brent Vadopalas, Mackenzie Gavery, Steven Roberts. Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association (PCSGA) and the National Shellfisheries Association Pacific Coast Section (NSA-PCS) Meeting. Seaside Civic & Convention Center, Seaside, OR. September 19-21, 2023
Triploid Pacific oysters experience enhanced mortality following marine heatwaves Presentation. National Shellfish Association Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 30, 2023.
DNA Methylaiton in Bivalves Keynote at Epigenomics in Aquaculture - January 25 2023, University of Concepcion, Chile
Ploidy mediates the stress response of Pacific oysters following marine heatwave exposure Presentation. Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA, January 14, 2023.
Triploid Pacific oysters exhibit stress response dysregulation and elevated mortality following marine heatwaves Presentation. NOAA Fisheries Northwest Fisheries Science Center Physiology Group Meeting, Seattle, WA, January 11, 2023.
2022
Mechanisms of tilapia salinity tolerance at the limits of osmoregulation Presentation. NOAA physiology program monthly meeting, Virtual, March 3, 2022.
Yellow Island Intertidal Ecological Monitoring Presentation. NWStraits Commission meeting, Virtual, August 12, 2022.
Comparative Response of Littleneck and Manila Clams from the Puget Sound to Ocean Acidification Conditions: Year 1 Presentation. Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association (PCSGA) annual meeting, Wenatchee, September 20, 2022.
Using aquaculture to turn the tide on aquatic ecosystem collapse Presentation. University of Puget Sound Weekly Science Seminar, Thompson Hall, September 29, 2022.
Physiological and multi-omic signatures of shifts in symbiotic nutritional exchange in reef-building coral early life history Presentation. Benthic Ecology Meeting. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. March 2022.
Understanding shifts in symbiotic and physiological state in reef- building corals across developmental and environmental gradients Virtual seminar. Old Dominion University. December 2022.
Multi-omic approaches to understand reef coral development and symbiosis Virtual seminar. University of Washington eScience Institute Postdoctoral Seminar Series. November 2022.
The contribution of summer heatwaves to ‘triploid mortality’ events observed during commercial pacific oyster production in Washington State Presentation. The Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Virtual, January 4, 2022.
2021
Diversity in animal response to environmental change Presentation. Academic Data Science Alliance (ADSA) 2021 Data Science Coast to Coast Seminar Series, Virtual May 19, 2021 3pm.
Exploring the tolerance of Pacific geoduck to low pH through comparative physiology, genomics, and DNA methylation Presentation. The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) 2021 Annual Meeting, Virtual January - February 2021
A perspective on DNA methylation in bivalves Presentation. The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) 2021 Annual Meeting, Virtual January - February 2021
How do dynamic conditions shape coral symbiosis and metabolism and drive energetic-epigenetic linkages? Presentation. 2021 Moorea Coral Reef Long Term Ecological Research All Invesitgator Meeting. November 2021.
2020
Harnessing the power of single-cell RNA sequencing to control reproductive development in bivalves 74th Annual Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association Conference, Virtual October 2020
Carryover effects of winter warming in the Olympia oyster. Presentation. 74th Annual Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association Conference, Virtual October 2020
Oysters, Ocean Acidification, and -Omics Presentation, Friday Harbor Laboratories Summer Seminar Series, June 2020
Influence of ocean acidification on eastern (Crassostrea virginica) and Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) DNA methylation Poster, Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020, San Diego, CA February 2020
DNA methylation associations with growth rate in Olympia oyster populations presentation, Aquaculture America 2020, Honolulu, HI, February 2020
Influence of ocean acidification on DNA methylation patterns in geoduck Presentation, The Plant and Animal Genome XXVII Conference (PAG), San Diego, CA, January 2020