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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# overview
The main focus of our lab is to address fundamental questions relevant to the genomic and functional basis of complex phenotypes.  Research projects in our lab utilize field and experimental studies coupled with genomic and computational tools relevant to livestock improvement, vector-borne diseases, and the microbiome. The broader implications of our research include generating knowledge and innovative tools for improving animal, human, and environmental health.

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
University of Louisiana at Lafayette - (Lafayette, Louisiana, United States)

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Circadian disruption and divergent microbiota acquisition under extended photoperiod regimens in chicken

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Energy metabolism and sources of oxidative stress in wooden breast - a review

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Genomic investigation refutes record of most diverged avian hybrid.

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Cloacal swabs are unreliable sources for estimating lower gastro-intestinal tract microbiota in chicken

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Population structure in an endangered songbird: maintenance of genetic differentiation despite high vagility and significant population recovery.

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THE GENETIC BASIS FOR OUTDOOR HOST-SEEKING BEHAVIOR IN <it>ANOPHELES COLUZZII</it> DURING THE BIOKO ISLAND MALARIA CONTROL PROJECT

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Effects of supplementing yeast fermentate in the feed or drinking water on stress susceptibility, plasma chemistry, cytokine levels, antioxidant status, and stress- and immune-related gene expression of broiler chickens.

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Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) Colony Initiation Attempts: Trans locations and Decoys

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A pangenome graph reference of 30 chicken genomes allows genotyping of large and complex structural variants.

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Laboratory culturing and selection for increased resistance to cadmium both reduce genetic variation in the least killifish Heterandria formosa

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Effective population sizes and adaptive genetic variation in a captive bird population

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Waste not, want not: microsatellites remain an economical and informative technology for conservation genetics

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Potential key genes involved in metabolic resistance to malathion in the southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, and functional validation of CYP325BC1 and CYP9M12 as candidate genes using RNA interference.

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Cloacal swabs are unreliable sources for estimating lower gastro-intestinal tract microbiota in chicken.

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Cloacal Swabs Are Unreliable Sources for Estimating Lower Gastro-Intestinal Tract Microbiota Membership and Structure in Broiler Chickens

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Antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory potential of isolated compounds from bitter melon: In vitro and in silico approaches

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Whole-genome survey reveals extensive variation in genetic diversity and inbreeding levels among peregrine falcon subspecies.

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Crumbling diversity: comparison of historical archived and contemporary natural populations indicate reduced genetic diversity and increasing genetic differentiation in the golden-cheeked warbler

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How far is too close? restricted, sex-biased dispersal in black-capped vireos.

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Domestication is Associated with Increased Interspecific Hybrid Compatibility in Landfowl (Order: Galliformes).

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The effective population size of malaria mosquitoes: large impact of vector control.

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A Primer for Single-Cell Sequencing in Non-Model Organisms.

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Circadian disruption and divergent microbiota acquisition under extended photoperiod regimens in chicken

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Using Genealogical Mapping and Genetic Neighborhood Sizes to Quantify Dispersal Distances in the Neotropical Passerine, the Black-Capped Vireo.

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Species and sex-specific chemosensory gene expression in Anopheles coluzzii and An. quadriannulatus antennae.

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Genome-Wide Divergence in the West-African Malaria Vector Anopheles melas.

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Transcriptome of Russet Norkotah and its clonal selection, TXNS278.

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Transcriptomic signals of mitochondrial dysfunction and OXPHOS dynamics in fast-growth chicken.

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CHEMOSENSORY GENE EXPRESSION IN THE PROBOSCIS OF ANOPHELES GAMBIAE SL MOSQUITOES WITH VARYING HOST PREFERENCE

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Birds in space and time: genetic changes accompanying anthropogenic habitat fragmentation in the endangered black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla).

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Missing the forest for the gene trees: Conservation genetics is more than the identification of distinct population segments

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Retraction Note: Species-specific chemosensory gene expression in the olfactory organs of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae.

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THE MOLECULAR EVOLUTION OF OLFACTION GENES IN THE ANOPHELES GAMBIAE COMPLEX

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Large fluctuations in the effective population size of the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae s.s. during vector control cycle.

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Chemosensory gene expression in olfactory organs of the anthropophilic Anopheles coluzzii and zoophilic Anopheles quadriannulatus.

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Circadian disruption and divergent microbiota acquisition under extended photoperiod regimens in chicken.

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IDENTIFICATION OF CANDIDATE GENES UNDERLYING HUMAN HOST PREFERENCE IN THE MALARIA MOSQUITO <it>ANOPHELES COLUZZII</it>

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The Role of Housing Environment and Dietary Protein Source on the Gut Microbiota of Chicken.

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Genetic isolation within the malaria mosquito Anopheles melas (vol 21, pg 4498, 2012)

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In vitro and in silico elucidation of antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory activities of bioactive compounds from Momordica charantia L.

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Effects of yeast fermentate supplementation on cecal microbiome, plasma biochemistry and ileal histomorphology in stressed broiler chickens

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Development of twenty-five polymorphic microsatellite markers for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis)

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Laboratory culturing and selection for increased resistance to cadmium reduce genetic variation in the least killifish, Heterandria formosa.

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Implications of landscape alteration for the conservation of genetic diversity of endangered species

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Evaluation of growth production factors as predictors of the incidence and severity of white striping and woody breast in broiler chickens.

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The Expression of Chemosensory Genes in Male Maxillary Palps of Anopheles coluzzii (Diptera: Culicidae) and An. quadriannulatus.

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Impacts of Dietary Protein and Prebiotic Inclusion on Liver and Spleen Gene Expression in Hy-Line Brown Caged Layers.

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MOVEMENT PATTERNS AND POPULATION STRUCTURE OF THE BROWN PELICAN

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Genetic isolation within the malaria mosquito Anopheles melas.

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Indole Alleviates Diet-Induced Hepatic Steatosis and Inflammation in a Manner Involving Myeloid Cell 6-Phosphofructo-2-Kinase/Fructose-2,6-Biphosphatase 3.

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Insights into the molecular basis of wooden breast based on comparative analysis of fast- and slow-growth broilers

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Response to Selection for Increased Heat Tolerance in a Small Fish Species, With the Response Decreased by a Population Bottleneck

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Cucurbitane-type compounds from Momordica charantia: Isolation, in vitro antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory activities and in silico modeling approaches.

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Fourth Report on Chicken Genes and Chromosomes 2022.

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Waste not, want not: Microsatellites remain an economical and informative technology for conservation genetics.

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Effects of Monochromatic Lighting During Incubation and Vaccination on the Splenic Transcriptome Profiles of Chicken.

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Phylogenomics of the extinct Heath Hen provides support for sex-biased introgression among extant prairie grouse.

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Effective population sizes and adaptive genetic variation in a captive bird population.

# researcherOn[].label
Genomic and functional basis of wooden breast in broiler chicken

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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USDA-National Institute of Food And Agriculture

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Modulation of beneficial gut microbiota in poultry by photoperiod and monochromatic lighting

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National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Probiotic modulation of appetite to improve breeder pullet welfare

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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USDA-National Institute of Food And Agriculture

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Assessment of Golden-cheeked warbler population genetic structure and genetic recovery

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United States Army - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Advanced Technologies for the Genetic Improvement of Poultry (was NC-168)

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National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Advanced Technologies for the Genetic Improvement of Poultry (Walzem, Rosemary)

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National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

# streetAddress
Texas A&M University; Poultry Science; 2472 TAMU

# schools[]
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# etdChairOf[].label
Cilkiz, Kubra (2018-08). Genome-Wide Association Study of the Woody Breast Myopathy in Broiler Chickens. Master's Thesis.

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Ibrahim, Mohamed M.A. (2021-04). THE FUNCTIONAL PROFILES OF CHICKEN EGGS INCUBATED UNDER MONOCHROMATIC LIGHTING. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Hubert, Shawna Marie (2019-07). Functional and Genomic Drivers of Wooden Breast in Commercial Broilers. Doctoral Dissertation.

# websites[].label
Avian Quantitative & Functional Genomics