🚨New paper alert! 🚨 We found IBD, life history differences, local #adaptation, and colonization history interactively shaped the genetic structure of Arctic Charr #morphs across Labrador, 🇨🇦 in our latest paper just-accepted in Molecular Ecology!🧐🐟🧬 doi.org/10.1111/mec.16… A 🧵

More excellent job opportunities are available at CAT! Become a part of our team, apply today: hubs.la/Q01JqwNN0

Excited to see the online version of our paper published in Molecular Ecology! It reveals how colonization history, life history, geography, adaptation, and drift have each shaped genetic variation in a highly variable fish 🐟 🔗 to paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/me… 🧵of findings:

We're excited to introduce Dr. Alejandro Gutierrez, who joins our team as Director of Breeding! Under his leadership, CAT is ready to explore new paths of excellence, bringing innovation to aquatic genetics. aquatechcenter.com/news/dr-alejan…

Well done Christina Kriaridou for this great presentation, not easy to be the last one speaking and you did a great job in keeping the full room interested in this analysis of fine resistance traits. Excited to see the results of the addition of functional annotation in the model!

Interested in #aquaculture and #ImageAnalysis for 🐟 identification and phenotyping? Have a look at this 4 years PhD position at the Roslin with Diego Robledo and Ross Houston findaphd.com/phds/project/e…

🚨New Preprint!🚨 Sea lice threaten wild and farmed Atlantic Salmon worldwide! 🌎 But Coho Salmon are resistant to this parasite! 🐟💪 How can this be?🤔 We tackled this question with single nuclei RNA sequencing!🧬 A 🧵(1/7) biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

We are thrilled to announce our collaboration with C4U Corporation from Japan on a groundbreaking genome editing research project. This joint initiative will explore the application of CRISPR-Cas3 technology in commercial fish species. More here: hubs.la/Q028-by20

Our R&D team had the pleasure of visiting Castle Park Senior High School biotech students and introducing them to current gene editing methodologies and their applications in aquaculture. #aquaculture #education #sustainability #genomeediting

One week left to apply for this key position in our breeding group, so if are a quantitative geneticist please reach out! Don't miss the chance of joining a very friendly group while working remotely from pretty much anywhere in the world 👍

Attention to our Spanish-speaking followers! Don’t miss this FREE online session on "Gene editing and transgenics in aquaculture". It will take place on November 30th at 3pm EST/PET/COT. For registration and to browse other free sessions, please visit: hubs.la/Q02b4_6y0

The next Genomics in Aquaculture conference will take place 22-24 May 2024, join us in beautiful Thessaloniki!! Abstract submission deadline 15th January 2024, all details: websites.auth.gr/gia2024/

We have kicked-off an exciting collaboration with the Dept. of Agriculture National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center in Maine, focusing on using genome editing to deliver sterility for production of Atlantic salmon.

Join us at the fourth Seriola Workshop, hosted by NOAA Fisheries & Southwest Fisheries Science Center. It's the perfect setting to connect with peers, discuss the latest in Seriola research, and discover new opportunities for collaboration and funding.

If you're attending PAG31, don't miss out this talk about shrimp genome editing 🦐🧬✂️ presented by Ashutosh who is a brilliant scientist!

The abstract submission deadline for GIA 2024 has been extended to Friday 2nd February. Do not miss your chance and join us in Thessaloniki next May! websites.auth.gr/gia2024/

Welcome to the team 👍🥳🧁 Christina Kriaridou

Exciting news from CAT! Our Canadian subsidiary, The Center for Aquaculture Technologies Canada, has spun out into an independent company. Both entities will operate independently but continue to collaborate under the Cuna del Mar portfolio. Details: hubs.la/Q02yD54P0

Ever wonder why sea lice wreak havoc on Atlantic salmon but leave coho unscathed? The secret is skin deep! Read more in our latest paper: "Keratinocytes drive the epithelial hyperplasia key to sea lice resistance in coho salmon" published BMC Biology!🧵 bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

#Aqua2024 is here, and you have FOUR chances this week to hear the latest research and insights from the team. Mark your calendars and don't miss out! 🗓️ If you're in Copenhagen, come by booth 217 to meet John Buchanan, Debbie Plouffe, Adriana Artiles, and Alejandro Gutierrez.