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R/BT-01
Development of immunoassays for striped bass gonadotropins
Principal Investigator:
Yonathan ZoharStart/End Year:
1994 - 1997Institution:
Center of Marine Biotechnology, University of Maryland Biotechnology InstituteCo-Principal Investigator:
Rosemary Jagus, Center for Marine Biotechnology, University of Maryland Biotechnology InstituteTopic(s):
Description:
To develop radioimmunoassays (RIAS) for the measurement of the striped and white bass major reproductive hormones, the gonadotropins (GtH-I&II). To enable monitoring GtH levels in striped and white bass broodfish exposed to environmental or hormonal manipulations. To use a novel recombinant DNA approach for expressing immunoactive GtHs and for developing RIAs for fish gonadotropins.
Related Publications:
Wong, TT; Zohar, Y. 2004. Novel expression of gonadotropin subunit genes in oocytes of the gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata). Endocrinology145(11):5210 -5220. doi:10.1210/en.2004-0558. UM-SG-RS-2004-13.
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Leone Yisrael is a cephalopod-loving scuba diver, cook, and loves to try new activities. She conducts genetic analysis and fieldwork at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center through the Coastal Disease Ecology Lab.
Featured Research Project
Developing a habitat model for mysids, an important link in Chesapeake Bay food webs
Mysids are important mesozooplankton prey for many species of fish in Chesapeake Bay and are an important link in transferring energy from lower to upper trophic levels. Mysids also serve as biological vectors for benthic-pelagic coupling due to their diel vertical migration and omnivorous prey-switching behavior, which makes mysids important regulators of food web architecture. Despite their central role in coastal food webs, surprisingly little is known about mysid ecology and dynamics in Chesapeake Bay.
