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Rex A. Dunham

Auburn University · US
Area of research
Genetics · Aquatic Science
Research interest
Research interests include Animal Genetics and Reproduction, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species, and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.
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52
citations
9,207
works
322
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Recent publications

Evidence that Genome Editing is Preferable to Transgenesis for Enhancing Animal Traits
Engineering 2026cited by 0position: middledoi
Advancing genetic improvement in the omics era: status and priorities for United States aquaculture
BMC Genomics 2025cited by 17position: middledoi
Sperm fatty acid composition as an indicator of quality and cryotolerance in blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus
Theriogenology 2025cited by 4position: middledoi
Transcriptome analyses suggest distinct master sex determination genes in closely related blue catfish and channel catfish
Aquaculture 2025cited by 3position: middledoi
Age-related reproductive performance and transcriptome profiling of testis in male blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus
BMC Genomics 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
Identification of transcriptome markers in blue catfish cryopreserved sperm to predict male reproductive performance
Reproduction 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
Parental impacts on industry-relevant offspring performance traits using blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus (Valenciennes, 1840), cryopreserved sperm
Theriogenology 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
Sterilization of Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) via Overexpression of bax Gene Regulated by a Tet-off System in the Primordial Germ Cells
Marine Biotechnology 2025cited by 1position: lastdoi
Impacts of Host, Cell Density, and Timing of Injection on Efficiency for Xenogen Production in Ictalurid Catfish
Marine Biotechnology 2025cited by 1position: lastdoi
Comparative resistance of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and channel catfish female × blue catfish (I. furcatus) male hybrid catfish against Aeromonas hydrophila
˜Al-œmağallaẗ al-ʻirāqiyyaẗ li-l-ʻulūm al-bayṭariyyaẗ/Iraqi journal of veterinary sciences 2025cited by 1position: lastdoi
Texture, Sensory, and Fillet Color Differences Among Commercially Available United States Farmed Channel Catfish ( <i>Ictalurus punctatus</i> ) and Hybrid Catfish (Channel Catfish ♀ × Blue Catfish ( <i>Ictalurus furcatus</i> ) ♂) and Imported Vietnamese Swai ( <i>Pangasianodon hypophthalmus</i> )
Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology 2025cited by 0position: lastdoi
Correction: Advancing genetic improvement in the omics era: status and priorities for United States aquaculture
BMC Genomics 2025cited by 0position: middledoi
Effect of short-term storage on sperm quality and microbiome dynamics in blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus
Aquaculture 2025cited by 0position: middledoi
Enhancing the efficiency of xenogenic catfish production by transplanting cultured blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) germ line stem cells into channel catfish (I. punctatus) triploid fry
Research Square 2025cited by 0position: lastdoi
Cryopreservation techniques for blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, sperm using 2.5 mL straws
Cryobiology 2025cited by 0position: middledoi
Spermatogenesis, hormonal fluctuations, and testicular gene expression changes in male blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, throughout pubescent and early adult stages of development
BMC Genomics 2025cited by 0position: middledoi
Tissue Mosaicism in Xenogenic Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) Injected with Unsorted Gonadal Cells from Blue Catfish (Ictalurus furcatus)
Marine Biotechnology 2025cited by 0position: lastdoi
Genome Manipulation Advances in Selected Aquaculture Organisms
Reviews in Aquaculture 2024cited by 21position: lastdoi
Generation of Eco-Friendly and Disease-Resistant Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) Harboring the Alligator Cathelicidin Gene via CRISPR/Cas9 Engineering
Engineering 2024cited by 15position: lastdoi
Direct and pleiotropic effects of antimicrobial peptide transgene integration on reproductive, growth regulating, and non-coding loci in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)
Agriculture Communications 2024cited by 14position: lastdoi
One-step knock-in of two antimicrobial peptide transgenes at multiple loci of catfish by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated multiplex genome engineering
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2024cited by 10position: lastdoi
From heterosis to outbreeding depression: genotype-by-environment interaction shifts hybrid fitness in opposite directions
Genetics 2024cited by 7position: middledoi
Advancing aquaculture: Production of xenogenic catfish by transplanting blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) and channel catfish (I. punctatus) stem cells into white catfish (Ameiurus catus) triploid fry
PLoS ONE 2024cited by 5position: middledoi
Combining Ability of Female Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, and Male Blue Catfish, I. furcatus, for Early Growth Performance of Their Progeny
Fishes 2024cited by 4position: lastdoi
Transcriptome analysis revealed potential mechanisms of channel catfish growth advantage over blue catfish in a tank culture environment
Frontiers in Genetics 2024cited by 3position: middledoi
Reversible Sterilization of Channel Catfish via Overexpression of Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Gene
Animals 2024cited by 1position: lastdoi
Evaluation of texture, sensory, and fillet color traits in channel catfish (<i>Ictalurus punctatus</i>), blue catfish (<i>Ictalurus furcatus</i>), and the hybrid catfish (channel catfish ♀ × blue catfish ♂)
Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 2024cited by 1position: lastdoi
Texture, Sensory, and Fillet Color Differences Among Commercially Available United States Farmed Channel Catfish (Ictalurus Punctatus)And Hybrid Catfish(Channel Catfish ♀ × Blue Catfish (Ictalurus Furcatus) ♂) and Imported Vietnamese Swai ( Pangasianodon Hypophthalmus )
SSRN Electronic Journal 2024cited by 0position: lastdoi
CRISPR/Cas9 microinjection of transgenic embryos enhances the dual-gene integration efficiency of antimicrobial peptide genes for bacterial resistance in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus
Aquaculture 2023cited by 21position: lastdoi
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated precision integration of fat-1 and fat-2 from Caenorhabditis elegans at long repeated sequence in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and the impact on n-3 fatty acid level
Aquaculture 2023cited by 14position: lastdoi

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Frequent collaborators

Baofeng Su · Auburn University73 papers (2012–2025)Zhanjiang Liu · Tennessee Technological University38 papers (2013–2025)Mei Shang · Auburn University36 papers (2013–2025)Shangjia Li · The Ohio State University30 papers (2020–2025)Ian A.E. Butts · Auburn University30 papers (2019–2025)De Xing · Northwestern University29 papers (2020–2025)Zhenkui Qin · Ocean University of China28 papers (2014–2025)Ahmed Elaswad · Suez Canal University28 papers (2016–2025)Shikai Liu · Dalian Ocean University27 papers (2013–2023)Darshika Hettiarachchi · Auburn University26 papers (2020–2025)Zhi Ye · Zhejiang Chinese Medical University24 papers (2016–2025)Andrew Johnson · West Virginia University24 papers (2020–2025)Michael Coogan · University of New Hampshire at Manchester24 papers (2020–2025)Tao Zhou · Ludong University22 papers (2016–2022)Dayan A. Perera · University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff21 papers (2012–2021)Dongya Gao · Tennessee Technological University20 papers (2017–2025)Yujia Yang · Capital Medical University20 papers (2016–2023)Veronica Alston · Auburn University17 papers (2020–2025)Lisui Bao · Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology17 papers (2014–2022)Khoi Vo · Auburn University17 papers (2016–2025)