Aquaculture America 2026

February 16 - 19, 2026

Las Vegas, Nevada

Finfish Genetics / Selection / Genomics

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM Versaille 2
Chair: Matt Powell

  • 1:30 PM
    Thomas A. Delomas

    AN OPEN-SOURCE SQL DATABASE INTERFACE TO STORE GENOTYPE, PHENOTYPE, AND PEDIGREE DATA FOR BREEDING PROGRAMS

    Thomas A. Delomas

  • 1:45 PM
    Alexandra Nowicki

    LINKING GENE EXPRESSION TO SPERM QUALITY AND CRYOTOLERANCE IN EASTERN OYSTER Crassostrea virginica

    Alexandra Nowicki

  • 2:00 PM
    Andre Rodriguez

    STRAIN IDENTIFICATION OF WALLEYE Sander vitreus FROM WATERWAYS WITHIN KENTUCKY USING SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS

    Andre Rodriguez

  • 2:15 PM
    Emmanuel Annang

    FLORIDA BASS Micropterus salmoides AND LARGEMOUTH BASS Micropterus nigricans GENETICS IN FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE

    Emmanuel Annang

  • 2:30 PM
    Charles Heyder

    DEFINING REPRODUCTIVE ROLES OF SREB RECEPTORS THROUGH NOVEL AGONISTS AND COMPARATIVE FISH MODELS

    Charles Heyder

  • 2:45 PM
    Kate Pottle

    PRODUCING XENOGENIC CHANNEL CATFISH Ictalurus punctatus AND WHITE CATFISH Ameiurus catus WITH FRESH AND CRYOPRESERVED KIDNEY, SPLEEN, INTESTINE, SKIN, AND GONAD TISSUES FROM BLUE CATFISH I. furcatus DONORS

    Kate Pottle

  • 3:00 PM
    Samuel A. May

    BREEDING FOR THE FUTURE: ENHANCING RESILIENCE IN AQUACULTURE WITH GENOMIC OFFSETS

    Samuel A. May

  • 3:15 PM
    Takeshi Umazume

    INTEGRATING GENOME EDITING INTO BREEDING PROGRAMS: ACHIEVING COMMERCIAL SCALE

    Takeshi Umazume

  • 3:30 PM
    Alexander Cossel

    INTERNSHIP AT KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY AQUACULTURE RESEARCH CENTER AND HOW IT WILL HELP US WITH FUTURE PLANS

    Alexander Cossel

  • 3:45 PM
    Jihun Lee

    GENETIC DISSECTION OF GROWTH TRAITS IN Paralichthys olivaceus UNDER HIGH- AND LOW-FISHMEAL DIETS AND ITS APPLICATION IN ELITE POPULATION DEVELOPMENT VIA GENOMIC SELECTION

    Jihun Lee

  • 4:00 PM
    Lauren Vandepas

    DEVELOPING TOOLS TO ADVANCE REPRODUCTIVE CONTROL IN THE PACIFIC OYSTER

    Lauren Vandepas

  • 4:15 PM
    Yniv Palti

    THE GENETIC ARCHITECTURE OF RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL COLD WATER DISEASE IN RAINBOW TROUT IS ALTERED IN RESPOSNE TO GENETIC CHANGES IN THE CAUSATIVE BACTERIAL PATHOGEN

    Yniv Palti

  • 4:30 PM
    Eric Saillant

    DEVELOPMENT OF A BREEDING PROGRAM FOR EASTERN OYSTER IN THE GULF OF AMERICA USING COMMUNAL REARING AND MARKER-BASED PEDIGREES

    Eric Saillant

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