Nathan J. C. Backenstose

Purdue University West Lafayette — United States

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

8h-index210citations25works2.82yr avg
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Research Topics

Genetic diversity and population structure(8), Fish Ecology and Management Studies(6), Animal Genetics and Reproduction(6), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies(5), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations(4)

Publications25 total

Microsynteny Analysis Clarifies the Early Diversification of Cypriniform Fishes
2025Open Access
Sterilization of Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) via Overexpression of bax Gene Regulated by a Tet-off System in the Primordial Germ Cells
Marine Biotechnology·2025· 1 cited
Origin of the Laurentian Great Lakes fish fauna through upward adaptive radiation cascade prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
Communications Biology·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
The chromosome-scale reference genome for the pinfish (<i>Lagodon rhomboides</i>) provides insights into their evolutionary and demographic history
G3 Genes Genomes Genetics·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Combining Ability of Female Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, and Male Blue Catfish, I. furcatus, for Early Growth Performance of Their Progeny
Fishes·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
High quality genomes produced from single MinION flow cells clarify polyploid and demographic histories of critically endangered Fraxinus (ash) species
Communications Biology·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Origin of the Laurentian Great Lakes fish fauna through upward adaptive radiation cascade prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Spotty distributions: Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) and Spotted Sucker (Minytrema melanops) range expansion in eastern Lake Erie
Journal of Great Lakes Research·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Lacustrine speciation associated with chromosomal inversion in a lineage of riverine fishes
Evolution·2023· 16 citedOpen Access
Editing the Melanocortin-4 Receptor Gene in Channel Catfish Using the CRISPR-Cas9 System
Fishes·2023· 14 citedOpen Access
Spotty distributions: Spotted Gar ( <i>Lepisosteus oculatus</i> ) and Spotted Sucker ( <i>Minytrema melanops</i> ) range expansion in eastern Lake Erie
2023Open Access
Lacustrine speciation associated with chromosomal inversion in a lineage of riverine fishes
2022· 2 citedOpen Access
High quality long-read genomes produced from single MinION flow cells clarify polyploid and demographic histories of critically endangered ash species (Fraxinus: Oleaceae)
2022· 1 citedOpen Access
Gene Editing of the Catfish Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Gene and Hormone Therapy to Control the Reproduction in Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus
Biology·2022· 16 citedOpen Access
Range expansion and complete mitochondrial genome of the highfin blenny (Lupinoblennius nicholsi)
Molecular Biology Reports·2021· 2 cited
Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly of Chinese Sucker (<i>Myxocyprinus asiaticus</i>) Reveals Strongly Conserved Synteny Following a Catostomid-Specific Whole-Genome Duplication
Genome Biology and Evolution·2021· 21 citedOpen Access
Direct and pleiotropic effects of the Masou Salmon Delta-5 Desaturase transgene in F1 channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)
Transgenic Research·2021· 6 cited
Comparative Transcriptome Analysis During the Seven Developmental Stages of Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and Tra Catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) Provides Novel Insights for Terrestrial Adaptation
Frontiers in Genetics·2021· 3 citedOpen Access
Nanopore Amplicon Sequencing Reveals Molecular Convergence and Local Adaptation of Rhodopsin in Great Lakes Salmonids
Genome Biology and Evolution·2020· 20 citedOpen Access
Comparative Genomic and Transcriptomic Analyses Revealed Twenty-Six Candidate Genes Involved in the Air-Breathing Development and Function of the Bighead Catfish Clarias macrocephalus
Marine Biotechnology·2020· 8 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Trevor J. Krabbenhoft(13), Rex A. Dunham(10), Zhi Ye(9), Daniel J. MacGuigan(8), Khoi Vo(7), David Drescher(7), Guyu Qin(7), Ahmed Elaswad(6), Ramjie Odin(6), William S. Bugg(6), Karim Khalil(5), Moisés A. Bernal(5), Baofeng Su(5), Kamal Gosh(4), Hannah Waterman(4), Max R. Bangs(4), Xiaoli Ma(4), Christopher Osborne(4), Victor A. Albert(4), Katherine M. Eaton(3)