Dr. Sarah Gaughan

• Genetic sequencing
• Aquatic ecology
• Fishes

• Wang, J., Gaughan, S., J.T. Lamer, C. Deng, W. Hu, M. Wachholtz, S. Qin, H. Nie, X. Liao, and Q. Ling. Resolving the Genetic Paradox of Invasions: Preadapted Genomes and Post‐introduction Hybridization of Bigheaded Carps in the Mississippi River Basin. Evolutionary Applications. 2019.
• Gaughan, S., Steffensen, K., and Lu, G. Habitat Use and Population Structure of the Shoal chub (Macrhybopsis hyostoma) in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 2019.
• Zhang, M., Gaughan, S., Change, Q., Lu, G., Wang, X., Xu, L., Zhu, L., Jiang, J. Age-related changes in the gut microbiota of the Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus). Microbiology Open. 2018.
• Chen, X., Wang, J., Qian, L., Gaughan, S., Xiang, W., Ai, T., Fan, Z., Wang, C.. Domestication drive the changes of immune and digestive system of Eurasian Perch (Perca fluviatilis). PLoS One. 2017.
• Gaughan, S., R. Johnson, J. Wang, M. Wachholtz, K. Steffensen, T. King and G. Lu. The complete mitochondrial genome the shoal chub, Macrhybopsis hyostoma. Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources. 2017.
• Zhengchao, X., Caijuan, L., Ling, Q., Gaughan S., Wang G., Xiaofei, H. Early development and the point of no return in pikeperch (Sander lucioperca L.) larvae. Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology. 2016.
• Gaughan, S., Johnson, R., Wang, J., Wachholtz, M., Steffensen, K., King, T., and Lu, G. The complete mitochondrial genome of the silver chub, Macrhybopsis storeriana. Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources.2016.
• Wang J, Lamer J, Gaughan S, Wachholtz M, Wang C., Lu G: Transcriptomic Comparison of Invasive Bigheaded Carps (Hypophthalmichthys mobilis and H. molitrix) and Their Hybrids. Ecology and Evolution. 2016.
• Huang, S., Wang, J., Yue, W., Chen, J., Gaughan, S., , Weigun, L., Lu, G., Wang, C. Transcriptomic variation of hepatopancreas reveals the energy metabolism and biological processes associated with molting in Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis. Scientific Reports. 2015.

I am interested in applying novel techniques to facilitate conservation of native species. I am also interested in population management and finding new ways to control invasive species.