ZFIN Lab: Aquatic Resources Program

ZFIN ID: ZDB-LAB-090505-1

ZFIN ID: ZDB-LAB-090505-1

Aquatic Resources Program

PI/Director:	Lawrence, Christian
Contact Person:	Lawrence, Christian
Email:	Christian.Lawrence@childrens.harvard.edu
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Address:	Children's Hospital Boston 320 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02115
Country:	United States
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Line Designation:	cl

GENOMIC FEATURES ORIGINATING FROM THIS LAB No data available

STATEMENT OF RESEARCH INTERESTS

LAB MEMBERS

Adatto, Isaac	Best, Jason	James, Althea
Zhang, Li-Kun

ZEBRAFISH PUBLICATIONS OF LAB MEMBERS

Tavakoli, S., Garcia, V., Gähwiler, E., Adatto, I., Rangan, A., Messemer, K.A., Kakhki, S.A., Yang, S., Chan, V.S., Manning, M.E., Fotowat, H., Zhou, Y., Wagers, A.J., Zon, L.I. (2023) Transplantation-based screen identifies inducers of muscle progenitor cell engraftment across vertebrate species. Cell Reports. 42:112365112365

Adatto, I., Lawrence, C., Krug, L., Zon, L.I. (2022) The effects of intensive feeding on reproductive performance in laboratory zebrafish (Danio rerio). PLoS One. 17:e0278302e0278302

García-Castillo, J., Alcaraz-Pérez, F., Martínez-Balsalobre, E., García-Moreno, D., Rossmann, M.P., Fernández-Lajarín, M., Bernabé-García, M., Pérez-Oliva, A.B., Rodríguez-Cortez, V.C., Bueno, C., Adatto, I., Agarwal, S., Menéndez, P., Zon, L.I., Mulero, V., Cayuela, M.L. (2021) Telomerase RNA recruits RNA polymerase II to target gene promoters to enhance myelopoiesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 118(32):

Rossmann, M.P., Hoi, K., Chan, V., Abraham, B.J., Yang, S., Mullahoo, J., Papanastasiou, M., Wang, Y., Elia, I., Perlin, J.R., Hagedorn, E.J., Hetzel, S., Weigert, R., Vyas, S., Nag, P.P., Sullivan, L.B., Warren, C.R., Dorjsuren, B., Greig, E.C., Adatto, I., Cowan, C.A., Schreiber, S.L., Young, R.A., Meissner, A., Haigis, M.C., Hekimi, S., Carr, S.A., Zon, L.I. (2021) Cell-specific transcriptional control of mitochondrial metabolism by TIF1γ drives erythropoiesis. Science (New York, N.Y.). 372:716-721

Crim, M.J., Lawrence, C. (2020) A fish is not a mouse: understanding differences in background genetics is critical for reproducibility. Lab animal. 50(1):19-25

Lieggi, C., Kalueff, A.V., Lawrence, C., Collymore, C. (2020) The Influence of Behavioral, Social, and Environmental Factors on Reproducibility and Replicability in Aquatic Animal Models. ILAR journal. 60(2):270-288

Santoriello, C., Sporrij, A., Yang, S., Flynn, R.A., Henriques, T., Dorjsuren, B., Custo Greig, E., McCall, W., Stanhope, M.E., Fazio, M., Superdock, M., Lichtig, A., Adatto, I., Abraham, B.J., Kalocsay, M., Jurynec, M., Zhou, Y., Adelman, K., Calo, E., Zon, L.I. (2020) RNA helicase DDX21 mediates nucleotide stress responses in neural crest and melanoma cells. Nature cell biology. 22(4):372-379

Weeks, O., Bossé, G.D., Oderberg, I.M., Akle, S., Houvras, Y., Wrighton, P.J., LaBella, K., Iversen, I., Tavakoli, S., Adatto, I., Schwartz, A., Kloosterman, D., Tsomides, A., Charness, M.E., Peterson, R.T., Steinhauser, M.L., Fazeli, P.K., Goessling, W. (2020) Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder predisposes to metabolic abnormalities in adulthood. The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 130(5):2252-2269

Cassar, S., Adatto, I., Freeman, J.L., Gamse, J.T., Iturria, I., Lawrence, C., Muriana, A., Peterson, R., Van Cruchten, S., Zon, L. (2019) Use of Zebrafish in Drug Discovery Toxicology. Chemical Research in Toxicology. 33(1):95-118

Marancik, D., Collins, J., Afema, J., Lawrence, C. (2019) Exploring the advantages and limitations of sampling methods commonly used in research facilities for zebrafish health inspections. Laboratory animals. 54(4):373-385

Varga, Z.M., Ekker, S.C., Lawrence, C. (2018) Workshop Report: Zebrafish and Other Fish Models-Description of Extrinsic Environmental Factors for Rigorous Experiments and Reproducible Results. Zebrafish. 15:533-535

Kolb, A., Hildebrandt, F., Lawrence, C. (2018) Effects of Diet and Social Housing on Reproductive Success in Adult Zebrafish, Danio rerio. Zebrafish. 15(5):445-453

Widrick, J.J., Gibbs, D.E., Sanchez, B., Gupta, V.A., Pakula, A., Lawrence, C., Beggs, A.H., Kunkel, L.M. (2018) An open source microcontroller based flume for evaluating swimming performance of larval, juvenile, and adult zebrafish. PLoS One. 13:e0199712

Forsatkar, M.N., Nematollahi, M.A., Rafiee, G., Farahmand, H., Lawrence, C. (2017) Effects of the prebiotic mannan-oligosaccharide on the stress response of feed deprived zebrafish (Danio rerio). Physiology & behavior. 180:70-77

Gonzalez, T.J., Lu, Y., Boswell, M., Boswell, W., Medrano, G., Walter, S., Ellis, S., Savage, M., Varga, Z.M., Lawrence, C., Sanders, G., Walter, R.B. (2017) Fluorescent light exposure incites acute and prolonged immune responses in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) skin. Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP. 208:87-95

Crim, M.J., Lawrence, C., Livingston, R.S., Rakitin, A., Hurley, S.J., Riley, L.K. (2017) Comparison of Antemortem and Environmental Samples for Zebrafish Health Monitoring and Quarantine. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS. 56:412-424

Lawrence, C., Eisen, J.S., Varga, Z.M. (2016) Husbandry and Health Program Survey Synopsis. Zebrafish. 13 Suppl 1:S5-7

Varga, Z.M., Lawrence, C. (2016) Policy Section. Zebrafish. 13 Suppl 1:S149

Varga, Z.M., Lawrence, C., Ekker, S.C., Eisen, J.S. (2016) Universal Healthcare for Zebrafish. Zebrafish. 13 Suppl 1:S1-4

Watts, S.A., Lawrence, C., Powell, M., D'Abramo, L.R. (2016) The Vital Relationship Between Nutrition and Health in Zebrafish. Zebrafish. 13 Suppl 1:S72-6

Adatto, I., Krug, L., Zon, L.I. (2016) The Red Light District and Its Effects on Zebrafish Reproduction. Zebrafish. 13(3):226-9

Lawrence, C., Best, J., Cockington, J., Henry, E.C., Hurley, S., James, A., Lapointe, C., Maloney, K., Sanders, E. (2016) The Complete and Updated "Rotifer Polyculture Method" for Rearing First Feeding Zebrafish. Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE. (107):e53629

Lawrence, C. (2016) New frontiers for zebrafish management. Methods in cell biology. 135:483-508

Lawrence, C., James, A., Mobley, S. (2015) Successful Replacement of Artemia salina nauplii with Marine Rotifers (Brachionus plicatilis) in the Diet of Preadult Zebrafish (Danio rerio). Zebrafish. 12(5):366-71

Keck, V.A., Edgerton, D.S., Hajizadeh, S., Swift, L.L., Dupont, W.D., Lawrence, C., Boyd, K.L. (2015) Effects of Habitat Complexity on Pair-Housed Zebrafish. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS. 54:378-83

Lawrence, C., Best, J., James, A., and Maloney, K. (2012) The effects of feeding frequency on growth and reproduction in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Aquaculture (Amsterdam, Netherlands). 368-369:103-108

Lawrence, C., Sanders, E., and Henry, E. (2012) Methods for Culturing Saltwater Rotifers (Brachionus plicatilis) for Rearing Larval Zebrafish. Zebrafish. 9(3):140-146

Lawrence, C., Adatto, I., Best, J., James, A., and Maloney, K. (2012) Generation time of zebrafish (Danio rerio) and medakas (Oryzias latipes) housed in the same aquaculture facility. Lab Anim.. 41(6):158-165

Lawrence, C., and Mason, T. (2012) Zebrafish housing systems: a review of basic operating principles and considerations for design and functionality. ILAR journal. 53(2):179-191

Lawrence, C., Ennis, D.G., Harper, C., Kent, M.L., Murray, K., and Sanders, G.E. (2012) The challenges of implementing pathogen control strategies for fishes used in biomedical research. Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP. 155(1):160-6

Zhang, L., Radtke, K., Zheng, L., Cai, A.Q., Schilling, T.F., and Nie, Q. (2012) Noise drives sharpening of gene expression boundaries in the zebrafish hindbrain. Molecular Systems Biology. 8:613

Castranova, D., Lawton, A., Lawrence, C., Baumann, D.P., Best, J., Coscolla, J., Doherty, A., Ramos, J., Hakkesteeg, J., Wang, C., Wilson, C., Malley, J., and Weinstein, B.M. (2011) The Effect of Stocking Densities on Reproductive Performance in Laboratory Zebrafish (Danio rerio). Zebrafish. 8(3):141-6

Adatto, I., Lawrence, C., Thompson, M., and Zon, L.I. (2011) A new system for the rapid collection of large numbers of developmentally staged zebrafish embryos. PLoS One. 6(6):e21715

Lawrence, C. (2011) Advances in zebrafish husbandry and management. Methods in cell biology. 104:429-451

Harper, C., and Lawrence, C. (2010) The Laboratory Zebrafish. Laboratory Animal Pocket Reference.

Best, J., Adatto, I., Cockington, J., James, A., and Lawrence, C. (2010) A novel method for rearing first-feeding larval zebrafish: polyculture with Type L saltwater rotifers (Brachionus plicatilis). Zebrafish. 7(3):289-295

Sanders, J.L., Lawrence, C., Nichols, D.K., Brubaker, J.F., Peterson, T.S., Murray, K.N., and Kent, M.L. (2010) Pleistophora hyphessobryconis (Microsporidia) infecting zebrafish Danio rerio in research facilities. Diseases of aquatic organisms. 91(1):47-56

Lawrence, C., Sanders, G.E., Varga, Z.M., Baumann, D.P., Freeman, A., Baur, B., and Francis, M. (2009) Regulatory Compliance and the Zebrafish. Zebrafish. 6(4):453-456

Lawrence, C., Ebersole, J.P., and Kesseli, R.V. (2008) Rapid growth and out-crossing promote female development in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Environmental biology of fishes. 81(2):239-246

Spence, R., Gerlach, G., Lawrence, C., and Smith, C. (2008) The behaviour and ecology of the zebrafish, Danio rerio. Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 83(1):13-34

Lawrence, C. (2007) The husbandry of zebrafish (Danio rerio): A review. Aquaculture (Amsterdam, Netherlands). 269(1-4):1-20

Guyon, J.R., Steffen, L.S., Howell, M.H., Pusack, T.J., Lawrence, C., and Kunkel, L.M. (2007) Modeling human muscle disease in zebrafish. Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular basis of disease. 1772(2):205-215

Lawrence, C. (2006) Genetic background and growth rate affect sex differentiation in zebrafish (Danio rerio) ; a thesis. Master's Thesis. :36p