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Animal Genetics and Reproduction

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Andrew J. Stout
Tufts University
2
Jinyan Teng
South China Agricultural University
3
Dailu Guan
University of California, Davis
4
Laura Pasitka
Liquidia Technologies (United States)
5
Victoria E. Deneke
Research Institute of Molecular Pathology
6
Zituo Yang
South China Agricultural University
7
Katharine A. Hubert
University of Wisconsin–Madison
8
Baylee J. Russell
Harvard University
9
Kumiko Yamanaka
Tokyo Women's Medical University
10
Krishna S. Ghanta
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Papers

1
A conserved fertilization complex bridges sperm and egg in vertebrates
Cell|2024
63 cit.
2
Genetic regulation of gene expression across multiple tissues in chickens
Nature Genetics|2025
51 cit.
3
Empirical economic analysis shows cost-effective continuous manufacturing of cultivated chicken using animal-free medium
Nature Food|2024
50 cit.
4
Genes for editing to improve economic traits in aquaculture fish species
Aquaculture and Fisheries|2024
36 cit.
5
Engineered autocrine signaling eliminates muscle cell FGF2 requirements for cultured meat production
Cell Reports Sustainability|2024
23 cit.
6
Salt tolerance candidate genes identified by QTL mapping, RNA-seq, and functional analysis in tilapia
Aquaculture|2024
11 cit.
7
Publication in Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology (2025) [4 citations, W4413847527]
Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology|2025
4 cit.
8
Spontaneous immortalization of bovine fibroblasts following long-term expansion offers a non-transformed cell source for cultivated beef
Nature Food|2025
4 cit.
9
Publication in Aquaculture (2026) [1 citation, W7131644464]
Aquaculture|2026
1 cit.
10
The SPARK complex forms the molecular basis of vertebrate fertilization
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Elizabeth J. Hong
California Institute of Technology
2
Panagiota Moutsatsou
Maastricht University
3
Tao Wang
Nanjing University of Science and Technology
4
Luhan Yang
Southwest Medical University
5
Jason Rihel
MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology
6
Amjad Islam Aqib
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
7
Kellee R. Siegfried
University of Massachusetts Boston
8
Anne‐Ruxandra Carvunis
University of Pittsburgh
9
Martin O’Hely
University of California, Berkeley
10
Lingzhao Fang
Aarhus University

Papers

1
A multi-tissue atlas of regulatory variants in cattle
Nature Genetics|2022
334 cit.
2
A compendium of genetic regulatory effects across pig tissues
Nature Genetics|2022
257 cit.
3
Towards resource-efficient and cost-efficient cultured meat
Current Opinion in Food Science|2022
121 cit.
4
Development of a Chemically Defined Medium for in vitro Expansion of Primary Bovine Satellite Cells
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology|2022
117 cit.
5
A vast evolutionarily transient translatome contributes to phenotype and fitness
Cell Systems|2023
65 cit.
6
Genetic regulation of gene expression across multiple tissues in chickens
Nature Genetics|2025
54 cit.
7
Sleep pressure modulates single-neuron synapse number in zebrafish
Nature|2024
48 cit.
8
Biological factors and statistical limitations prevent detection of most noncanonical proteins by mass spectrometry
PLoS Biology|2023
42 cit.
9
Acaricidal Potential and Ecotoxicity of Metallic Nano-Pesticides Used against the Major Life Stages of Hyalomma Ticks
Life|2022
20 cit.
10
Parallel encoding of CO2 in attractive and aversive glomeruli by selective lateral signaling between olfactory afferents
Current Biology|2022
20 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Ralph L. Brinster
University of Pennsylvania
2
Rudolf Jaenisch
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
3
Larry R. Pease
Mayo Clinic
4
Richard D. Palmiter
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
5
Robin Lovell‐Badge
The Francis Crick Institute
6
Allan C. Spradling
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
7
Wei Chen
Changsha University of Science and Technology
8
Jana Wolf
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
9
Matthias Selbach
Max Delbrück Center
10
Gerald M. Rubin
University of Cologne

Papers

1
Site-directed mutagenesis by overlap extension using the polymerase chain reaction
Gene|1989
7.5k cit.
2
Global quantification of mammalian gene expression control
Nature|2011
6.9k cit.
3
Histone H3K27ac separates active from poised enhancers and predicts developmental state
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2010
4.5k cit.
4
Targeted mutation of the DNA methyltransferase gene results in embryonic lethality
Cell|1992
4k cit.
5
One-Step Generation of Mice Carrying Mutations in Multiple Genes by CRISPR/Cas-Mediated Genome Engineering
Cell|2013
3.6k cit.
6
Widespread changes in protein synthesis induced by microRNAs
Nature|2008
3.5k cit.
7
Engineering hybrid genes without the use of restriction enzymes: gene splicing by overlap extension
Gene|1989
3.1k cit.
8
Genetic Transformation of <i>Drosophila</i> with Transposable Element Vectors
Science|1982
3k cit.
9
In vitro reprogramming of fibroblasts into a pluripotent ES-cell-like state
Nature|2007
2.7k cit.
10
Polycomb complexes repress developmental regulators in murine embryonic stem cells
Nature|2006
2.5k cit.

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