Alex West
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Publikasjoner utenom Cristin
Publications from the last five years:
- Appenroth D, Ravuri CS, Torppa SK, Wood SH, Hazlerigg DG, West AC (2024) The reindeer circadian clock is rhythmic and temperature-compensated but shows evidence of weak coupling between the secondary and core molecular clock loops. Journal of Biological Rhythms, 39(6), 554-567.
- Appenroth D, West AC, Wood SH, Hazlerigg DG (2024) Tanycytes from a bird's eye view: gene expression profiling of the tanycytic region under different seasonal states in the Svalbard ptarmigan. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 1-13.
- Ciccone C, Kante F, Folkow LP, Hazlerigg DG, West AC, Wood SH (2024) Circadian coupling of mitochondria in a deep-diving mammal. Journal of Experimental Biology, 226(23), jeb246308.
- Hazlerigg DG, Appenroth D, Tomotani B, West AC, Wood SH (2023) Biological timekeeping in polar environments: lessons from terrestrial vertebrates. Journal of Experimental Biology. 226 (23), jeb246308.
- Appenroth D, Wagner G, Hazlerigg DG, West AC (2021) Evidence for circadian-based photoperiodic timekeeping in Svalbard ptarmigan, the northernmost resident bird. Current Biology, 31, 2720–2727.
- West AC, Mizoro Y, Wood SH, Ince L, Iversen M, Jørgensen E, Nome T, Sandve SR, Loudon ASI, Hazlerigg DG (2021) Immunologic Profiling of the Atlantic Salmon Gill by Single Nuclei Transcriptomics. Frontiers in Immunology, 4(12), 669889.
Forskningsinteresser
The most interesting animals transform their physiology to cope/exploit seasonal changes in their environment; nowhere is this more apparent than in the Arctic. By combining classical experimental designs with cutting edge tools, my research aims to identify the pathways that control seasonal transformation and explores how biological timekeeping is influenced by the Arctic environment.
Current projects:
- Vertebrate seasonal photoneuroendocrinology
- Photoreception in Atlantic salmon
- Olfactory Imprinting in Atlantic salmon
- Arctic circadian clocks
Undervisning
Teaching:
- BIO-3014: Biological Timekeeping (Co-pilot 2021 and 2024, Pilot 2022-2023)
- BIO-3030: Extreme Physiology
- BIO-2002: Animal Physiology
- BIO-2310: Arctic Biology (-2022)
PhD Supervision
- Anna Hofinger (2022-present) - Comparative seasonal biology. Supervisors: Alex West, Shona Wood, David Hazlerigg
- Therese Solberg (2022-present) - How does the light environment shape circadian clock properties? Supervisors: Barbara Tomotani, Marcel Visser, Kees van Oers, Alex West
- Jana Kalinova (2021-present) - Photoperiodic control of reproduction in birds. Supervisors: David Hazlerigg, Alex West, Shona Wood
- Chiara Ciccone (2020-2024) - Molecular adaptations to diving-induced hypoxia. Supervisors: Lars Folkow, Shona Wood, Alex West, David Hazlerigg
- Daniel Appenroth (2016-2020) - Circadian-based processes in the High Arctic: activity, thermoregulation and photoperiodism in the Svalbard ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea). Supervisors: David Hazlerigg, Gabriela Wagner, Alex West
Masters Supervision
- Sophia Goldena Gunther (2024-present) Olfactory imprinting in Atlantic salmon. Supervisors: Alex West, Anna Hofinger
- Sigrid Vold Jensen (2023-2024) The role of MCT transporters in hypoxia tolerance of hooded seals. Supervisors: Lars Folkow, Chiara Ciccone, Alex West, Fredrik Andreas Fasth Markussen
- Sona Hakhverdyan (2022-2023) - In vivo CRISPR of CUZD1 in Atlantic salmon. Supervisors: Alex West, Helge Tveiten
- Therese Solberg (2021-2022) - Circadian disruption by light and its effect on the immune function of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Supervisors: Alex West, Eva-Stina Edholm, David Hazlerigg
- Anna Hofinger (2020-2021) - Characterization of the biological clock in Svalbard ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea). Supervisors: David Hazlerigg, Alex West
- Fayiri Kante (2020-2021) - Characterization of the circadian clock in Hooded Seals (Cystophora Cristata) and its interaction with mitochondrial metabolism: A multi-tissue comparison and cell culture approach. Supervisors: Shona Wood, Alex West
- Vebjørn Melum (2017-2018) - Influence of photoperiod on central appetite regulation in captive Svalbard rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea)
- Nora Slåttebrekk (2017-2018) - An analysis of key molecular clock components in reindeer (Rangifer t. tarandus). Supervisors: Gabriela Wagner, Alex West, David Hazlerigg
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Vedlegg:
- CV (docx)