Hello! I'm Dr. Murdoch
My research endeavors focus on the relationship between genetic variation in mammals and the phenotypic traits that society values.
Brenda Murdoch, Ph.D.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Phone:
208-885-2088
Email:
Mailing Address:
Animal, Veterinary, and Food Sciences
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 2330
Moscow, ID 83844-2330
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Office:
Ag Biotech, Room 311
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PUBLICATIONS
2024
Article in Peer Reviewed/Evaluated Journal
Kalbfleisch, T.S., McKay, S.D., Murdoch, B.M. et al. The Ruminant Telomere-to-Telomere (RT2T) Consortium. Nature Genetics (2024) doi.org/10.1038/s41588-024-01835-2
2024
Article in Peer Reviewed/Evaluated Journal
T. A. Olagunju, B.D. Rosen, H. L. Neibergs, G. M. Becker, K. M. Davenport, C. G. Elsik, T. S. Hadfield, S. Koren, K. L. Kuhn, A. Rhie, K. A. Shira, A. L. Skibiel, M. R. Stegemiller, J. W. Thorne, P. Villamediana, N. E. Cockett, B. M. Murdoch & T. P. L. Smith. Telomere-to-telomere assemblies of cattle and sheep Y-chromosomes uncover divergent structure and gene content. Nature Communications (2024) doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52384-5.
2023
Article in Peer Reviewed/Evaluated Journal
Stegemiller M.R., Redden R.R., Notter D.R. Taylor T., Taylor J.B., Cockett N.E. Heaton M.P., Kalbfleisch T.S. Murdoch B.M. Using whole genome sequence to Compare Variant Callers and Bree Differences of US Sheep. Frontiers in Genetics (2023) DOI.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.1060882.
2022
Article in Peer Reviewed/Evaluated Journal
Thorne JW, Bowdridge SA, Murdoch BM, Redden RR. Response of Rambouillet Lambs to an Artificial Gastrointestinal Nematode Infection. Animals (2022) DOI.org/10.3390/ani12091199.
2022
Article in Peer Reviewed/Evaluated Journal
Notter DR, Heidaritabar M, Burke JM, Shirali M, Murdoch BM, Morgan JLM, Morota G, Sonstegard TS, Becker GM, Spangler GL, MacNeil MD, Miller JE. Single nucleotide polymorphism effects on lamb fecal egg count estimated breeding values in progeny-tested Katahdin sires. Frontiers in Genetics (2022) DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.866176.
2022
Article in Peer Reviewed/Evaluated Journal
Oliveira RD, Mousel MR, Gonzalez MV, Durfee CJ, Davenport KM, Murdoch BM, Taylor JB, Neibergs HL, White SN.* A high density genome-wide association with absolute blood monocyte count in domestic sheep identifies novel loci. PloS One (2022) DOI.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266748.
2001 - Present
Materials Excluded from List
Listed above are only my most recent journal publications from the current year. I do have an additional 61 journal publications, 14 articles in refereed proceedings, and 124 published abstracts from previous years. (A complete list can be provided by individual request or on my bibliography at NCBI or ORCID)
2017
Book Chapter
Noelle E. Cockett, Brian Dalrymple, James Kijas, Brenda Murdoch, Kim C. Worley. Mapping the sheep genome, Chapter 5, Achieving sustainable production of sheep Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science (Book 22), Edited by Prof J.P.C. Greyling, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing September 15, 2017.
COURSES
AVS 301: Undergraduate Research
AVS 501: Graduate Seminar
AVS 330: Genetics of Livestock Improvement
AVS 550: Evaluation of Scientific Research
FUNDING
IGEM
Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission
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USDA-NIFA
United States Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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NSF
National Science Foundation
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RESEARCH
Ovine Pangenome
Cattle and Sheep Pan-Epigenome
Functional Annotation of Animal Genomes (FAANG)
Flock 54
Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI)
EDUCATION
2010
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, Animal Science, 2010, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
1999
Bachelor's Degree
Bachelor of Science, Agriculture - Major Animal Science, 1999, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
1989
Diploma
Biological Science Technology, Biotechnology, 1989, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Edmonton, AB
1989
Diploma
Biological Science Technology, Laboratory and Research, 1989, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Edmonton, AB