Aaron Thomas
Research Assistant Professor

Educational Background
PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California, Davis, 2008 Dissertation
The regulatory role of FoxD3 in melanoblast specification
Publications | Abstracts
- Thomas, A., Jones, R., Regouski, M., Polejaeva, I., Davies, C., (2016). Identification of Transgene Insertion Sites by Target Selection and Next-Generation Sequencing. Proceedings of the Large Animal Genetics Engineering Summit
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
- Rutigliano, H., Thomas, A., Davies, C., (2013). Expression of MHC-I Proteins by the Placenta of Domestic and Laboratory Animals: Immunology of Pregnancy 2013. Bentham Books
Publications | Book Chapters
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Torres, A.R, Sweeten, T.L, Johnson, R.C, Odell, D., Westover, J.B, Bray-Ward, P., Ward, D.C, Davies, C., Thomas, A., Croen, L.A, Benson, M., (2016). Common Genetic Variants Found in HLA and KIR Genes in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 10, Article 463. doi: doi:10.3389/fnins.2016.00463
- Polejaeva, I., Ranjan, R., Davies, C., Regouski, M., Hall, J., Olsen, A.L, Meng, Q., Rutigliano, H., Dosdall, D., Angel, N., Sachse, F., Seidel, T., Thomas, A., Stott, R.D, Panter, K., Lee, P., Van Wettere, A., Stevens, J.R, Wang, Z., MacLeod, R., Marrouche, N., White, K.L, (2016). Increased Susceptibility to Atrial Fibrillation Secondary to Atrial Fibrosis in Transgenic Goats Expressing Transforming Growth Factor-β1. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. , 27:10, 1220-1229.
- Rutigliano, H., Thomas, A., Wilhelm, A., Sessions, B., Hicks, B., Schlafer, D., White, K.L, Davies, C., (2016). Trophoblast Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Expression is Associated with Immune-Mediated Rejection of Bovine Fetuses Produced by Cloning. Biology of Reproduction, 95:2, 39, 1-9. doi: doi:10.1095/biolreprod.115.136523
- Parasar, P., Wilhelm, A., Rutigliano, H., Thomas, A., Teng, L., Shi, B., Davis, W.C, Suarez, C.E, New, D.D, White, K.L, Davies, C., (2016). Expression of bovine non-classical major histocompatibility complex class I proteins in mouse P815 and human K562 cells. Research in Veterinary Science, 107, 161-170. doi: doi:10.1016/j.rvsc.2016.06.004
- Davis, A.P, Benninghoff, A., Thomas, A., Sessions, B., White, K.L, (2015). DNA methylation of the LIN28 pseudogene family. BMC Genomics, 16, 287. doi: 10.1186/s12864-015-1487-3
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
Other
- Polejaeva, I., Wang, Z., Hu, S., Ranjan, R., Davies, C., Thomas, A., White, K.L, (2015). Method for transgenic bovidae expressing cardiac fibrosis and associated pathology. United States Patent Application Publication *
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Teaching
ADVS, BIOL 5260 - Methods in Biotechnology: Molecular Cloning, Fall 2020
ADVS, BIOL 5260 - Methods in Biotechnology: Molecular Cloning, Fall 2020
BIOL, ADVS 5260 - Methods in Biotechnology: Molecular Cloning, Fall 2020
BIOL, PSC, ADVS 5260 - Methods in Biotechnology: Molecular Cloning, Fall 2019
ADVS 5260 - Methods in Biotechnology: Molecular Cloning, Fall 2018
ADVS 5260 - Methods in Biotechnology: Molecular Cloning, Fall 2017
ADVS, BIOL 5160 - Methods in Biotechnology: Cell Culture, Spring 2017
ADVS, BIOL, NDFS 5260 - Methods in Biotechnology: Molecular Cloning, Fall 2016
ADVS, BIOL, PSC 5260 - Methods in Biotechnology: Molecular Cloning, Fall 2016
ADVS, BIOL, PSC 5260 - Methods in Biotechnology: Molecular Cloning, Fall 2015
ADVS, BIOL, PSC 5260 - Methods in Biotechnology: Molecular Cloning, Fall 2015
ADVS 5260 - Methods in Biotechnology: Molecular Cloning, Fall 2014