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Cynthia Steiner, Ph.D.

Calatayud, N.E., L.E. Jacobs, C.L. Williams, C.C. Steiner, D.M. Shier. 2022. Recovering an endangered frog species through integrative reproductive technologies. Theriogenology 191. 141-152.

Damas, J., M. Corbo, J. Kim, J. Turner-Maier, M. Farré, D.M. Larkin, O.A. Ryder, C. Steiner, M.L. Houck, S. Hall, L. Shiue, S. Thomas, T. Swale, M. Daly, J. Korlach, M. Uliano-Silva, C.J. Mazzoni, B.W. Birren, D.P. Genereux, J. Johnson, K. Lindblad-Toh, E.K. Karlsson, M.T. Nweeia, R.N. Johnson, Zoonomia Consortium, H.A. Lewin. 2022. Evolution of the ancestral mammalian karyotype and syntenic regions. Evolution 119 (40). 1-12.

Felton, R.G., C.M. Owen, J.M. Cossaboon, C.S. Steiner, C.W. Tubbs. 2020. Identification of California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) estrogen receptor variants and their activation by xenoestrogens. General and Comparative Endocrinology 289, 113392.

Hon, T., K. Mars, G. Young, Y. Tsai, J.W. Karalius, J.M. Landolin, N. Maurer, D. Kudrna, M.A. Hardigan, C.C. Steiner, S.J. Knapp, D. Ware, B. Shapiro, P. Peluso, D.R. Rank. 2020. Highly accurate long-read HiFi sequencing data for five complex genomes. Scientific Data 7(399).

Watsa, M., G. Erkenswick, S. Prost, E.O. Davis, C. Moore, S. Kubiski, C. Witte, R. Ogden, A. Meredith, O.A. Ryder, C.C. Steiner, J.A. Phillips, M.A. Owen. 2020. Rigorous wildlife disease surveillance. Science 369 (6500). 145-147.

Wilder, A.P., A.Y. Navarro, S.N.D. King, W.B. Miller, S.M. Thomas, C.C. Steiner, O.A. Ryder, D.M. Shier. 2020. Fitness Costs Associated with Ancestry to Isolated Populations of an Endangered Species. Conservation Genetics 21(3). 589-601.

Sutton, J.T., M. Helmkampf, C.C. Steiner, M.R. Bellinger, J. Korlach, R. Hall, P. Baybayan, J. Muehling, J. Gu, S. Kingan, B.M. Masuda, O.A. Ryder. 2018. A High-Quality, Long-Read De Novo Genome Assembly to Aid Conservation of Hawaiiʻs Last Remaining Crow Species. Genes 9(8). 393.

Tunstall, T., R. Kock, J. Vahala, M. Diekhans, I. Fiddes, J. Armstrong, B. Paten, O.A. Ryder, C.C. Steiner. 2018. Evaluating recovery potential of the northern white rhinoceros from cryopreserved somatic cells. Genome Research 28. 780-788.

Steiner, C.C., M.L. Houck, O.A. Ryder. 2017. Genetic variation of complete mitochondrial genome sequences of the Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis). Conservation Genetics. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-017-1011-1.

Felton, R.G., C.C. Steiner, B.S. Durrant, D.H. Keisler, M.M. Milnes, C.W. Tubbs. 2015. Identification of California condor estrogen receptors 1 and 2 and their activation by endocrine disrupting chemicals. Endocrinology 156(12). 4448-4457.

Koepfli, K.-P., B. Paten, The Genome 10K Community of Scientists, C. Steiner, O. Ryder, S.J. O’Brien. 2015. The genome 10K project: A way forward. Annual Review of Animal Biosciences 3. 57-111.

Steiner, C.C., S.J. Charter, N. Goddard, H. Davis, M. Brandt, M.L. Houck, O.A. Ryder. 2015. Chromosomal variation and perinatal mortality in San Diego Zoo Soemmerring’s gazelles. Zoo Biology 9999. 1-11.

Steiner, C.C., S.J. Charter, M.L. Houck, O.A. Ryder. 2014. Molecular phylogeny and chromosomal evolution of Alcelaphini (Antilopinae). Journal of Heredity 105. 324-333.

Steiner, C.C, O.A. Ryder. 2013. Characterization of Prdm9 in equids and sterility in mules. PLoS One 8. e61746.

Steiner, C.C, A.S. Putnma, P.E.A. Hoeck, O.A. Ryder. 2013. Conservation genomics of threatened animal species. Annual Review of Animal Biosciences 1. 261-281.

Springer, M.S., R.W. Meredith, J. Gatesy, C.A. Emerling, J. Park, D.L. Rabosky, T. Stadler, C. Steiner, O.A. Ryder, J.E. Janecka, C.A. Fisher, W.J. Murphy. 2012. Macroevolutionary dynamics and historical biogeography of primate diversification inferred from a species supermatrix. PLoS One  7. e49521.

Steiner, C.C, A. Mitelberg, R. Tursi, O.A. Ryder. 2012. Molecular phylogeny of extant equids and effects of ancestral polymorphism in resolving species-level phylogenies. . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 65. 573-581.

Meredith, R.W., J.E. Janecka, J. Gatesy, O.A. Ryder, C.A Fisher, E.C. Teeling, A. Goodbla, E. Eizirik, T.L.L. Simao, T. Stadler, D.L. Rabosky, R.L. Honeycutt, J.J. Flynn, C.M. Ingram, C. Steiner, T.L. Williams, T.J. Robinson, A. Burk-Herrick, M. Westerman, N.A. Ayoub, M.S. Springer, W.J. Murphy. 2011. Impacts of the Cretaceous terrestrial revolution and KPg extinction on mammal diversification. Science 334. 521-524.

Steiner, C.C., O.A. Ryder. 2011. Molecular phylogeny and evolution of the Perissodactyla. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163. 1289-1303.

Steiner, C.C, M.L. Houck, O.A. Ryder. 2011. Species identification and chromosome variation of captive two-toed sloths. Zoo Biology 30. 623-635.

Li, R., W. Fan, G. Tian, H. Zhu, L. He, J. Cai, Q. Huang, Q. Cai, B. Li, Y. Bai, Z. Zhang, Y. Zhang, W. Wang, J. Li, F. Wei, H. Li, M. Jian, J. Li, Z. Zhang, R. Nielsen, D. Li, W. Gu, Z. Yang, Z. Xuan, O.A. Ryder, F.C.-C. Leung, Y. Zhou, J. Cao, X. Sun, Y. Fu, X. Fang, X. Guo, B. Wang, R. Hou, F. Shen, B. Mu, P. Ni, R. Lin, W. Qian, G. Wang, C. Yu, W. Nie, J. Wang, Z. Wu, H. Liang, J. Min, Q. Wu, S. Cheng, J. Ruan, M. Wang, Z. Shi, M. Wen, B. Liu, X. Ren, H. Zheng, D. Dong, K. Cook, G. Shan, H. Zhang, C. Kosiol, X. Xie, Z. Lu, H. Zheng, Y. Li, C.C. Steiner, T.T.-Y. Lam, S. Lin, Q. Zhang, G. Li, J. Tian, T. Gong, H. Liu, D. Zhang, L. Fang, C. Ye, J. Zhang, W. Hu, A. Xu, Y. Ren, G. Zhang, M.W. Bruford, Q. Li, L. Ma, Y. Guo, N. An, Y. Hu, Y. Zheng, Y. Shi, Z. Li, Q. Liu, Y. Chen, J. Zhao, N. Qu, S. Zhao, F. Tian, X. Wang, H. Wang, L. Xu, X. Liu, T. Vinar, Y. Wang, T.-W. Lam, S.-M. Yiu, S. Liu, H. Zhang, D. Li, Y. Huang, X. Wang, G. Yang, Z. Jiang, J. Wang, N. Qin, L. Li, J. Li, L. Bolund, K. Kristiansen, G.K.-S. Wong, M. Olson, X. Zhang, S. Li, H. Yang, J. Wang, J. Wang. 2009. The sequence and de novo assembly of the giant panda genome. Nature 463. 311-317.

Ryder, O.A., C.C. Steiner. 2009. How much hybridization and in what direction? Animal Conservation 12. 516-517.

Steiner, C.C., H. Rompler, L.M. Boettger, T. Schoneberg, H.E. Hoekstra. 2009. The genetic basis of phenotypic convergence in beach mice: Similar pigment patterns but different genes. Molecular Biology and Evolution 26. 35-45.

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