General:

• Shanna Baker, Where Camels Take to the Sea.

• Köhler-Rollefson, I. U. (1991). Camelus dromedarius. Mammalian Species (375), 1-8.

• Köhler-Rollefson, I. (1993). Camels and Camel Pastoralism in Arabia. The Biblical Archaeologist, 56(4), 180-188.

• Faye, B. (2020). How many large camelids in the world? A synthetic analysis of the world camel demographic changes. Pastoralism, 10(1), 25.

• Dioli M. (2022) Observation on dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) welfare and husbandry practices among nomadic pastoralists. Pastoralism 12, 7

Coat color:

Coat texture:

• Harizi, T., Msahli, S., Sakli, F., & Khorchani, T. (2007). Evaluation of physical and mechanical properties of Tunisian camel hair. The Journal of The Textile Institute, 98(1), 15-21.

• Harel S. & Christiano A.M. (2012) Keratin 71 Mutations: From Water Dogs to Woolly Hair. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 132, 2315-7.

• Kuramoto T., Hirano R., Kuwamura M. & Serikawa T. (2010) Identification of the Rat Rex Mutation as a 7-bp Deletion at Splicing Acceptor Site of the Krt71 Gene. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 72, 909-12.

• Jacinto J.G.P., Markey A.D., Veiga I.M.B., Paris J.M., Welle M., Beever J.E. & Drögemüller C. (2021) A KRT71 Loss-of-Function Variant Results in Inner Root Sheath Dysplasia and Recessive Congenital Hypotrichosis of Hereford Cattle. Genes 12.

• Morgenthaler C., Diribarne M., Capitan A., Legendre R., Saintilan R., Gilles M., Esquerré D., Juras R., Khanshour A., Schibler L. & Cothran G. (2017) A missense variant in the coil1A domain of the keratin 25 gene is associated with the dominant curly hair coat trait (Crd) in horse. Genetics Selection Evolution 49, 85.

Populations:

Read & Forgotten:

• Abdussamad, A. M., Charruau, P., Kalla, D. J. U., & Burger, P. A. (2015). Validating local knowledge on camels: Colour phenotypes and genetic variation of dromedaries in the Nigeria-Niger corridor. Livestock Science, 181, 131-136.

• Al-hammadi, M., Exell, K., & El-menshawy, S. (2021). Camel, blockade and a historical memory perspective: a theme of historical memory portrayed at Qatar National Museum. Studia Antiqua et Archaeologica 26(2), 185-198.

• Al Jassim, R., & Lisle, A. (2015). Prediction and management of the feral camel population in Australia. In G. Baxter, N. Finch, & P. Murray (Eds.), Advances in conservation through sustainable use of wildlife (pp. 74-76). Australia: The University of Queensland.

• Robinson A.E. (1936) THE CAMEL IN ANTIQUITY. Sudan Notes and Records 19, 47-69.

• Al-lami, Alaa H. (2018). The pictures of the camel in islamic codex Munimnemat Al-Hariri. Al-Adab Journal. 125:25-36.

We will be meeting every Monday 1-2 (1KH – 150)

12-2-2018: Kurushima JD, Lipinski MJ, Gandolfi B, et al. Variation of Cats under Domestication: Genetic Assignment of Domestic Cats to Breeds and Worldwide Random Bred Populations. Animal genetics. 2013;44(3):311-324. (HA leading discussion)

19-2-2018: Parker HG. Genomic Analyses of Modern Dog Breeds. Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society. 2012;23(1-2):19-27. (BHA leading discussion)

5-3-2018:

12-3-2018:

19-3-2018:

26-3-2018:

2-4-2018:

9-4-2018:

16-4-2018:

23-4-2018:

30-4-2018:

7-5-2018

We will be meeting for EHRAB every Thursday at 10-11 am in the Jamalid Report Lab (1Kh – 150)

12-10-2017: Lab meeting

19-10-2017: F. Almathen et al., Ancient and modern DNA reveal dynamics of domestication and cross-continental dispersal of the dromedary. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 113, 6707-6712 (2016).

26-10-2017: Lab meeting

02-11-2017: Burger PA. The history of Old World camelids in the light of molecular genetics. Tropical Animal Health and Production. 2016;48:905-913.

09-11-2017: Lab meeting

16-11-2017: Yosef, T et.al., Morphological diversities and eco-geographical structuring of Ethiopian camel (Camelus dromedarius) populations. Emir. J. Food Agric. (2014) 26(4):371-389

23-11-2017: Lab meeting

30-11-2017: TBA

07-12-2017: Lab meeting

14-12-2017: TBA

21-12-2017: Lab meeting

28-12-2017: TBA

EHRAB this year will be different from previous years.  The focus will be on camelid books and papers.  The plan is to meet every week on Monday and at 12:30.  EHRAB will be held in the Jamalid Report lab (1 Kh room 150).  Throughout the semester we will read a book chapter and a peer-reviewed papers in alternating fashion.  Below are the dates and the reading material.  If you are interested in joining us in reading the book chapters of Medicine and Surgery of Camelids by Murray Fowler, please don’t hesitate to send me (hhalhaddad@gmail.com) an email to get the material.

Monday Oct 10: Chapter 1- General biology and evolution

Monday Oct 17:

Computed Tomographic Anatomy of the Fore Foot in One-Humped Camel (Camelus dromedrus). by Adel M. Badawy

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the One-Humped Camel (Camelus Dromdarius) Digits. by El-Shafey and Abd Al-Galil.

Monday Oct 24: Chapter 2- Feeding and Nutrition

Monday Oct 31:

Production of the First Cloned Camel by Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer. by Wani et al.

Monday Nov 7: Chapter 3- Restraint and Handling

Monday Nov 14:

Monday Nov 21: Chapter 4- Clinical Diagnosis

Monday Nov 28:

Monday Dec 5: Chapter 5- Anesthesia

Monday Dec 12:

Ancient and modern DNA reveal dynamics of domestication and cross-continental dispersal of the dromedary. by Almathen et al.

TBA

Monday Dec 19: Chapter 6- Surgery

Monday Dec 26:

TBA

TBA

Monday Jan 2 / 2017: Chapter 7- Infectious diseases

Monday Jan 9 / 2017:

TBA

TBA

This semester we will have a paper (or two) every week and we will meet on Mondays 12-1 pm in my lab 2kh (103).  All are welcome to come.  If you have papers you want us to discuss, please send me an email and I will be more than happy to include it in the list.

8/2/2016

The past, present and future of genomic scans for selection.  by Jensen et al.

22/2/2016

29/2/2016

Signatures of positive selection in East African Shorthorn Zebu: A genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism analysis. by Behbahani et al.

7/3/2016

Scans for positive selection reveal candidate genes and local adaptation of Peromyscus leucopus populations to urbanization. by E Harris and Jason Munshi-South

14/3/2016

A Spatial Framework for Understanding Population Structure and Admixture. by Bradburd et al.

21/3/2016

Genetical Genomics of Behavior: A Novel Chicken Genomic Model for Anxiety Behavior. by Johansson et al.

28/3/2016

The sequence of sequencers: The history of sequencing DNA. by James M. Heather and Benjamin Chain

4/4/2016

Beyond Bar and Line Graphs: Time for a New Data Presentation Paradigm. by Weissgeber

11/4/2016

90 Years Ago: The Beginning of Hybrid Maize. by James F. Crow

18/4/2016

25/4/2016

Uner Tan Syndrome: History, Clinical Evaluations, Genetics, and the Dynamics of Human Quadrupedalism. by  Uner Tan

Mutations in the very low-density lipoprotein receptor VLDLR cause cerebellar hypoplasia and quadrupedal locomotion in humans. by Ozcelik et al.

 Papers selected by Ali Alhaid

Wednesday 30/9/2015

Genetic Mutation. by Suzanne Clancy 2008

DNA Deletion and Duplication and the Associated Genetic Disorders. by Suzanne Clancy & Kenna M. Shaw, 2008

Wednesday 21/10/2015 (Changed!!!)

History of genetic disease: The molecular genetics of Huntington disease – a history. by Gillian P. Bates 2005

The Molecular and Genetic Basis of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 3 Disorders: The Achondroplasia Family of Skeletal Dysplasias, Muenke Craniosynostosis, and Crouzon Syndrome with Acanthosis Nigricans. by Vajo et. al. 2000

Wednesday 4/11/2015 (Changed!!!)

A Genomic Duplication is Associated with Ectopic Eomesodermin Expression in the Embryonic Chicken Comb and Two Duplex-comb Phenotypes. by Dorshorst et. al. 2015

Convergent Evolution of Head Crests in Two Domesticated Columbids Is Associated with Different Missense Mutations in EphB2. by Vickrey et. al. 2015

Wednesday 11/11/2015

A deletion in the bovine myostatin gene causes the double-muscled phenotype in cattle. by Grobet et. al. 1997

Genome edited sheep and cattle. by Proufoot et. al. 2015

Wednesday 25/11/2015

Plant transposable elements: where genetics meets genomics. by  Feschotte 2002

Evidence That the Origin of Naked Kernels During Maize Domestication Was Caused by a Single Amino Acid Substitution in tga1. by Wang et. al. 2015

Wednesday 9/12/2015

Laws of success.  My friend Ali Alhasan will be our guest and he will give us a personal development lecture and discussion session.  Always helpful to me and I think you will feel the same.

We had a very successful year reading amazing biology.  Below is a graph  indicating the number of scientific paper we read.  We have started EHRAB by meeting every week and discussing 2 papers in every session.  After few weeks, we have realized that 2 papers are too much due with the academic commitments of the participants (especially students).  We decided to discuss a single paper and proved to be a better choice.

Many participants suggested papers to be discussed.  The graph above shows the numbers of papers per participant.  I hope to see participants select more paper and become more active in EHRAB.

My graduate student Mona Abdi suggested a gathering to celebrate the first anniversary of EHRAB.  She organized the meeting.  While we enjoyed a cake and coffee (tasty stuff) , we also shared likes and dislikes about EHRAB during 2014-2015.  I was surprised to know how much students learned during the sessions.  The most notable comment was ” we are not afraid of papers anymore”.  That alone is a success for me 🙂

Based on suggestions by participants, we have decided to have a theme for EHRAB every semester.  The theme would be a scientific biological concept and papers discussed would be related to the concept.  EHRAB during fall 2015 will be focusing on DNA mutations.  We will be meeting every other week to ensure that everybody had a chance to read the papers and everybody is eager to escape to biology.

EHRAB week 34

The role of humans in facilitating and sustaining coat colour variation in domestic animals by Anna Linderholm and Greger Larson

Paper selected by HA

EHRAB week 33

Vertebrate pigmentation: from underlying genes to adaptive function by Hubbard et. al.

Paper selected by HA