Personal information

No personal information available

Activities

Employment (2)

University of Utah: Salt Lake City, Utah, US

2018 to present | Assistant Professor (Biology)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon

Harvard University: Cambridge, MA, US

2011 to 2017 | Postdoctoral Fellow (MCB)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon

Education and qualifications (2)

Brown University: Providence, RI, US

2003 to 2011 | Ph.D. (MCB)
Education
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon

Worcester Polytechnic Institute: Worcester, MA, US

1999 to 2003 | B.S. Biology
Education
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon

Works (42)

The lives of cells, recorded

Nature Reviews Genetics
2025-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Amjad Askary; Wei Chen; Junhong Choi; Lucia Y. Du; Michael B. Elowitz; James A. Gagnon; Alexander F. Schier; Sophie Seidel; Jay Shendure; Tanja Stadler et al.
Source: check_circle
Crossref

Germ cell progression through zebrafish spermatogenesis declines with age

Development
2024-11-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Andrea L. Sposato; Hailey L. Hollins; Darren R. Llewellyn; Jenna M. Weber; Madison N. Schrock; Jeffrey A. Farrell; James A. Gagnon
Source: check_circle
Crossref

Distinct features of the regenerating heart uncovered through comparative single-cell profiling

Biology Open
2024-04-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Clayton M. Carey; Hailey L. Hollins; Alexis V. Schmid; James A. Gagnon
Source: check_circle
Crossref

Germ cells do not progress through spermatogenesis in the infertile zebrafish testis

2023-09-05 | Preprint
Contributors: Andrea L. Sposato; Darren R. Llewellyn; Jenna M. Weber; Hailey L. Hollins; Madison N. Schrock; Jeffrey A. Farrell; James A. Gagnon
Source: check_circle
Crossref

Gadusol is a maternally provided sunscreen that protects fish embryos from DNA damage

Current Biology
2023-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Marlen C. Rice; Jordan H. Little; Dale L. Forrister; Julane Machado; Nathan L. Clark; James A. Gagnon
Source: check_circle
Crossref

Microbe transmission from pet shop to lab-reared zebrafish reveals a pathogenic birnavirus

2023-08-28 | Preprint
Contributors: Marlen C Rice; Nels Elde; James A Gagnon; Keir Balla
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon
grade
Preferred source (of 2)‎

Distinct features of the regenerating heart uncovered through comparative single-cell profiling

2023-07-04 | Preprint
Contributors: Clayton M. Carey; Hailey L. Hollins; Alexis V. Schmid; James A. Gagnon
Source: check_circle
Crossref

Gadusol is a maternally provided sunscreen that protects fish embryos from DNA damage

2023-01-31 | Preprint
Contributors: Marlen C. Rice; Jordan H. Little; Dale L. Forrister; Julane Machado; Nathan L. Clark; James A. Gagnon
Source: check_circle
Crossref

Functional and ultrastructural analysis of reafferent mechanosensation in larval zebrafish

Current Biology
2022-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Iris Odstrcil; Mariela D. Petkova; Martin Haesemeyer; Jonathan Boulanger-Weill; Maxim Nikitchenko; James A. Gagnon; Pablo Oteiza; Richard Schalek; Adi Peleg; Ruben Portugues et al.
Source: check_circle
Crossref

Orthogonal CRISPR-Cas tools for genome editing, inhibition, and CRISPR recording in zebrafish embryos

Genetics
2022-01-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Paige R Takasugi; Shengzhou Wang; Kimberly T Truong; Evan P Drage; Sahar N Kanishka; Marissa A Higbee; Nathan Bamidele; Ogooluwa Ojelabi; Erik J Sontheimer; James A Gagnon et al.
Source: check_circle
Crossref

CRISPR Rube Goldberg machines for visualizing cell lineage

Nature Neuroscience
2020-12-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Clayton M. Carey; James A. Gagnon
Source: check_circle
Crossref

Orthogonal CRISPR-Cas tools for genome editing, inhibition, and CRISPR recording in zebrafish embryos

2020-11-08 | Preprint
Contributors: Paige R. Takasugi; Shengzhou Wang; Kimberly T. Truong; Evan P. Drage; Sahar N. Kanishka; Marissa A. Higbee; Nathan Bamidele; Ogooluwa Ojelabi; Erik J. Sontheimer; James A. Gagnon
Source: check_circle
Crossref

Discovery of a prevalent picornavirus by visualizing zebrafish immune responses

2019-10-30 | Other
Contributors: Keir M. Balla; Marlen C. Rice; James A. Gagnon; Nels C. Elde
Source: check_circle
Crossref

Zebrafish oxytocin neurons drive nocifensive behavior via brainstem premotor targets.

Nature neuroscience
2019-07-29 | Journal article
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon

Recording development with single cell dynamic lineage tracing

Development
2019-06-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Aaron McKenna; James A. Gagnon; Allon Klein; Barbara Treutlein
Source: check_circle
Crossref

Zebrafish Dscaml1 is Essential for Retinal Patterning and Function of Oculomotor Subcircuits

2019-06-03 | Other
Contributors: Manxiu Ma; Alexandro D. Ramirez; Tong Wang; Rachel L. Roberts; Katherine E. Harmon; David Schoppik; Avirale Sharma; Christopher Kuang; Stephanie L. Goei; James A. Gagnon et al.
Source: check_circle
Crossref

Accurate analysis of genuine CRISPR editing events with ampliCan.

Genome research
2019-03-08 | Journal article
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon

Conserved regulation of Nodal-mediated left-right patterning in zebrafish and mouse

Development
2018-12-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Tessa G. Montague; James A. Gagnon; Alexander F. Schier
Source: check_circle
Crossref

Large-scale reconstruction of cell lineages using single-cell readout of transcriptomes and CRISPR–Cas9 barcodes by scGESTALT

Nature Protocols
2018-11-23 | Journal article
Contributors: Bushra Raj; James A. Gagnon; Alexander F. Schier
Source: check_circle
Crossref

Simultaneous single-cell profiling of lineages and cell types in the vertebrate brain

Nature Biotechnology
2018-05-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Bushra Raj; Daniel E Wagner; Aaron McKenna; Shristi Pandey; Allon M Klein; Jay Shendure; James A Gagnon; Alexander F Schier
Source: check_circle
Crossref

The primary role of zebrafish nanog is in extra-embryonic tissue

Development
2018-01-01 | Journal article
Contributors: James A. Gagnon; Kamal Obbad; Alexander F. Schier
Source: check_circle
Crossref

Simultaneous single-cell profiling of lineages and cell types in the vertebrate brain by scGESTALT

2017-10-19 | Other
Contributors: Bushra Raj; Daniel E. Wagner; Aaron McKenna; Shristi Pandey; Allon M. Klein; Jay Shendure; James A. Gagnon; Alexander F. Schier
Source: check_circle
Crossref

Whole organism lineage tracing by combinatorial and cumulative genome editing

2016-05-11 | Preprint
Contributors: Aaron McKenna; Gregory M. Findlay; James A. Gagnon; Marshall S. Horwitz; Alexander F. Schier; Jay Shendure
Source: check_circle
Crossref

Using in vivo imaging to measure RNA mobility in Xenopus laevis oocytes

Methods
2016-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Erin A. Powrie; Veronica Ciocanel; Jill A. Kreiling; James A. Gagnon; Bjӧrn Sandstede; Kimberly L. Mowry
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon via Crossref Metadata Search

Efficient CRISPR-Cas9-Mediated Generation of Knockin Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Lacking Undesired Mutations at the Targeted Locus

Cell Reports
2015-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Florian T. Merkle; Werner M. Neuhausser; David Santos; Eivind Valen; James A. Gagnon; Kristi Maas; Jackson Sandoe; Alexander F. Schier; Kevin Eggan
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon via Crossref Metadata Search

Evolutionarily conserved regulation of hypocretin neuron specification by Lhx9

Development
2015-02 | Journal article
Contributors: J. Liu; F. T. Merkle; A. V. Gandhi; J. A. Gagnon; I. G. Woods; C. N. Chiu; T. Shimogori; A. F. Schier; D. A. Prober
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon via Crossref Metadata Search

CHOPCHOP: a CRISPR/Cas9 and TALEN web tool for genome editing

Nucleic Acids Research
2014-05 | Journal article
Contributors: T. G. Montague; J. M. Cruz; J. A. Gagnon; G. M. Church; E. Valen
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon via Crossref Metadata Search

Efficient Mutagenesis by Cas9 Protein-Mediated Oligonucleotide Insertion and Large-Scale Assessment of Single-Guide RNAs

PLoS ONE
2014-05 | Journal article
Contributors: James A. Gagnon; Eivind Valen; Summer B. Thyme; Peng Huang; Laila Ahkmetova; Andrea Pauli; Tessa G. Montague; Steven Zimmerman; Constance Richter; Alexander F. Schier et al.
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon via Crossref Metadata Search

Toddler: An Embryonic Signal That Promotes Cell Movement via Apelin Receptors

Science
2014-01-09 | Journal article
Contributors: A. Pauli; M. L. Norris; E. Valen; G.-L. Chew; J. A. Gagnon; S. Zimmerman; A. Mitchell; J. Ma; J. Dubrulle; D. Reyon et al.
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon via Crossref Metadata Search

Directional Transport Is Mediated by a Dynein-Dependent Step in an RNA Localization Pathway

PLoS Biol
2013-04 | Journal article
Contributors: James A. Gagnon; Jill A. Kreiling; Erin A. Powrie; Timothy R. Wood; Kimberly L. Mowry; Simon Bullock
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon via Crossref Metadata Search

Visualization of mRNA Localization in Xenopus Oocytes

RNA Detection and Visualization
2011 | Other
Contributors: James A. Gagnon; Kimberly L. Mowry
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon via Crossref Metadata Search

Molecular motors: directing traffic during RNA localization

Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2011-04-11 | Journal article
Contributors: James A. Gagnon; Kimberly L. Mowry
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon via Crossref Metadata Search

Visualizing RNA Localization in <em>Xenopus Oocytes</em>

JoVE
2010-01 | Journal article
Contributors: James A. Gagnon; Kimberly L. Mowry
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon via Crossref Metadata Search

VISIONS: the art of science

Mol. Reprod. Dev.
2009 | Journal article
Contributors: James A. Gagnon; Kimberly L. Mowry
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon via Crossref Metadata Search

Multiple Kinesin Motors Coordinate Cytoplasmic RNA Transport on a Subpopulation of Microtubules in Xenopus Oocytes

Developmental Cell
2008-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Timothy J. Messitt; James A. Gagnon; Jill A. Kreiling; Catherine A. Pratt; Young J. Yoon; Kimberly L. Mowry
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon via Crossref Metadata Search

RNA transport in the oocyte cytoplasm: How to get there from here

Developmental Biology
2008-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Kimberly L. Mowry; James A. Gagnon; Jill A. Kreiling; Timothy J. Messitt; Catherine A. Pratt; Young J. Yoon
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon via Crossref Metadata Search

PTB/hnRNP I Is Required for RNP Remodeling during RNA Localization in Xenopus Oocytes

Molecular and Cellular Biology
2007-11 | Journal article
Contributors: R. A. Lewis; J. A. Gagnon; K. L. Mowry
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon via Crossref Metadata Search

Osteoblast differentiation and skeletal development are regulated by Mdm2–p53 signaling

J Cell Biol
2006-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Christopher J. Lengner; Heather A. Steinman; James Gagnon; Thomas W. Smith; Janet E. Henderson; Barbara E. Kream; Gary S. Stein; Jane B. Lian; Stephen N. Jones
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon via Crossref Metadata Search

Faculty of 1000 evaluation for Changes in bicoid mRNA anchoring highlight conserved mechanisms during the oocyte-to-embryo transition.

F1000 - Post-publication peer review of the biomedical literature
Dataset
Contributors: Kimberly Mowry; James Gagnon
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon via Crossref Metadata Search

Faculty of 1000 evaluation for Myosin-V regulates oskar mRNA localization in the Drosophila oocyte.

F1000 - Post-publication peer review of the biomedical literature
Dataset
Contributors: Kimberly Mowry; James Gagnon
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon via Crossref Metadata Search

Faculty of 1000 evaluation for Vasa promotes Drosophila germline stem cell differentiation by activating mei-P26 translation by directly interacting with a (U)-rich motif in its 3' UTR.

F1000 - Post-publication peer review of the biomedical literature
Dataset
Contributors: Kimberly Mowry; James Gagnon
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon via Crossref Metadata Search

Faculty of 1000 evaluation for ZBP1 recognition of beta-actin zipcode induces RNA looping.

F1000 - Post-publication peer review of the biomedical literature
Dataset
Contributors: Kimberly Mowry; James Gagnon
Source: Self-asserted source
James Gagnon via Crossref Metadata Search

Peer review (4 reviews for 4 publications/grants)

Review activity for Cell stem cell. (1)
Review activity for Nature biotechnology. (1)
Review activity for Nature communications (1)
Review activity for Nature methods. (1)