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Mason Posner
PeerJ Editor, Author & Reviewer
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Author 135
Preprint Author 35
Reviewer 70
Editor 2,600

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Developmental Biology
Molecular Biology
Neuroscience
Ophthalmology
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Data Mining and Machine Learning
Genomics
Plant Science
Genetics
Aquaculture, Fisheries and Fish Science
Zoology
Cardiology
Pediatrics
Biochemistry
Biophysics
Cell Biology
Evolutionary Studies
Pathology
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Immunology
Oncology
Medical Genetics
Agricultural Science
Entomology
Clinical Trials
Epidemiology
Evidence Based Medicine
Marine Biology
Ecotoxicology
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Natural Resource Management
Freshwater Biology
Biodiversity
Biogeography
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Diabetes and Endocrinology
Biological Oceanography
Conservation Biology
Biosphere Interactions

Mason Posner

PeerJ Editor, Author & Reviewer

Summary

Professor and former Chairperson of Biology and Toxicology at Ashland University in Ohio. My research focuses on the evolution, physiology and biochemistry of alpha crystallins, a group of small heat shock proteins that protect cells against stress and are implicated in numerous diseases such as lens cataracts, Parkinsons, Alzheimers and cancer. My undergraduate research students and I use the zebrafish and other fish species as models to investigate alpha crystallin function. Our work involves qPCR to measure gene expression, CRISPR gene editing, proteomics, transcriptomics, promoter analysis and histology.

My background is in marine biology, systematics, ecology, molecular biology, protein biochemistry and comparative visual physiology. I train undergraduate research assistants in my laboratory and prepare students for graduate and professional schools and work in industry.

Biochemistry Biodiversity Developmental Biology Ecology Evolutionary Studies Marine Biology Molecular Biology Zoology

Editing Journals

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Past or current institution affiliations

Ashland University

Work details

Professor of Biology

Ashland University
August 1999
Biology and Toxicology

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PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 1
  • Preprints 1
  • Edited 21
  • Reviewed 2
November 27, 2017
The zebrafish as a model system for analyzing mammalian and native α-crystallin promoter function
Mason Posner, Kelly L. Murray, Matthew S. McDonald, Hayden Eighinger, Brandon Andrew, Amy Drossman, Zachary Haley, Justin Nussbaum, Larry L. David, Kirsten J. Lampi
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4093 PubMed 29201567
March 24, 2017 - Version: 1
The zebrafish as a model system for analyzing mammalian and native α-crystallin promoter function
Mason Posner, Kelly Murray, Hayden Eighinger, Amy Drossman, Zachary Haley, Justin Nussbaum, Larry L David, Kirsten J Lampi
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2889v1

Academic Editor on

December 10, 2021
CRYAB predicts clinical prognosis and is associated with immunocyte infiltration in colorectal cancer
Junsheng Deng, Xiaoli Chen, Ting Zhan, Mengge Chen, Xisheng Yan, Xiaodong Huang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12578 PubMed 34966587
November 17, 2021
Experimental validation of otolith-based age and growth reconstructions across multiple life stages of a critically endangered estuarine fish
Wilson Xieu, Levi S. Lewis, Feng Zhao, Rachel A. Fichman, Malte Willmes, Tien-Chieh Hung, Luke Ellison, Troy Stevenson, Galen Tigan, Andrew A. Schultz, James A. Hobbs
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12280 PubMed 34820160
July 28, 2021
Comparative development and ocular histology between epigean and subterranean salamanders (Eurycea) from central Texas
Ruben U. Tovar, Valentin Cantu, Brian Fremaux, Pedro Gonzalez Jr, Amanda Spikes, Dana M. García
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11840 PubMed 34395082
April 13, 2021
ZebraShare: a new venue for rapid dissemination of zebrafish mutant data
April DeLaurier, Douglas G. Howe, Leyla Ruzicka, Adam N. Carte, Lacie Mishoe Hernandez, Kali J Wiggins, Mika M. Gallati, Kayce Vanpelt, Frances Loyo Rosado, Katlin G. Pugh, Chasey J. Shabdue, Khadijah Jihad, Summer B. Thyme, Jared C. Talbot
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11007 PubMed 33954026
December 22, 2020
Expression of the neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptors, ntrk1 and ntrk2a, precedes expression of other ntrk genes in embryonic zebrafish
Katie Hahn, Paul Manuel, Cortney Bouldin
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10479 PubMed 33391871
November 4, 2020
Tnni1b-ECR183-d2, an 87 bp cardiac enhancer of zebrafish
Yawen Zhang, Feng Wang, Fang Wu, Youhua Wang, Xu Wang, Yonghao Gui, Qiang Li
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10289 PubMed 33194440
September 22, 2020
Analysis of dynamic and widespread lncRNA and miRNA expression in fetal sheep skeletal muscle
Chao Yuan, Ke Zhang, Yaojing Yue, Tingting Guo, Jianbin Liu, Chune Niu, Xiaoping Sun, Ruilin Feng, Xiaolong Wang, Bohui Yang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9957 PubMed 33024632
August 3, 2020
There is no magic bullet: the importance of testing reference gene stability in RT-qPCR experiments across multiple closely related species
Bert Foquet, Hojun Song
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9618 PubMed 32832268
August 3, 2020
Characterization of two myostatin genes in pufferfish Takifugu bimaculatus: sequence, genomic structure, and expression
Yinzhen Sheng, Yulong Sun, Xin Zhang, Haifu Wan, Chengjie Yao, Keying Liang, Leibin Li, Bo Liu, Jianxing Zhong, Ziping Zhang, Yilei Wang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9655 PubMed 32832276
June 12, 2020
Aggregation pathways of human γ D crystallin induced by metal ions revealed by time dependent methods
Arline Fernández-Silva, Leidys French-Pacheco, Lina Rivillas-Acevedo, Carlos Amero
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9178 PubMed 32566392
May 21, 2020
Bioinformatics analyses of retinoblastoma reveal the retinoblastoma progression subtypes
Manjing Cao, Sha Wang, Jing Zou, Wanpeng Wang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8873 PubMed 32509443
March 24, 2020
Cirripectes matatakaro, a new species of combtooth blenny from the Central Pacific, illuminates the origins of the Hawaiian fish fauna
Mykle L. Hoban, Jeffrey T. Williams
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8852 PubMed 32231888
January 2, 2020
Use of environmental DNA (eDNA) in streams to detect feral swine (Sus scrofa)
Amberly N. Hauger, Karmen M. Hollis-Etter, Dwayne R. Etter, Gary J. Roloff, Andrew R. Mahon
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8287 PubMed 31915583
May 23, 2019
Serum heparan sulfate and chondroitin sulfate concentrations in patients with newly diagnosed exfoliative glaucoma
Vesna D. Maric, Marija M. Bozic, Andja M. Cirkovic, Sanja Dj Stankovic, Ivan S. Marjanovic, Anita D. Grgurevic
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6920 PubMed 31198625
May 3, 2019
Leptin-a mediates transcription of genes that participate in central endocrine and phosphatidylinositol signaling pathways in 72-hour embryonic zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Matthew Tuttle, Mark R. Dalman, Qin Liu, Richard L. Londraville
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6848 PubMed 31110923
February 1, 2019
Total incombustible (mineral) content of Cherax quadricarinatus differs between feral populations in Central-Eastern Australia
Leyton J. Tierney, Clyde H. Wild, James M. Furse
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6351 PubMed 30723626
January 8, 2019
hdac4 mediates perichondral ossification and pharyngeal skeleton development in the zebrafish
April DeLaurier, Cynthia Lizzet Alvarez, Kali J Wiggins
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6167 PubMed 30643696
September 20, 2018
Characterization of retinal regeneration in adult zebrafish following multiple rounds of phototoxic lesion
Alexandra H. Ranski, Ashley C. Kramer, Gregory W. Morgan, Jennifer L. Perez, Ryan Thummel
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5646 PubMed 30258730
August 23, 2018
foxr1 is a novel maternal-effect gene in fish that is required for early embryonic success
Caroline T. Cheung, Amélie Patinote, Yann Guiguen, Julien Bobe
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5534 PubMed 30155373
June 12, 2018
RNA interference-mediated silencing of genes involved in the immune responses of the soybean pod borer Leguminivora glycinivorella (Lepidoptera: Olethreutidae)
Ruixue Ran, Tianyu Li, Xinxin Liu, Hejia Ni, Wenbin Li, Fanli Meng
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4931 PubMed 29910977
June 8, 2018
­Characterization of pyruvate kinase from the anoxia tolerant turtle, Trachemys scripta elegans: a potential role for enzyme methylation during metabolic rate depression
Amanda M.S. Mattice, Isabelle A. MacLean, Christine L. Childers, Kenneth B. Storey
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4918 PubMed 29900073

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July 29, 2019
Genome-wide identification and classification of the Hsf and sHsp gene families in Prunus mume, and transcriptional analysis under heat stress
Xueli Wan, Jie Yang, Cong Guo, Manzhu Bao, Junwei Zhang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7312 PubMed 31392093
May 29, 2018
Modeling transcriptional activation changes to Gal4 variants via structure-based computational mutagenesis
Majid Masso, Nitin Rao, Purnima Pyarasani
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4844 PubMed 29868268