Igor Szczepan Babiak

Professor
Fakultet for biovitenskap og akvakultur
Studiested
Bodø
Kontor
Bodø, Noatun, B2.092

Bakgrunn // Background

Reproductive biology, genetics, and biotechnology of fish

Kompetanseområder // Field of expertise

Molecular regulation of early development and germline development in fish

Control of fish reproduction

Regulatory RNAs

Undervisning & Veiledning // Tuition, Lecturing & Supervision experiences

Supervision experience:

11 PhD students, 19 MSc students, 5 BSc students, 10 postdoctoral researchers

Teaching:

BI228F Biotechnology

BI210F Molecular Cell Biology

BI132F Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Forskningsinteresser // Research interests

Execution of parental instruction, contained in gametes, into a complex multicellular organism. The regulatory network consists of genome, transcriptome and proteome, which additionally can follow diverse modifications. How do these intricate elements shape the development of an organism at the onset of life?

2024
Mitogenome, Poly(A) Mitotranscriptome, and Molecular Phylogeny of Rasbora rasbora (Family Danionidae; Subfamily Rasborinae) 2024 Fishes - Stanislava Wolfova, Tor Erik Jørgensen, Eirik Austad, Igor Babiak, Steinar Daae Johansen
2022
Structural Organization of S516 Group I Introns in Myxomycetes 2022 Genes - Betty Martine Normann Furulund, Bård Ove Karlsen, Igor Babiak, Peik Haugen, Steinar Daae Johansen
2021
Altered non-coding RNA expression profile in F1 progeny 1 year after parental irradiation is linked to adverse effects in zebrafish 2021 Scientific Reports - Leonardo M Martin, Jorke Kamstra, Selma Hurem, Leif Christopher Lindeman, Dag Anders Brede, Håvard Aanes, Igor Babiak, Amilcar Arenal, Deborah H Oughton, Brit Salbu, Jan Ludvig Lyche, Peter Alestrøm
Some recent data on sperm morphology and motility kinetics in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) 2021 Fish Physiology & Biochemistry - Sayyed Mohammad Hadi Alavi, Azadeh Hatef, Ian Anthony Ernest Butts, Olga Bondarenko, Jacky Cosson, Igor Babiak
A phylogenetic approach to structural variation in organization of nuclear group i introns and their ribozymes 2021 Non-coding RNA - Betty Martine Normann Furulund, Bård Ove Karlsen, Igor Babiak, Steinar Daae Johansen
2019
Proteomics Analysis of Early Developmental Stages of Zebrafish Embryos 2019 International Journal of Molecular Sciences - Purushothaman Kathiresan, Prem Prakash Das, Christopher Edward Presslauer, Teck Kwang Lim, Steinar Daae Johansen, Qingsong Lin, Igor Babiak
Postovulatory maternal transcriptome in Atlantic salmon and its relation to developmental potential of embryos 2019 BMC Genomics - Teshome Tilahun Bizuayehu, Maren Mommens, Arvind Yegambaram Meenakshi Sundaram, Anusha Krishanthi Shyama Dhanasiri, Igor Babiak
2017
Dynamics of miRNA transcriptome during gonadal development of zebrafish 2017 Scientific Reports - Christopher Edward Presslauer, Martina Kopp, Jorge Fernandes, Igor Szczepan Babiak, Teshome Tilahun Bizuayehu
2016
First feed affects the expressions of microRNA and their targets in Atlantic cod 2016 British Journal of Nutrition - Teshome Tilahun Bizuayehu, Tomasz Furmanek, Ørjan Karlsen, Terje van der Meeren, Rolf Edvardsen, Ivar Rønnestad, Kristin Hamre, Steinar Daae Johansen, Igor Babiak
See-Thru-Gonad zebrafish line: developmental and functional validation 2016 Reproduction - Christopher Edward Presslauer, Teshome Tilahun Bizuayehu, Komeil Razmi, Jorge Fernandes, Igor Babiak
2014
Daily Rhythmicity of Clock Gene Transcripts in Atlantic Cod Fast Skeletal Muscle 2014 PLOS ONE - Carlo Cabacang Lazado, Palawinnage Hiruni Senari Kumaratunga, Kazue Nagasawa, Igor Babiak, Alessia Gianetto, Jorge Fernandes
Circadian rhythmicity and photic plasticity of myosin gene transcription in fast skeletal muscle of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) 2014 Marine Genomics - Carlo Cabacang Lazado, Kazue Nagasawa, Igor Babiak, Palawinnage Hiruni Senari Kumaratunga, Jorge Fernandes
In vitro and ex vivo models indicate that the molecular clock in fast skeletal muscle of Atlantic cod is not autonomous 2014 Molecular Biology Reports - Carlo Cabacang Lazado, Palawinnage Hiruni Senari Kumaratunga, Kazue Nagasawa, Igor Babiak, Christopher Caipang, Jorge Fernandes
Induced autoimmunity against gonadal proteins affects gonadal development in juvenile zebrafish 2014 PLOS ONE - Christopher Presslauer, Kazue Nagasawa, Dalia Dahle, Joanna Babiak, Jorge Fernandes, Igor Babiak
2012
Karyotyping and cytogenetic mapping of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758) 2012 Animal Genetics - Laura Ghigliotti, Svein-Erik Fevolden, C.-H. C Cheng, Igor Babiak, A. Dettai, Eva Pisano
Sex-biased miRNA expression in Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) brain and gonads 2012 Sexual Development - Teshome Bizuayehu, Joanna Babiak, Birgitta Norberg, Jorge Fernandes, Steinar Johansen, Igor Babiak
Differential expression patterns of conserved miRNAs and isomiRs during Atlantic halibut development 2012 BMC Genomics - Teshome Bizuayehu, Carlos Fredrico Ceccon Lanes, Tomasz Furmanek, Bård Ove Karlsen, Jorge Fernandes, Steinar Johansen, Igor Babiak
Nucleotide Enrichment of Live Feed: A Promising Protocol for Rearing of Atlantic Cod Gadus morhua Larvae 2012 Marine Biotechnology - Carlos Fredrico Ceccon Lanes, Sylvie Bolla, Jorge Fernandes, Ove Nicolaisen, Kiron Viswanath, Igor Babiak
Induced sex reversal using an aromatase inhibitor, Fadrozole, in Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.) 2012 Aquaculture - Joanna Babiak, Igor Babiak, Solveig van Nes, Torstein Harboe, Trine Haugen, Birgitta Norberg
Biochemical composition and performance of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) eggs and larvae obtained from farmed and wild broodstocks 2012 Aquaculture - Carlos Fredrico Ceccon Lanes, Teshome Bizuayehu, Sylvie Bolla, Martins Camila, Jorge Fernandes, Bianchini Adalto, Kiron Viswanath, Igor Babiak
2011
Semen characteristics and their ability to predict sperm cryopreservation potential of Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua L 2011 Theriogenology - I.A.E. Butts, Igor Babiak, A. Ciereszko, M.K. Litvak, M. Slowinska, C. Soler, E.A. Trippel
Quantitative characteristics of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, neo-males (XX genotype) and super-males (YY genotype) sperm 2011 International Journal of Social, Behavioral, Educational, Economic, Business and Industrial Engineering - Radoslaw K. Kowalski, Beata Sarosiek, Wieslaw Demianowicz, Jedrek Judek, Krzysztof Goryczko, S. Dobosz, H Kuzminski, Krystyna Demska-Zakes, Igor Babiak, Jan Glogowski
Seminal plasma biochemistry and spermatozoa characteristics of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) of wild and cultivated origin 2011 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A - Ian Anthony Ernest Butts, Edward Alexander Trippel, Andrzej Ciereszko, Carles Soler, Mariola Slowinska, Sayyed Mohammad Hadi Alavi, Matthew Kenneth Litvak, Igor Babiak
Sperm morphology, ATP content, and analysis of motility in Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) 2011 Canadian Journal of Zoology - Sayyed Mohammad Hadi Alavi, Ian Anthony Ernest Butts, Azadeh Hatef, Maren Mommens, Edward Alexander Trippel, Matthew Kenneth Litvak, Igor Babiak
2010
Maternal gene expression in Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.) and its relation to egg quality 2010 BMC Research Notes - Maren Mommens, Jorge Fernandes, Teshome Bizuayehu, Sylvie Bolla, Ian A. Johnston, Igor Babiak
2006
2025
Protocol for identification of proteins from deyolked zebrafish embryos 2025 STAR Protocols - Purushothaman Kathiresan, Saraphina Dianne Tneo Rwei Qing, Yong Xin Ee, Nithiyakala Ananthakrishnan, Shanmugam Harshiktha, Shubha Vij, Qingsong Lin, Igor Babiak
2020
Hydroxymethylation changes during early embryonic development in zebrafish 2020 BGRS/SB-2020 - Artem Nedoluzhko, Paula Dandara Da Silva Berrutti, Igo Gomes Guimarães, Ioannis Konstantinidis, Igor Babiak, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes
2018
Growth-associated circulating miRNAs in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus 2018 Latin American and Caribbean Aquaculture 2018 - Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes, Alex Wardale, Tomasz Krzysztof Podgorniak, Igor Babiak
Circulating micrornas as potential biomarkers of growth in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) 2018 GIA2018: 5th International Symposium on Genomics in Aquaculture - Alex Wardale, Tomasz Krzysztof Podgorniak, Maria Renström, Igor Babiak, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes
2014
Transkriptomanalyse av atlantisk torsk - mekanismer for rask vekst 2014 Havbruk 2014 - Rolf Edvardsen, Tomasz Furmanek, Teshome Bizauyehu, Igor Babiak, Matilde Skogen Chauton, Kai Kristoffer Lie, Ann-Elise Olderbakk Jordal, Elin Sørhus, Ørjan Karlsen, Terje van der Meeren, Anders Mangor-Jensen, Ivar Rønnestad
2013
Is there a circadian rhythm in fast skeletal muscle of Atlantic cod? 2013 Gordon Research Conference Myogenesis - Carlo Cabacang Lazado, Hiruni Kumaratunga, Kazue Nagasawa, Alessia Gianetto, Igor Babiak, Jorge Fernandes
The gonadal miRNA transcriptome of Atlantic cod: Does sexual maturation alter the microRNA repertoire? 2013 3rd Genomics in Aquaculture Symposium - Carlo Cabacang Lazado, Kazue Nagasawa, Igor Babiak, Jorge Fernandes, Alessia Gianetto, Arvind Sundaram
2011
Maternal transcriptome of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua): comparison between farmed and wild broodstock 2011 Genomics in Aquaculture - Carlos Fredrico Ceccon Lanes, Teshome Bizuayehu, Jorge Fernandes, Viswanath Kiron, Igor Babiak
SMALLRNAS IN ATLANTIC HALIBUT (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.) 2011 Marine Bioprospecting - Teshome Bizuayehu, Carlos Fredrico Ceccon Lanes, Tomasz Furmanek, Bård Ove Karlsen, Joanna Babiak, Jorge Fernandes, Steinar Daae Johansen, Igor Babiak
SEXUAL DIFFERENCES IN MIRNA EXPRESSION IN ATLANTIC HALIBUT BRAIN AND GONADS 2011 World Aquaculture Society - Teshome Bizuayehu, Carlos Fredrico Ceccon Lanes, Joanna Babiak, Jorge Fernandes, Steinar Daae Johansen, Igor Babiak
Investigating miRNAs and transcriptomes at our local SOLiD sequencing facility 2011 The Norwegian Biochemical Society 47th Contact Meeting - Steinar Daae Johansen, morten Andreassen, Igor Babiak, Teshome Bizuayehu, Dag-Hugo Coucheron, M. Raafat El-Gewely, Åse Emblem, Tonje Fiskaa, Tomasz Furmanek, kari b. Haugli, Bård Ove Karlsen, Kevin Klingan, Erik Knutsen, Tor Erik Jørgensen, Truls Borg Moum, Jarle Tryti Nordeide, Siri Okkenhaug, Ole Petter Rekvig, ole morten Seternes, anita Ursvik
2010
MicroRNA profiling using Solid 3 platform during early development of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) 2010 Aquaculture Europe 2010 - Steinar D. Johansen, Teshome Bizuayehu, Carlos Frederico Ceccon Lanes, Tomasz Furmanek, Bård O. Karlsen, Jorge Fernandes, Igor Babiak
Growth and stress tolerance of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) larvae reared on rotifers and artemia enriched with nucleotide products 2010 Aquaculture Europe 2010 - Carlos Frederico Ceccon Lanes, Sylvie Bolla, Viswanath Kiron, Ove Nicolaisen, Jorge Fernandes, Igor Babiak
2007
NorthCod ¿ A transnational project for sustainable development of cod farming (2005 ¿ 2007) 2007 AQUA NOR - Oddvar Ottesen, Igor Babiak, Jim Treasurer, Marine Herlin, David Penman, Nonna Zhuravleva, Ove Nicolaisen, Eyglo Hardardottir, Asbjørn Karlsen
2006
Cod fry project is truly international 2006 ? - Oddvar Ottesen, Igor Babiak, Ove Nicolaisen, Kjersti T Fjalestad, Jim Treasurer, Marine Herlin, Agnar Steinarsson, Nonna Zhuravleva, Dag Hansen, William Roy, David Penman
NorthCod ? A transnational project for sustainable development of cod farming (2005 - 2007) - preliminary results - abstract 2006 Sats på Torsk 2006 - Oddvar Ottesen, Igor Babiak, Ove Nicolaisen, Nonna Zhuravleva, Marine Herlin, David Penman, Eyglo Hardardottir, Jim Treasurer, Asbjørn Karlsen
NorthCod ? A transnational project for sustainable development of cod farming (2005 2007) - preliminary results - abstract 2006 Aquaculture International - 2006 - Oddvar Ottesen, Igor Babiak, Nonna Zhuravleva, David Penman, Eyglo Hardardottir, Marine Herlin, Ove Nicolaisen, Jim Treasurer, Asbjørn Karlsen
2005
NorthCod Project: Towards Sustainable, Profitable Cod Farming In Northern Euripe 2005 Global Aquaculture Advocate - Oddvar Ottesen, Igor Babiak, Ove Nicolaisen, Jim Treasurer, David Penman, Marine Herlin, Agnar Steinarsson, Asbjørn Karlsen
North Cod Project - Sustainable cod cultivation 2005 2005 British Marine Finfish Association Annual Workshop - Oddvar Ottesen, Igor Babiak, Jim Treasurer, David Penman, Eyglo Hardardottir, Ove Nicolaisen, Asbjørn Karlsen