Professor
Biological Sciences

David Gauthier

757-683-3822

202M MILLS GODWIN BLDG
NORFOLK, 23529

Ph.D. in Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, The College of William & Mary, (2004)

B.S. in Zoology, Michigan State University, (1996)

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Holder, A., Ranjan, D. and Gauthier, D. "MARC Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research" $1,500,000. Federal. September 2018 - August 2023
Gaff, H., Hynes, W. L. and Gauthier, D. "Spatial eco-epidemiology of tick-borne rickettsial pathogens" $2,499,000. Federal. August 2017 - July 2022
Gauthier, D. "Preproposal - HHMI Inclusive Excellence" $1,000,000. Private. -
Gauthier, D. "Collaborative Research: IRES Track I: Ph-IRES Philippines International Research Experience for Students - Fisheries Impacts at the Global Epicenter of Marine Biodiversity" $217,800. Federal. -
Gauthier, D. "Histozoic Amoebic Infection In The Rio Grande Silvery Minnow, Hybognathus Amarus In New Mexico: Health Impacts, Pathology, Distribution And Identification" $11,500. Higher Education. July 1, 2016 - December 31, 2017
Gauthier, D. and Gaff, H. "Scaffolding Disciplinary Writing across the Biology Undergraduate Curriculum" $20,000. Old Dominion University. 2016 - 2017
Gauthier, D. and Gaff, H. "Biology and impacts of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) leech infestations in Back Bay, USA" $69,354. State. August 31, 2015 - September 1, 2017
Gauthier, D. "Mapping Virginia’s Hidden World: Bacteria in the Chesapeake Waterways" $5,000. State. January 2016 - December 2016
Gaff, H., Hynes, W. L., Ryan, S. and Gauthier, D. "Spatial eco-epidemiology of tick-borne rickettsial pathogens" $2,500,000. Federal. -
Gauthier, D., Zubair, M. and Ranjan, D. "Advanced phylogenomics of the human and animal pathogen Mycobacterium marinum" $100,000. Private. September 1, 2014 - August 31, 2015
Holder, A., Major, D. A., Ranjan, D., Gaff, H. and Gauthier, D. "MARC Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research Program at Old Dominion University" $2,488,743. Federal. -
Gaff, H., Brinkerhoff, R., Gauthier, D., Hynes, W. L. and Glass, G. "Spatial eco-epidemiology of tick-borne rickettsial pathogens" $2,499,810. Federal. -
Burgin, S., Dickerson, D. L., Hatcher, P. G. and Gauthier, D. "STRATEGIES: SPECTRA: Participating in STEM Practices and the Exploration of Careers and Technology through Research Apprenticeships" $970,632. Federal. -
Gauthier, D., Ranjan, D. and Zubair, M. "Bacterial genome assembly and finishing tool based on assembler profile database" $50,000. Old Dominion University. -
Elmustafa, A. and Gauthier, D. "Nanomechanical testing of uropathogens using nanoindentation" $293,259. State. -
Gaff, H., Gauthier, D., Hynes, W. L., Brinkerhoff, J. and Ryan, S. "Spatial eco-­‐‑epidemiology of tick-­‐‑borne rickettsial pathogens: modeling the impacts of ticks on the move" $2,445,142. Federal. -
Ranjan, D., Zubair, M. and Gauthier, D. "ABI Innovation: Prokaryotic genome assembly and analysis tool based on assembler profile database" $546,986. Federal. -
Gauthier, D. and Vogelbein, W. K. "Mycobacterial disease in Hudson River striped bass" $188,000. State. -
Gaff, H., Gauthier, D., Neilan, R. and Porter, B. "RUI: Assessing the impact of temperature and stress on mycobacteriosis in Chesapeake Bay striped bass" $876,251. Federal. -
Gaff, H. and Gauthier, D. "Spatial eco-epidemiology of tickborne rickettsial pathogens: modeling the impacts of humans, hosts, and ticks on the move" $2,409,044. Federal. -
Qian, S., Beskok, A., Gauthier, D. and Hao, J. Z. "A learning community for engineers and biologists at the bio-micro/nano interface" $175,000. Federal. 2010 - 2012
Qian, S., Beskok, A., Cooper, R. A., Gauthier, D. and Hao, J. Z. "MRI: Acquisition of a four-probe MultiView4000 AFM/NSOM/SPM system" $310,401. Federal. 2009 - 2012
Gauthier, D., Vogelbein, W. K., Fabrizio, M. F. and Brill, R. "Physiological impacts of hypoxia on health and Mycobacterium-infected striped bass (Morone saxatilis)" $245,258. Federal. July 2010 - July 2012
Gauthier, D. and Gaff, H. "Research For Undergraduates in Math and Science" $66,000. Old Dominion University. June 2011 - June 2012
Gauthier, D. and Rowan, B. J.. "Finding animal reservoirs in Chesapeake Bay for the striped bass pathogens Mycobacterium pseudoshottsii and Mycobacterium shottsii" $5,100. Private. June 2010 - December 2010
Gauthier, D. "Bermuda Fish Kill" $4,100. Other. January 2010 - December 2010
Gauthier, D., Gaff, H., Latour, R., Reece, K. and Vogelbein, W. "Modeling eco-epidemiology of chronic disease in wild finfish" $74,250. Old Dominion University. 2010 - 2010
Carlsson, J. and Gauthier, D. "Genetic variability and population structure of striped bass along the US eastern seaboard" $117,153. Federal. 2008 - 2010
Gauthier, D., Vogelbein, W. K. and Reece, K. S. "Ecology of mycobacterial striped bass pathogens in water and sediments of the Rappahannock River, VA" $19,952. State. 2008 - 2009
Gauthier, D., Vogelbein, W. K. and Reece, K. S. "Investigations of mycobacteriosis in Chesapeake Bay striped bass Morone saxatilis" $72,448. State. 2006 - 2009
Vogelbein, W. K., Hoenig, J. M., Gauthier, D., Rhodes, M. W. and Kator, H. "The role of mycobacteriosis in elevated natural mortality of Chesapeake Bay striped bass: Developing better models for stock assessment and management" $324,798. Federal. 2006 - 2009
Gauthier, D., Vogelbein, W. K. and Reece, K. S. "Application of new molecular tools to identify sources of pathogenic Mycobacterium spp. in the environment" $9,798. State. 2007 - 2008
Vogelbein, W. K., Gauthier, D. and Unger, M. "The Elizabeth River monitoring program 2006-2007: Mummichog liver histopathology and sediment chemical contamination" $69,000. State. 2006 - 2007
Ottinger, C. A., Gauthier, D., Kator, H., Rhodes, M. W. and Vogelbein, W. K. "Field investigations of mycobacteriosis in striped bass of Chesapeake Bay" $87,600. Federal. 2005 - 2006
Vogelbein, W. K., Reece, K. S. and Gauthier, D. "Development of molecular tools for in situ hybridization studies of mycobacteriosis in the striped bass, Morone saxatilis" $96,567. State. 2004 - 2005

Expertise

Biology
Molecular Biology
Microbiology
Aquatic Animal Health

Articles

Pomposini, A., Blubaugh, J., Boyce, C. and Gauthier, D. (2019). Leech (Myzobdella lugubris) infestations in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) in Back Bay, Virginia, USA. Journal of Fish Diseases 42 (5) , pp. 739-749.
Groner, M. L., Hoenig, J. M., Pradel, R., Choquet, R., Vogelbein, W. K., Gauthier, D. and Friedrichs, M. M.. (2018). Dermal mycobacteriosis and warming sea surface temperatures are associated with elevated mortality of striped bass in Chesapeake Bay. Ecology and Evolution 8 (18) , pp. 9384-9397.
Bulford, J., Gauthier, D., Colasanto, M., Rhodes, M., Vogelbein, W. and Haines, A. (2017). Identification of virulence genes in vibrio spp. Isolates from the 2009 bermuda reef fish mortality event. Journal of Fish Diseases 40 (4) , pp. 597-600.
Hoenig, J. M., Groner, M. L., Smith, M. W., Vogelbein, W. K., Taylor, D. M., Landers, Jr., D. F., Swenarton, J. T. and Gauthier, D. (2017). Impact of disease on the survival of three commercially fished species. Ecological Applications 27 (7) , pp. 2116-2127.
Bluford, J., Gauthier, D., Colasanto, M., Rhodes, M., Vogelbein, W. and Haines, A. (2017). Identification of virulence genes in Vibrio spp. isolates from the 2009 Bermuda reef fish mortality event. Journal of Fish Diseases 40 (4) , pp. 597-600.
Vartia, S., Villanueva-Canas, J. L.., Collins, P., Farrell, E. D.., Finarelli, J., Hughes, G. M.., Carlsson, J., Gauthier, D., McGinnity, P., Cross, T. F.., Fitzgerald, R. D.., Mirimin, L., Cotter, P., Crispie, F. and Carlsson, J. (2016). A novel method of microsatellite genotyping-by-sequencing using individual combinatorial barcoding. Royal Society Open Science 3 , pp. 150565.
Haines, A., Nebergall, E., Besong, E., Council, K., Lambert, O. and Gauthier, D. (2016). Draft genome sequences for seven Streptoccus parauberis isolates from wild fish in the Chesapeake Bay. Genome Announcements 4 , pp. e00741-16.
Nadolny, R., Gauthier, D. and Gaff, H. (2016). Preliminary assessment of the population genetics of Ixodes affinis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in North and Central America. Systematic and Applied Acarology 21 (10) , pp. 1300-1308.
Nadolny, R., Gaff, H., Carlsson, J. and Gauthier, D. (2015). Comparative population genetics of two invading ticks: evidence of the ecological mechanisms underlying tick range expansions. Infection, Genetics, and Evolution 35 , pp. 153-162.
Biswas, A., Gauthier, D., Ranjan, D. and Zubair, M. (2015). ISQuest: Finding insertion sequences in prokaryotic sequence fragment data. Bioinformatics , pp. btv388.
Gauthier, D. (2015). Bacterial zoonoses of fishes: A review and appraisal of evidence for linkages between fish and human infections. The Veterinary Journal 203 , pp. 27-35.
Lapointe, D., Vogelbein, W., Fabrizio, M., Gauthier, D. and Brill, R. (2014). Effects of temperature, hypoxia, and mycobacteriosis on the metabolism of adult striped bass (Morone saxatilis). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 108 , pp. 113-127.
Vartia, S., Cross, T., FitzGerald, R., Gauthier, D., McGinnity, P., Mirimin, L. and Carlsson, J. (2014). Multiplexing with three-primer PCR for rapid and economical microsatellite validation. Hereditas.
Wright, C., Hynes, W. L., White, B., Marshall, M., Gaff, H. and Gauthier, D. (2014). Single-tube real-time PCR assay for differentiation of Ixodes affinis and Ixodes scapularis. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 5 , pp. 48-52.
Haines, A. N.., Gauthier, D., Nebergall, E. E.., Cole, S. D.., Nguyen, K. M.., Rhodes, M. W.. and Vogelbein, W. K.. (2013). First report of Streptococcus parauberis in wild finfish from North America. Veterinary Microbiology 166 (1–2) , pp. 270-275.
Gauthier, D., Audemard, C. A.., Carlsson, J. E. L.., Darden, T. L.., Denson, M. R.., Reece, K. S.. and Carlsson, J. (2013). Genetic Population Structure of US Atlantic Coastal Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis). Journal of Heredity 104 (4) , pp. 510-520.
Horth, L., Gauthier, D. and Vogelbein, W. (2013). Heritable melanism and parasitic infection both result in black-spotted mosquitofish. Southeastern Naturalist 12 (1) , pp. 209-216.
Mohammadi, S., McCoy, K. A.., Hutchinson, D. A.., Gauthier, D. and Savitzky, A. H. (2013). Independently evolved toad-eating snakes exhibit sexually dimorphic enlargement of adrenal glands. Journal of Zoology 290 (4) , pp. 237-245.
Gupta, T., Fine-Coulson, K., Karls, R., Gauthier, D. and Quinn, F. (2013). Internalization of Mycobacterium shottsii and Mycobacterium pseudoshottsii by Acanthamoeba polyphaga. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 59 (8) , pp. 570-576.
Carlsson, J., Gauthier, D., Carlsson, J. L., Coughlan, J. P., Dillane, E., FitzGerald, R. D., Keating, F. U., McGinnity, P., Mirimin, L. and Cross, T. (2013). Rapid, economical SNP and microsatellite discovery based on de novo assembly of a reduced representation genome in a non-model organism: a case study of Atlantic cod. Journal of Fish Biology 82 , pp. 944-958.
Haupt, S., Tisdale, M., Vincendeau, M., Clements, M., Gauthier, D., Lance, R., Semmes, O., Turqueti-Neves, A., Noessner, E., Leib-Mösch, C. and Greenwood, A. (2012). Human endogenous retrovirus transcription profiles of the kidney and kidney-derived cell lines. Journal of General Virology 92 (10) , pp. 2356-2366.
Latour, R., Gauthier, D., Gartland, J., Bonzek, C., McNamee, K. and Vogelbein, W. K.. (2012). Impacts of mycobacteriosis on the growth of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) in Chesapeake Bay. Canadian Journal of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences 69 , pp. 247-258.
Sundin, T., Peffley, D., Gauthier, D. and Hentosh, P. (2012). The isoprenoid perillyl alcohol inhibits telomerase ativity in prostate cancer cells. Biochimie 94 , pp. 2639-2648.
Gauthier, D., Helenthal, A. M., Rhodes, M. W.., Vogelbein, W. K. and Kator, H. I. (2011). Characterization of photochromogenic Mycobacterium spp. from Chesapeake Bay striped bass (Morone saxatilis). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 95 (2) , pp. 113-124.
Yang, E., Scott, J., West, J., Orlova, E., Gauthier, D., Küpper, F., Yoon, H. and Karsten, U. (2010). New taxa of the Porphyridiophyceae (Rhodophyta): Timspurckia oligopyrenoides gen. et sp. nov. and Erythrolobus madagascariensis sp. nov. Phycologia 49 (6) , pp. 604-616.
Gauthier, D., Reece, K. S., Xiao, J., Rhodes, M. W., Kator, H. I., Latour, R. J., Bonzek, C. F., Hoenig, J. M. and Vogelbein, W. K. (2010). Quantitative PCR assay for Mycobacterium pseudoshottsii and Mycobacterium shottsii and application to environmental samples and fishes from the Chesapeake Bay. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 76 , pp. 6171-6179.
Ai, Y., Beskok, A., Gauthier, D., Joo, S. W. and Qian, S. (2009). DC electrokinetic transport of cylindrical cells in straight microchannels. Biomicrofluidics 3 , pp. 44110-11016.
Gauthier, D. and Rhodes, M. W. (2009). Mycobacteriosis in fishes: A review. Vet. J. 180 , pp. 33-47.
Johnston, L. D., Brown, G., Gauthier, D., Reece, K. S., Kator, H. and Van Veld, P. (2008). Apolipoprotein A-1 from striped bass (Morone saxatilis) demonstrates antibacterial activity in vitro. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B , pp. 151-167.
Gauthier, D., Latour, R. J., Heisey, D. M., Bonzek, C. F., Gartland, J., Burge, E. J. and Vogelbein, W. K. (2008). Mycobacteriosis-associated mortality in wild striped bass (Morone saxatilis) from Chesapeake Bay, USA. Ecol. Apps. 18 , pp. 1718-1727.
Gauthier, D., Vogelbein, W. K.., Rhodes, M. and Reece, K. (2008). Nested PCR assay for detection of Mycobacterium shottsii and Mycobacterium pseudoshottsii in striped bass (Morone saxatilis). Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 20 (4) , pp. 192-201.
Ottinger, C. A., Brown, J. J., Densmore, C. L., Starliper, C. E., Blazer, V. S., Weyers, H. S., Beauchamp, K. A., Rhodes, M. W., Kator, H., Gauthier, D. and Vogelbein, W. K. (2007). Mycobacterial infections in striped bass (Morone saxatilis) from Delaware Bay. J Aquat Anim Health 19 , pp. 99-108.
Earnhart, C. G., Gauthier, D., Vogelbein, W. K. and Kaattari, S. L. (2005). Monoclonal antibody analysis of Perkinsus marinus extracellular products. Int J Parasit 35 , pp. 171-184.
Burge, E. J., Gauthier, D., Ottinger, C. A. and VanVeld, P. (2004). A Mycobacterium-inducible Nramp in striped bass Morone saxatilis. Infection and Immunity 72 , pp. 1626-1636.
Burge, E., Gauthier, D. and VanVeld, P. (2004). In vitro response of the striped bass natural resistance-associated macrophage protein, Nramp, to LPS and Mycobacterium marinum exposure. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology C 138 , pp. 391-400.
Rhodes, M. W., Kator, H. I., Kaattari, I., Gauthier, D., Vogelbein, W. K. and Ottinger, C. A. (2004). Isolation and characterization of mycobacteria from striped bass, Morone saxatilis, from the Chesapeake Bay. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 61 , pp. 41-51.
Mansfield, L. S. and Gauthier, D. (2004). Lymphoglandular complexes are important colonic sites for IgA induction against Campylobacter jejuni in a swine disease model. Comparative Medicine 54 , pp. 514-523.
Gauthier, D., Vogelbein, W. K. and Ottinger, C. A. (2004). Ultrastructure of Mycobacterium marinum granuloma in striped bass (Morone saxatilis). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 62 , pp. 121-132.
Mansfield, L., Gauthier, D., Abner, S. R.., Jones, K., Wilder, S. R.. and Urban, J. (2003). Enhancement of disease and pathology by synergy of Trichuis suis and Campylobacter jejuni in the colon of immunologically naive swine . American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 68 (3) , pp. 70-80.
Gauthier, D., Rhodes, M. W., Vogelbein, W. K., Kator, H. I. and Ottinger, C. A. (2003). Experimental mycobacteriosis in striped bass (Morone saxatilis). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 54.
Gauthier, D., Cartwright, D. D., Densmore, C. L., Blazer, V. S. and Ottinger, C. A. (2003). Measurement of in vitro leucocyte mitogenesis in fish: ELISA based detection of the thymidine analogue 5’-bromo-2’-deoxyuridine. Fish and Shellfish Immunology 14 , pp. 279-288.
Mansfield, L. S., Gauthier, D., Abner, S. R., Jones, K. M., Wilder, S. R. and Urban, J. F. (2003). Trichuris suis and Campylobacter jejuni synergize in the colon of immunologically naïve swine to enhance disease and pathology. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygeine 68 , pp. 70-80.
Gauthier, D. and Mansfield, L. S. (1999). Western blot analysis for distinguishing vaccine and infection status with Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease) in dogs. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 11 , pp. 259-265.

Book Chapters

Gauthier, D. and Rhodes, M. (2017). Mycobacterium spp Fish Viruses and Bacteria: Pathobiology and Protection Boston, MA: CABI.
Gauthier, D. and Rhodes, M. Mycobacterium spp Fish Viruses and Bacteria: Pathobiology and Protection Wallingford, Oxfordshire: CABI.
Fabrizio, M., J, U., D, S., J, K., S, G., E, M., J, C., Gauthier, D., Jacobs, J., Topolski, M., Sharov, A., Vogelbein, W. K. and Culzoni, K. Ecosystem considerations for management of Chesapeake Bay striped bass Bethesda, MD: American Fisheries Society.
Gauthier, D., Latour, R. J., Gaff, H. D. and Vogelbein, W. K. Mycobacteriosis in Chesapeake Bay striped bass (Morone saxatilis) American Fisheries Society.
Ottinger, C. A., Blazer, V. S., Densmore, C. L., Gauthier, D., Kator, H. I., Panek, F. M., Rhodes, M. W. and Vogelbein, W. W. (2005). Mycobacteriosis in Chesapeake Bay striped bass (Morone saxatilis) (pp. 238-243) East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press.

Presentations

Doss, J., Biswas, A., Karls, R., Quinn, F., Ryan, M., Ranjan, D., Zubair, M. and Gauthier, D. ( 2016). Genomic Effects of Host-Specific Specialization in Mycobacterium shottsii. Poster ASM General Meeting Boston, MA.
Hamel, B. and Gauthier, D. ( 2016). Molecular Examination of DNA in Rodlet Cells of Teleost Fish Poster VAS Undergraduate Research Meeting .
Blubaugh, J. and Gauthier, D. ( 2016). Survey of Parasites in Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) in Back Bay, VA. Poster VAS Undergraduate Research Meeting .
Gauthier, D., Matthews, D., Jafree, E., Ryan, M., Biswas, A., Ranjan, D. and Zubair, M. ( 2015). Comparative genomics of the human and animal pathogen Mycobacterium marinum Oral Presentation American Fisheries Society Fish Health Section Meeting Cornell, NY.
Gauthier, D., Haines, A., Matthews, D., Jafree, E., Ryan, M., Biswas, A., Ranjan, D. and Zubair, M. ( 2015). Comparative genomics of the human and animal pathogen Mycobacterium marinum Oral Presentation Eastern Fish Health Workshop Mount Pleasant, SC.
Gauthier, D. (January 9, 2015). The strange story of skinny stripers with sores Lecture Belem, Brazil.
Gauthier, D. (January 9, 2015). The strange story of skinny stripers with sores Lecture Belem, Brazil.
Gauthier, D. (November 7, 2014). Effects of Risk Factors on Mycobacterial Infections in Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) Poster Virginia Branch ASM Harrisonburg.
Gauthier, D. and Smith, D. (October 24, 2014). Effects of Risk Factors on Mycobacterial Infections in Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) Oral Presentation Tidewater ASM Gathering Norfolk, VA.
Gauthier, D. (June , 2014). UNIX for bioinformatics Lecture Advanced Genomics Workshop Manila, Philippines.
Gauthier, D. (April , 2014). The strange story of skinny stripers with sores Lecture University of Maryland Eastern Shore, .
Vincent, J., Wright, C., Heller, E., Gauthier, D., Walters, E. L. and Gaff, H. (November 9, 2013). Birds as Vectors for Rickettsia parkeri Oral Presentation Virginia Branch 2013 Annual Meeting University of Virginia.
Biswas, A., Gauthier, D., Ranjan, D. and Zubair, M. (November 9, 2013). Correlative Algorithm for Repeat Placement Oral Presentation Virginia Branch 2013 Annual Meeting University of Virginia.
Smith, E., Vogelbein, W. K.., Korngiebel-Rosique, M. and Gauthier, D. (November 9, 2013). Temperature Study of Mycobacterial Infections in Striped Bass Virginia Branch 2013 Annual Meeting University of Virginia.
Gauthier, D. (August 28, 2013). Skinny Stripers with Sores Lecture Dublin, Ireland.
Gauthier, D., Biswas, A., Ranjan, D., Zubair, M. and Quinn, F. (April 4, 2013). Whole genome sequencing of M. shottsii and M. pseudoshottsii Oral Presentation Eastern Fish Health Workshop Gettysburg, PA.
  • 2014: College of Sciences Undergraduate Advisor Award, ODU
  • 2014: Provost’s Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor, ODU
  • 2009: Shining Star Award , Old Dominion University Division of Student Affairs

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