Paul B. Vrana

Assays to determine allelic usage of gene expression in the placenta.

Genetic evidence for a maternal effect locus controlling genomic imprinting and growth.

Mapping and identification of candidate loci responsible for Peromyscus hybrid overgrowth.

Assessment and disease comparisons of hybrid developmental defects.

Changes in cell cycle and extracellular matrix gene expression during placental development in deer mouse (Peromyscus) hybrids.

Comparative genome mapping of the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) reveals greater similarity to rat (Rattus norvegicus) than to the lab mouse (Mus musculus).

Patterns of hybrid loss of imprinting reveal tissue- and cluster-specific regulation.

Adaptive genetic variation, stress and glucose regulation.

Aberrant growth and pattern formation in Peromyscus hybrid placental development.

The biology and methodology of assisted reproduction in deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus).

Peromyscus as a Mammalian epigenetic model.

Natural genetic variation underlying differences in Peromyscus repetitive and social/aggressive behaviors.

A genetic map of Peromyscus with chromosomal assignment of linkage groups (a Peromyscus genetic map).

Caring for Peromyscus spp. in research environments.

Peromyscus (deer mice) as developmental models.

Pleiotropic effects of a methyl donor diet in a novel animal model.

Hematologic and serum biochemical values of 4 species of Peromyscus mice and their hybrids.

Maternal methyl supplemented diets and effects on offspring health.

Consequences of dietary methyl donor supplements: Is more always better?