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Eric Domyan

Faculty Member

Dr. Eric Domyan

Biography

I joined the Biotechnology Program in the Biology Department in Fall of 2015. Prior to my appointment I was a postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Michael Shapiro's lab at the Unversity of Utah.

Courses taught_
Biology 1010_ General Biology (Non-majors biology course)
Biology 1610_ Biology I
Biology 3405_ Cell Biology Lab
Biology 3500_ Genetics
Biology 489R_ Independent Research
Biology 490R_ Special Topics_ Computer Programming for Biologists
Biology 494R_ Senior Seminar
Biology 499R_ Senior Thesis
Biotechnology 2010_ DNA Manipulation and Analysis
Biotechnology 490R_ Special Topics_ Advanced Genetic Analyses

Research:
For information about my research program see the website
https://domyanlab.wordpress.com

Education

PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2011

Major: Genetics

Masters of Education (MEd.), The Ohio State University, 2001

Major: Science Education

BS, The Ohio State University, 2000

Major: Biology

Teaching

BTEC 2030

Cell Culture Techniques, Spring 2025

BIOL 1610

College Biology I BB, Spring 2025

BTEC 2010

DNA Manipulation and Analysis, Spring 2025

Presentations

Domyan, Audrey (Presenter & Author), Harris, Matt (Co-Author), McCarty, CJ (Co-Author), Domyan, Eric (Co-Author), UCUR, "Are you my mother? Investigating genetic relationships among common murres (Uria aalge) at the Oregon Coast Aquarium", Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research, Southern Utah University. (February 28, 2025)
Alvarez, Erick (Presenter & Author), Bennett, Elise (Presenter & Author), Kinross, Jonathan (Presenter & Author), Acosta, Gerardo (Presenter & Author), Ross, Callie (Presenter & Author), Rodriguez, Pedro (Presenter & Author), Domyan, Eric (Co-Author), Hough, Colleen (Co-Author), UCUR, "Bloom Buster_ Engineering Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to combat toxic algal blooms", Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research, Southern Utah University. (February 28, 2025)
Alvarez, Erick (Presenter & Author), Acosta, Gerardo (Presenter & Author), Bennett, Elise (Presenter & Author), Bowman, Jacob (Presenter & Author), Brimhall, Abigail (Presenter & Author), Crawford, Nico (Presenter & Author), Domyan, Audrey (Presenter & Author), Frezzia, Natalia (Presenter & Author), Hafen, Jake (Presenter & Author), Harmer, Hagen (Presenter & Author), Harris, Matthew (Presenter & Author), Kinross, Jonathan (Presenter & Author), McFadden, Jacob (Presenter & Author), Rodriguez, Pedro (Presenter & Author), Ross, Callie (Presenter & Author), Hough, Colleen , Domyan, Eric , iGEM Grand Jamboree, "Bloom Busters_ Engineering Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to fight toxic algal blooms", iGEM, Paris, France. (October 23, 2024)
Alvarez, Erick (Presenter & Author), Acosta, Gerardo (Presenter & Author), Bennett, Elise (Presenter & Author), Bowman, Jacob (Presenter & Author), Brimhall, Abigail (Presenter & Author), Crawford, Nico (Presenter & Author), Domyan, Audrey (Presenter & Author), Frezzia, Natalia (Presenter & Author), Hafen, Jake (Presenter & Author), Harmer, Hagen (Presenter & Author), Harris, Matthew (Presenter & Author), Kinross, Jonathan (Presenter & Author), McFadden, Jacob (Presenter & Author), Rodriguez, Pedro (Presenter & Author), Ross, Callie (Presenter & Author), Hough, Colleen , Domyan, Eric , iGEM Grand Jamboree, "Bloom Busters_ Engineering Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to fight toxic algal blooms", iGEM, Paris, France. (October 23, 2024)
Domyan, Eric (Co-Author), iGEM Grand Jamboree, "Bloom-B-Gone: Preventing Utah Lake Cyanobacterial Blooms by Phosphorous and Nitrogen Sequestration", iGEM, Paris, France. (November 4, 2023)
Domyan, Eric (Presenter & Author), Kirkpatrick, Jacob (Author Only), Kirkpatrick, Joshua (Author Only), Porter, Tyrel (Author Only), Bell, McKenzie (Author Only), Pan-American Society of Pigment Cell Research Annual Conference, "A CRISPR-based mutagenesis screen to identify novel mediators of SOX10 function in melanogenesis", Pan-American Society of Pigment Cell Research, Jackson Laboratory, ME. (October, 2019)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Domyan, Eric , Hardy, Jeremy , Wright, Tanner , Frazer, Cody , Daniels, Jordan , Kirkpatrick, Joshua , Kirkpatrick, Jacob , Wakamatsu, Kazumasa , Hill, Jonathon T., (2019) "SOX10 regulates multiple genes to direct eumelanin versus pheomelanin production in domestic rock pigeon" (Issue: 5, vol. 32). PIGMENT CELL & MELANOMA RESEARCH.
Lee, Lauren , Tirrell, Nathan , Burrell, Christian , Chambers, Scott , Vogel, Steve , Domyan, Eric , (2018) "Genetic tests reveal extra-pair paternity among Gentoo penguins (Pyogoscelis papua ellsworthii) at Loveland Living Planet Aquarium_ Implications for ex situ colony management" (Issue: 4, vol. 37). ZOO BIOLOGY.
Holt, Carson , Campbell, Michael , Keays, David A., Edelman, Nathaniel , Kapusta, Aurelie , Maclary, Emily , Domyan, Eric , Suh, Alexander , Warren, Wesley C., Yandell, Mark , Gilbert, M. Thomas P., Array , Shapiro, Michael D., (2018) "Improved Genome Assembly and Annotation for the Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)" (Issue: 5, vol. 8). G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS.
Domyan, Eric , Shapiro, Michael D., (2017) "Pigeonetics takes flight_ Evolution, development, and genetics of intraspecific variation" (Issue: 2, vol. 427). DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY.
Domyan, Eric , Kronenberg, Zev , Infante, Carlos R., Vickrey, Anna I., Stringham, Sydney A., Bruders, Rebecca , Guernsey, Michael W., Park, Sungdae , Payne, Jason , Beckstead, Robert B., Kardon, Gabrielle , Menke, Douglas B., Yandell, Mark , Shapiro, Michael D., (2016) "Molecular shifts in limb identity underlie development of feathered feet in two domestic avian species" (vol. 5). ELIFE.

Awards

Honors Program Mentor of the Year

Utah Valley University Honors Program - April, 2025

Dean's Award of Excellence_ Scholarship

College of Science - April, 2019

This award was presented by the Dean as recognition of my work in mentoring students in undergraduate research.

Faculty Excellence Award

Faculty Senate - March, 2018

This award was presented by Faculty Senate as recognition for my teaching and research activities.