Sarah Gaughan

Dr. Sarah Gaughan

Instructor, College of Science and Technology

Email: sgaughan@bellevue.edu

Education:
Ph.D. Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

M.S. Biology, University of Nebraska-Omaha

B.S. Marine Biology, Texas A&M University-Galveston

Specializations:
Genetic sequencing, aquatic ecology, fishes

Other:
Nebraska state chapter president of the North American Native Fishes Association (please contact me if you’re interested!)

Teaching Philosophy: 

Science is about understanding the natural processes of the world around us so we can maintain ecosystems and communities.

Research Interests:

I am interested in applying novel techniques to facilitate conservation of native species. I am also interested in population management and finding new ways to control invasive species.

See the undergraduate research opportunities page for more.

“For in the end, we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand and we will understand only what we are taught.”

Baba Dioum

Publications:

Wang, J., Gaughan, S., J.T. Lamer, C. Deng, W. Hu, M. Wachholtz, S. Qin, H. Nie, X. Liao, and Q. Ling. Resolving the Genetic Paradox of Invasions: Preadapted Genomes and Post‐introduction Hybridization of Bigheaded Carps in the Mississippi River Basin. Evolutionary Applications. 2019.

Gaughan, S., Steffensen, K., and Lu, G. Habitat Use and Population Structure of the Shoal chub (Macrhybopsis hyostoma) in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 2019.

Zhang, M., Gaughan, S., Change, Q., Lu, G., Wang, X., Xu, L., Zhu, L., Jiang, J. Age-related changes in the gut microbiota of the Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus). Microbiology Open. 2018.

Chen, X., Wang, J., Qian, L., Gaughan, S., Xiang, W., Ai, T., Fan, Z., Wang, C.^. Domestication drive the changes of immune and digestive system of Eurasian Perch (Perca fluviatilis). PLoS One. 2017.

Gaughan, S., R. Johnson, J. Wang, M. Wachholtz, K. Steffensen, T. King and G. Lu. The complete mitochondrial genome the shoal chub, Macrhybopsis hyostoma. Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources. 2017

Zhengchao, X., Caijuan, L., Ling, Q., Gaughan S., Wang G., Xiaofei, H. Early development and the point of no return in pikeperch (Sander lucioperca L.) larvae. Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology. 2016.

Gaughan, S., Johnson, R., Wang, J., Wachholtz, M., Steffensen, K., King, T., and Lu, G. The complete mitochondrial genome of the silver chub, Macrhybopsis storeriana. Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources.2016.

Wang J, Lamer J, Gaughan S, Wachholtz M, Wang C., Lu G: Transcriptomic Comparison of Invasive Bigheaded Carps (Hypophthalmichthys mobilis and H. molitrix) and Their Hybrids. Ecology and Evolution. 2016.

Huang, S., Wang, J.,  Yue, W., Chen, J.,  Gaughan, S., , Weigun, L., Lu, G., Wang, C. Transcriptomic variation of hepatopancreas reveals the energy metabolism and biological processes associated with molting in Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis. Scientific Reports. 2015.