Dr. Sean Canfield

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Postdoctoral Scholar

He/him/his

California Department of Water Resources | Department of Animal Science

Current Projects

I am working jointly with the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the Genomic Variation Lab (GVL) to develop field-deployable SHERLOCK assays for real-time genetic identification of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) seasonal run-types in the San Francisco Bay-Delta region. This cutting-edge technology will allow resource-management specialists with no genetic training to identify genetic stocks of Chinook salmon in under an hour using only battery-powered equipment, informing and enhancing the conservation of this commercially and ecologically important species.

Education and Degree(s)
  • BSc Biology (Marine Option), Oregon State University, 2009
  • Ph.D. Zoology (Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology), University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, 2022
Research Interests & Expertise
  • Population genetics, population genomics, marine biogeography, shark and ray phylogeography, salmon conservation genetics, innovation of genetic monitoring tools and techniques, SHERLOCK
Publications
  • Canfield SJ, Bowen BW (In Prep) Next-generation sequencing (ddRAD-seq) illuminates fine-scale patterns of population structure in the California Horn Shark (Heterodontus francisci).
  • Canfield SJ, Galván-Magaña F, Bowen BW (2022) Little sharks in a big world: Mitochondrial DNA reveals small-scale population structure in the demersal California Horn Shark (Heterodontus francisci). J Hered, esac008. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esac008
  • Canfield SJ, Bowen BW (2021) A rapid PCR-RFLP method for species identification of the eastern Pacific horn sharks (genus Heterodontus). Conserv Genet Resour 13(1):79-84. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-020-01172-6
  • Bowen BW, Forsman ZH, Whitney JL, Faucci A, Hoban M, Canfield SJ, Johnston EC, Coleman RR, Copus JM, Vicente J, Toonen RJ (2020) Species Radiations in the Sea: What the Flock? J Hered 111(1):70-83. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esz075