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Guðbjörg Ólafsdóttir

Specialist

Group: Genetics

Phone: +354 4225051 /

Email: gudbjorg.olafsdottir@matis.is

Focus Areas:

Genetics, Biotechnology, DNA, Genetics

Peer-reviewed Articles:

  • Christophe Pampoulie, Aril Slotte, Guðmundur J. Óskarsson, Guðbjörg Ólafsdóttir, Jan Arge Jacobsen, Hóraldur Joensen, Sindri Karl Sigurðsson, Sæmundur Sveinsson, Leif Andersson, Anna Kristín Daníelsdóttir and Davíð Gíslason. Discriminating populations of Atlantic herring mixing in the Norwegian Sea feeding ground using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) - (2024). Marine Ecology Progress Series, Vol. 739, 227-240. 10.3354/meps14619

  • Christophe Pampoulie, Warsha Singh, Kristinn Guðnason, Birkir Bárðarson, Guðbjörg Ólafsdóttir, Þorri Þórarinsson, Sæmundur Sveinsson, Davið Gíslason. Detection and distribution of the North Atlantic capelin (Mallotus villosus) using environmental DNA—comparison with data from the main fishery management survey - (2023). , , . https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.415

  • Olafur Fridjonsson, Kristinn Olafsson, Scott Tompsett, Snaedis Bjornsdottir, Sonia Consuegra, David Knox, Carlos Garcia de Leaniz, Steinunn Magnusdottir, Gudbjorg Olafsdottir, 2011. Eric Verspoor and Sigridur Hjorleifsdottir. Detection and mapping of mtDNA SNPs in Atlantic salmon using high throughput DNA sequencing - (2011). BMC Genomics, 12 (179), .

  • Pampoulie, C., Ólafsdóttir, G., Hauksdóttir, S., Skírnisdóttir, S., Ólafsson, K., Magnúsdóttir, S., Chosson, V., Halldórsson, SD, Ólafsdóttir, D., Gunnlaugsson, Th., Daníelsdóttir , AK, Víkingsson, GA. A note on a mother-foetus pair and alleged father match in the Atlantic fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) off Iceland - (2012). Journal of Cetacean Research Management, 12(3), v341-343.

  • Skirnisdottir, S., Olafsdottir, G., Olafsson, K., Jendrossek, T., ap Dafydd Lloyd, H., Helyar, S., Pampoulie, C., Danielsdottir, AK, Kasper, JM. Twenty-two novel microsatellite loci for lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) - (2013). Conservation Genet Resources, 5(1), 177-179.

  • Olafsdottir, G., Olafsson, K., Skirnisdottir, S., Oskarsson, GJ, Kohlbach, D., Franklinsdottir, H., Kvaavik, CEK, Morneau, R., Chevrier, A., Pampoulie, C., Helyar, S., Danielsdottir, AK. Isolation and characterization of thirty microsatellite loci for Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus L.) - (2013). Conservation Genetics Resources, 5(2), 491-494.

  • Pampoulie, C., Skirnisdottir, S., Olafsdottir, G., Helyar, SJ, Thorsteinsson, V., Jonsson, S.Þ., Fréchet, A., Durif, CMF, Sherman, S., Lampart-Kałuzniacka, M ., Hedeholm, R., Olafsson, H., Danielsdottir, AK, Kasper, JM. Genetic structure of the lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus across the North Atlantic - (2014). ICES Journal of Marine Science, 71, 2390-2397.

  • Pardo, MA, Jimenez, E., Viðarsson, JR, Ólafsson, K., Ólafsdóttir, G., Daníelsdóttir, AK, Perez-Villareal, B .. DNA barcoding revealing mislabeling of seafood in European mass catering - (2018). Food Control, 92, 7-16.

  • Akhatova, D., Laknerova, I., Zdeňková, K., Ólafsdóttir, G., Magnúsdóttir, S., Piknová, L., Kýrová, V., Lerch, Z., Hanák, P.. International interlaboratory study on TaqMan real-time polymerase chain reaction authentication of black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus) - (2018). Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, 57(1), 27-37.

    • Bibliography / Publications

    Ritrýndar greinar / Articles in peer-reviewed journals:

    Christophe Pampoulie, Davíð Gíslason, Guðbjörg Ólafsdóttir, Valérie Chosson, Sverrir Daníel Halldórsson, Stefano Mariani, Bjarki Þ. Elvarsson, Marianne H. Rasmussen, Maria R. Iversen, Anna Kristín Daníelsdóttir, Gísli A. Víkingsson. Evidence of unidirectional hybridization and second-generation adult hybrid between the two largest animals on Earth, the fin and blue whales. Evol Appl. 2021; 14: 314–321. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13091

     

    Brian Klitgaard Hansen, Gregory Kevin Farrant, Rob Ogden, Emily Humble, Guðbjörg Ólafsdóttir, Dorte Bekkevold, Steen Wilhelm Knudsen, Peter Rask Møller, Einar Eg Nielsen, From DNA to biomass: opportunities and challenges in species quantification of bulk fisheries products, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 77, Issue 7-8, December 2020, Pages 2557–2566, https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsaa115

     

    Davið Gíslason, Sarah J Helyar, Guðmundur J Óskarsson, Guðbjörg Ólafsdóttir, Aril Slotte, Teunis Jansen, Jan Arge Jacobsen, Kristinn Ólafsson, Sigurlaug Skirnisdottir, Geir Dahle, Helle Siegstad, Hóraldur Joensen, Kiersten L Curti, François Grégoire, Jacques Masse, Sæmundur Sveinsson, Anna Kristín Daníelsdóttir, Christophe Pampoulie, The genetic composition of feeding aggregations of the Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in the central north Atlantic: a microsatellite loci approach, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 77, Issue 2, March 2020, Pages 604–612, https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsaa003

     

    Miguel Angel Pardo; Elisa Jimenez; Jónas R. Viðarsson; Kristinn Ólafsson; Guðbjörg Ólafsdóttir; Anna Kristín Daníelsdóttir; Begoña Pérez-Villareal. 2018. DNA barcoding revealing mislabeling of seafood in European mass caterings. Food Control, ISSN: 0956-7135, Vol: 92, Page: 7-16. doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2018.04.044

     

    Akhatova, D., Laknerová, I., Zdeňková, K., Ólafsdóttir, G., Magnúsdóttir, S., Piknová, Ľ., Kýrová, V., Lerch, Z., Hanák, P. International interlaboratory study on TaqMan real -time polymerase chain reaction authentication of black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus). Journal of Food & Nutrition Research. 57, 1, 27-37, Jan. 2018. ISSN: 13368672.

    2015:

    Pampoulie, C., Slotte, A., Óskarsson, GJ, Helyar, SJ, Jónsson, Á., Ólafsdóttir, G., Skírnisdóttir, S., Libungan, LA, Jacobsen, JA, Joensen, H., Nielsen, HH, Sigurðsson, SK, Daníelsdóttir, AK 2015. Stock structure of Atlantic herring Clupea harengus in the Norwegian Sea and adjacent waters. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 522, 219-230.  Article

    2014:

    Pampoulie, C., Skirnisdottir, S., Ólafsdóttir, G., Helyar, SJ, Thorsteinsson, V., Jónsson, S.Þ., Fréchet, A., Durif, CMF, Sherman, S., Lampart-Kałuzniacka, M ., Hedeholm, R., Ólafsson, H., Daníelsdóttir, AK, and Kasper, JM 2014. Genetic structure of the lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus across the North Atlantic. ICES Journal of Marine Science 71(9):2390–2397. Article

    2013:

    Olafsdottir, G., Olafsson, K., Skirnisdottir, S., Oskarsson, GJ, Kohlbach, D., Franklinsdottir, H., Kvaavik, CEK, Morneau, R., Chevrier, A., Pampoulie, C., Helyar, S., Danielsdottir, AK 2013. Isolation and characterization of thirty microsatellite loci for Atlantic mackerel ( Scomber scombrus L.). Conservation Genetics Resources. 5(2), 491-494. Article

    Skirnisdottir, S., Olafsdottir, G., Olafsson, K., Jendrossek, T., ap Dafydd Lloyd, H., Helyar, S., Pampoulie, C., Danielsdottir, AK, Kasper, JM 2013. Twenty-two novel microsatellite loci for lumpfish ( Cyclopterus lumpus). Conservation Genet Resources. 5(1), 177-179. Article 

    2012:

    Libungan LA, Ólafsdóttir G, Skírnisdóttir S, Pálsson S, Pampoulie C, Björnsdóttir SH, Ólafsson K, Óskarsson GJ, Daníelsdóttir AK. 2012. Fourteen new microsatellite markers for Atlantic herring Clupea harengus. Journal of Fish Biology. 81 (4), 1422-1426. Article

    Pampoulie, C., Ólafsdóttir, G., Hauksdóttir, S., Skírnisdóttir, S., Ólafsson, K., Magnúsdóttir, S., Chosson, V., Halldórsson, SD, Ólafsdóttir, D., Gunnlaugsson, Th., Daníelsdóttir , AK, Víkingsson, GA 2012. A note on a mother-fetus pair and alleged father match in the Atlantic fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) off Iceland. Journal of Cetacean Research Management. 12(3), 341-343.

    2011:

    Fridjonsson O, Olafsson K, Tompsett S, Bjornsdottir S, Consuegra S, Knox D, de Leaniz CG, Magnusdottir S, Olafsdottir G, Verspoor E, Hjorleifsdottir S. 2011. Detection and mapping of mtDNA SNPs in Atlantic salmon using high throughput DNA sequencing . BMC Genomics. 12(179). Article

    2009:

    Svansson V, Roelse M, Olafsdóttir G, Thorsteinsdóttir L, Torfason EG, Torsteinsdóttir S. 2009. Immune response against equine gammaherpesvirus in Icelandic horses. Vet Microbiol. 137 (3-4), 363-368. Article

    2008:

    Marti E, Gerber V, Wilson AD, Lavoie JP, Horohov D, Crameri R, Lunn DP, Antczak D, Björnsdóttir S, Björnsdóttir TS, Cunningham F, Dérer M, Frey R, Hamza E, Horin P, Heimann M, Kolm- Stark G, Olafsdóttir G, Ramery E, Russell C, Schaffartzik A, Svansson V, Torsteinsdóttir S, Wagner B. 2008. Report of the 3rd Havemeyer workshop on allergic diseases of the Horse, Hólar, Iceland, June 2007. Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 126(3-4), 351-361. Article

    Olafsdóttir G, Svansson V, Ingvarsson S, Marti E, Torsteinsdóttir S. 2008. In vitro analysis of expression vectors for DNA vaccination of horses: the effect of a Kozak sequence. Acta Vet Scand. 4 (59). Article

    2003:

    Stefánsson SE, Jónsson H, Ingvarsson T, Manolescu I, Jónsson HH, Olafsdóttir G, Pálsdóttir E, Stefánsdóttir G, Sveinbjörnsdóttir G, Frigge ML, Kong A, Gulcher JR, Stefánsson K. 2003. Genomewide scan for hand osteoarthritis: a novel mutation in matrilin-3. Am J Hum Genet. 72(6), 1448-1459. Article

    2001:

    Ingvarsson T, Stefánsson SE, Gulcher JR, Jónsson HH, Jónsson H, Frigge ML, Pálsdóttir E, Olafsdóttir G, Jónsdóttir T, Walters GB, Lohmander LS, Stefánsson K. 2001. A large Icelandic family with early osteoarthritis of the hip associated with a susceptibility locus on chromosome 16p. Arthritis Rheum. 44(11), 2548-2555. Article

    Reports

    2013:

    Preliminary project for research on the genetic composition of Icelandic herring compared to other stocks in the Northeast Atlantic: Biological diversity and processing properties / A pilot study on the multidisciplinary approach for the genetic stock identification of herring in the Northeast Atlantic: Biodiversity, functional and chemical properties. Sigurlaug Skírnisdóttir, Guðbjörg Ólafsdóttir, Sarah Helyar, Christophe Pampoulie, Guðmundur J. Óskarsson, Ásbjörn Jónsson, Jan Arge Jacobsen, Aril Slotte, Hóraldur Joensen, Henrik Hauch Nielsen, Lísa Libungan, Sigurjón Arason, Sindri Sigurðsson, Sigríður Hjörleifsdóttir, Anna K. Daníelsdóttir . Matís Report 28-13, 43 p. Closed report. Report summary.