Morag Clinton

Principal Investigator

Dr Morag Clinton is a Research Scientist with affiliations at the Sitka Sound Science Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Colorado State University. She is a veterinarian with specialism in fish health and is a fish pathologist with extensive experience of histopathology and molecular diagnostics. 

Morag obtained her degree in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVMS) from the AVMA-accredited School of Veterinary of Medicine at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, with a specialism in fish health. Following a period of work with the Atlantic salmon aquaculture industry, she obtained her PhD titled collaboratively between the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Aberdeen and the Scottish Oceans Institute at the University of St Andrews. Her thesis was titled  'Investigating the role of harmful environmental organisms in multifactorial gill pathology in salmonids', and we worked closely with Scottish Sea Farms for her work.

In addition to working with aquaculture industry producers and Marine Scotland Science in Scotland, Morag's previous positions include as Veterinary Aquatic Pathologist at the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) and as Assistant Professor in the Department of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. 

She has extensive clinical experience with salmonids, a strong interest in histopathology, and expertise in various molecular research investigative approaches, including transcriptomics and the study of the microbiome. Morag also has extensive teaching experience.

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Collaborator Organizations

Current Student Mentorship and supervision

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​Emily Lipscomb
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Project: Determination of schizont diameter in cardiac tissue of Ichthyophonus infected cardiac tissue. 

Emily Lipscomb is majoring in environmental chemistry at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Her goals include graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and a Master's degree in Forensic Science as her goal is to become a Forensic Pathologist in the future. Emily says "My interests include research because I yearn to know more and want to be a part of furthering the world's understanding of the topics being explored."
​Elias Reynolds
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Project: Methods development for community-based, rapid parasite surveillance in Chinook salmon.

Elias Reynolds is majoring in Marine Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. 
We are proud to work with the Tamanta program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, supporting co-production of knowledge (bridging Indigenous and Western knowledge) to explore key questions in fisheries and marine and ocean systems.