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Anne-Catrin Adam

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Researcher
Telephone: 48341656
Department: Fôr og ernæring

Anne-Catrin has a degree in nutrition science and since starting her PhD in 2013 working on fish nutrition. Her research work is largely interdisciplinary and combines the fields of fish nutrition, growth and physiology with epigenetic, metabolic and transcriptomic studies.

Her main research interest is devoted to the dynamics of intermediary metabolism, epigenetic gene regulation mechanisms and programming potential of health and growth of broodstock and farmed fish in one generation, and in offspring over generations.

(Photo: Torhild Dahl)

Subjectarea

Disciplines

Fish nutrition, aquaculture, Atlantic salmon, zebrafish, epigenetics, nutritional and metabolic programming, muscle growth, early development, salmon broodstock, micronutrients, 1C-nutrients, metabolomics, DNA methylation, transcriptomics

Current projects

Broodstock nutrition in Norwegian salmon farming (FHF 901570, 2019-2023) role: project participant

Revitalise - Requirement of vitamin and trace minerals for Atlantic salmon health (FHF 901834, 2023-2026) role: project participant

EPA immune - Can dietary EPA affect viral response in Atlantic salmon? (NRC 327013, 2021-2025role: project participant

OLEAF4VALUE - Immune modulatory effects of olive leaf phytochemicals (EU Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme grant agreement ID 101023256, 2021-2024) role: project participant

Former projects

EpiFishGrowth (NRC 295118, personal postdoc, 2019-2021) Nutrient-responsive epigenetic programming in Atlantic salmon muscle growth, role: project managerpublication: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114521002336

NutrEpi (NRC 267787, 2017-2021) Epigenetic and transcriptional effects of optimizing 1-C nutrients to improve healthy growth in Atlantic salmon, role: project participant, publications: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.738187https://doi.org/10.1111/anu.13010https://doi.org/10.1080/15592294.2020.1859867https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2020.110717https://doi.org/10.1111/anu.13058

EpiSip (NRC 228877, 2013-2018) Inheritance of epigenetic patterns under the influence of diets and contaminants, role: project participant and PhD candidate, publications: doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220934, doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201278, doi.org/10.1017/S0007114517000903, doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21211-5

Award

First Price in the local Researcher Grand Prix 2016, see news at Forskningsdagene and Bergens Tidende

Further reading

Hi.no Endra gytetid påverkar helsa til laksen

Elsevier Chapter 5 - Nutritional epigenetics. Cellular and Molecular Approaches in Fish Biology

IntraFish Oppdrettere kan påvirke egenskapene til fisken via epigenetikk

Hi.no Har funnet ut hvordan fôret påvirker genene til laksen

Hi.no Dårligere egg når laksen gyter om sommeren

Forskning.no Ekstra doser vitaminer gjør at lakseyngel vokser bedre

Fiskeribladet.no Mer mikronæringsstoffer gir friskere laks

Hi.no Forskar kjapt på «hurtigfisk»

Publications

Academic articles

under review

Female two-sea-winter Atlantic salmon fed broodfish diet for 9 or 17 months had equal egg production capacity and quality, while manipulation of ovulation time altered egg size and quality

Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Anne-Catrin Adam, Gerd M. Berge, Ingrid Lein, Ernst M. Hevrøy, Ingunn Næve, Rudi R. Seim, Maren Mommens, Kaja H. Skjærven, Tom Hansen, Kristin Hamre
Aquaculture
2023

Methionine: An Indispensable Amino Acid in Cellular Metabolism and Health of Atlantic Salmon

Marit Espe, Anne-Catrin Adam, Takaya Saito, Kaja Helvik Skjærven
Aquaculture Nutrition 2023
2022

Micronutrient supplementation affects DNA methylation in male gonads with potential intergenerational epigenetic inheritance involving the embryonic development through glutamate receptor-associated genes

Takaya Saito, Paul Whatmore, John F. Taylor, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes, Anne-Catrin Adam, Douglas R. Tocher, Marit Espe, Kaja Helvik Skjærven
BMC Genomics 23
2022

Earlier or delayed seasonal broodstock spawning changes nutritional status and metabolic programming of growth for next-generation Atlantic salmon

Kaja Helvik Skjærven, Maren Mommens, Anne-Catrin Adam, Takaya Saito, Eystein Oveland, Marit Espe
Aquaculture 554 p. 1-14
2022

Earlier or delayed seasonal broodstock spawning changes nutritional status and metabolic programming of growth for next-generation Atlantic salmon

Skjærven KH, Mommens M, Adam AC, Saito T, Oveland E, Espe M
Aquaculture 554
2021

Metabolic and molecular signatures of improved growth in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fed surplus levels of methionine, folic acid, vitamin B6 and B12 throughout smoltification.

Anne-Catrin Adam, Takaya Saito, Marit Espe, Paul Whatmore, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes, Vibeke Vikeså, Kaja Helvik Skjærven
British Journal of Nutrition
2020

Out-of-season spawning affects the nutritional status and gene expression in both Atlantic salmon female broodstock and their offspring

Kaja Helvik Skjærven, Eystein Oveland, Maren Mommens, Elisa Samori, Takaya Saito, Anne-Catrin Adam, Marit Espe
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 247
2020

Micronutrient supplementation affects transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of lipid metabolism in a dose-dependent manner

Takaya Saito, Paul Whatmore, John F. Taylor, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes, Anne-Catrin Adam, Douglas R. Tocher, Marit Espe, Kaja Helvik Skjærven
Epigenetics
2020

Micronutrient supplementation affects transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of lipid metabolism in a dose-dependent manner

Takaya Saito, Paul Whatmore, John F. Taylor, Jorge M.O. Fernandes, Anne-Catrin Adam, Douglas R. Tocher, Marit Espe & Kaja H. Skjærven
Epigenetics
2020

The level of 1C diets fed prior to cell isolation affects lipid metabolism in primary liver cells isolated from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Marit Espe, Kaja Helvik Skjærven, Ming Chen, Vibeke Vikeså, Anne-Catrin Adam, Takaya Saito, Elisabeth Holen
Aquaculture Nutrition 26 p. 1019-1025
2020

Out-of-season spawning affects the nutritional status and gene expression in both Atlantic salmon female broodstock and their offspring

Skjærven KH, Oveland E, Mommens M, Samori E, Saito T, Adam AC, Espe M
Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol
2020

The level of 1C diets fed prior to cell isolation affect lipid metabolism in primary liver cells isolated from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).

Espe M, Skjærven KH, Chen M, Vikeså V, Adam AC, Saito T, Holen E.
Aquaculture Nutrition
2019

Atlantic salmon fed a nutrient package of surplus methionine, vitamin B12, folic acid and vitamin B6 improved growth and reduced the relative liver size, but when in excess growth reduced

Marit Espe, Vibeke Vikeså, Tårn Helgøy Thomsen, Anne-Catrin Adam, Takaya Saito, Kaja Helvik Skjærven
Aquaculture Nutrition p. 1-13
2019

Profiling DNA methylation patterns of zebrafish liver associated with parental high dietary arachidonic acid.

Anne-Catrin Adam, Kai Kristoffer Lie, Paul Whatmore, Lars Martin Jakt, Mari Moren, Kaja Helvik Skjærven
PLOS ONE 14
2018

Parental high dietary arachidonic acid levels modulated the hepatic transcriptome of adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) progeny

Anne-Catrin Adam, Kaja Helvik Skjærven, Paul Whatmore, Mari Moren, Kai Kristoffer Lie
PLOS ONE 13
2018

Parental micronutrient deficiency distorts liver DNA methylation and expression of lipid genes associated with a fatty-liver-like phenotype in offspring

Kaja Helvik Skjærven, Lars Martin Jakt, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes, John Arne Dahl, Anne-Catrin Adam, Johanna Klughammer, Christoph Bock, Marit Espe
Scientific Reports 8
2017

High dietary arachidonic acid levels induce changes in complex lipids and immune-related eicosanoids and increase levels of oxidised metabolites in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Anne-Catrin Adam, Kai Kristoffer Lie, Mari Moren, Kaja Helvik Skjærven
British Journal of Nutrition 117 p. 1075-1085
2013

Advanced glycation end products associated skin autofluorescence: A mirror of vascular function?

Hofmann B, Adam AC, Jacobs K, Riemer M, Erbs C, Bushnaq H, Simm A, Silber RE, Santos AN
Exp. Gerontol. 48(1) p. 38-44

Scientific lectures

2023

Vekst, biometri, fekunditet og eggkvalitet hos Atlantisk laks fôret med stamfiskfôr i 9 eller 17 måneder, og manipulert til å gyte tidlig, normalt eller sent

Anne-Catrin Adam, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Gerd M. Berge, Ingrid Lein, Ernst M. Hevrøy, Ingunn Næve, Rudi R. Seim, Maren Mommens, Kaja H. Skjærven, Tom Hansen og Kristin Hamre
2022

Seasonal broodstock management influences the nutritional status, gene expression and epigenetic gene regulation in Atlantic salmon progeny

Kaja Helvik Skjærven, Takaya Saito, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes, Maren Mommens, Anne-Catrin Adam, Marit Espe
2022

Nutrient-sensitive epigenetic regulation in salmon muscle

Anne-Catrin Adam, Takaya Saito, A.L.K. Putman, Paul Whatmore, Marit Espe, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes, Eric A. Miska, Kaja Helvik Skjærven
2022

1-carbon nutrients impact histone modification enrichment in the Atlantic salmon genome

A.L.K. Putman, Anne-Catrin Adam, Takaya Saito, Marit Espe, Kaja Helvik Skjærven, Eric A. Miska
2022

BROODSTOCK NUTRITION IN ATLANTIC SALMON

A.C. Adam, P.G. Fjelldal, T. Hansen, K.H. Skjærven, G.M. Berge, I. Lein, T. E. M. Hevrøy, R.R. Seim, M. Mommens, I. Næve, K. Hamre
2022

NUTRIENT-SENSITIVE EPIGENETIC REGULATION IN SALMON MUSCLE

Adam, A.C., Saito, T., Putman, A.L.K., Espe, M., Fernandes, J.M.O., Miska, E.A. and Skjærven, K.H.
2021

Epigenetic mechanism of improved post-smolt growth in Atlantic salmon fed a moderate surplus package of methionine, folic acid, vitamin B6 and B12 throughout smoltification

Kaja Helvik Skjærven, Anne-Catrin Adam, Takaya Saito, Paul Whatmore, A.L.K. Putman, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes, Vibeke Vikeså, Marit Espe
2021

Surplus methionine, cobalamin, folate and pyridoxine improved growth and lipid metabolism in Atlantic salmon

Marit Espe, Elisabeth Holen, Anne-Catrin Adam, Takaya Saito, Kaja Helvik Skjærven
2021

Seasonal broodstock management influences the nutritional status, gene expression and epigenetic gene regulation in Atlantic salmon progeny

Kaja Helvik Skjærven, Takaya Saito, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes, Maren Mommens, Paul Whatmore, Anne-Catrin Adam, Marit Espe
2021

Påvirker endret gytetidspunkt neste generasjon?

Kaja Helvik Skjærven, Takaya Saito, Maren Mommens, Eystein Oveland, Anne-Catrin Adam, Marit Espe
2020

Moderat overskudd av mikronæringsstoff i laksefôr gir økt vekst og endrer ernæringssensitive epigenetiske reguleringsmekanismer i muskel til atlantisk laks

Anne-Catrin Adam, Marit Espe, Takaya Saito, Paul Whatmore, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes, Kaja Helvik Skjærven
2020

Moderat overskudd av mikronæringsstoff i laksefôr gir økt vekst og endrer ernæringssensitive epigenetiske reguleringsmekanismer i muskel til atlantisk laks

A.C. Adam, M. Espe, T. Saito, P. Whatmore, J.M.O. Fernandes and K.H. Skjærven
2019

The metabolic footprint of a surplus of dietary micronutrients on salmon muscle – stories from pre- and post-smolts

Anne-Catrin Adam, Marit Espe, Takaya Saito, Paul Whatmore, Kaja Helvik Skjærven
2019

Epigenetic effects of dietary micronutrients in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) muscle

Anne-Catrin Adam, Marit Espe, Takaya Saito, Paul Whatmore, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes, Kaja Helvik Skjærven
2019

Nutrient-responsive epigenetic programming in Atlantic salmon and zebrafish

Anne-Catrin Adam, Paul Whatmore, Takaya Saito, Marit Espe, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes, Luisa M.P. Valente, Kaja Helvik Skjærven
2019

The metabolic footprint of a surplus of dietary micronutrients on salmon muscle – stories from pre- and post-smolts.

A.C. Adam, M. Espe, T. Saito, P. Whatmore and K.H. Skjærven
2019

Epigenetic effects of dietary micronutrients in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) muscle.

A.C. Adam, M. Espe, T. Saito, P. Whatmore, J.M.O. Fernandes and K.H. Skjærven
2019

Epigenetic effects of fish feed

A.C. Adam and K.H. Skjærven
2019

Nutrient-responsive epigenetic programming in Atlantic salmon and zebrafish.

A.C. Adam, P. Whatmore, T. Saito, M. Espe, J.M.O Fernandes, L. Valente and K.H. Skjærven
2018

Profiling DNA methylation patterns of zebrafish liver associated with parental high dietary arachidonic

Anne-Catrin Adam, Kai Kristoffer Lie, Paul Whatmore, Lars Martin Jakt, Mari Moren, Kaja Helvik Skjærven
2018

Nivået av arakidonsyre påvirker genuttrykket og DNA metylering i neste generasjon

Anne-Catrin Adam, Kai Kristoffer Lie, Paul Whatmore, Lars Martin Jakt, Mari Moren, Kaja Helvik Skjærven
2017

Investigating the effect of high dietary arachidonic acid in zebrafish (Danio rerio) using high-throughput technologies

Anne-Catrin Adam, Kai Kristoffer Lie, Mari Moren, Kaja Helvik Skjærven
2016

High arachidonic acid level in the feed for zebrafish changes the metabolism and DNA methylation in both parents and offspring

Anne-Catrin Adam, Kai Kristoffer Lie, Lars Martin Jakt, Mari Moren, Kaja Helvik Skjærven
2015

Changes in metabolic pathways and DNA methylation patterns in zebrafish fed high arachidonic acid levels

Anne-Catrin Adam, Kai Kristoffer Lie, Lars Martin Jakt, Mari Moren, Kaja Helvik Skjærven

Poster

2021

The landscape of two major histone modifications in Atlantic salmon (Salmo Salar) fed a surplus of methionine and B vitamins

A.L.K. Putman, Anne-Catrin Adam, Takaya Saito, Marit Espe, Kaja Helvik Skjærven, Eric A. Miska
2015

Dietary high arachidonic acid level affects the DNA methylation pattern in zebrafish

Anne-Catrin Adam, Kai Kristoffer Lie, Lars Martin Jakt, Mari Moren, Kaja Helvik Skjærven

Reports and dissertations

2018

Investigating the metabolic, transcriptomic and DNA methylation signatures of high dietary arachidonic acid in zebrafish. Epigenetic and transcriptional effects in the next generation

Anne-Catrin Adam, Kai Kristoffer Lie, Kaja Helvik Skjærven, Rune Waagbø
2016

Effekter av endret fettsyresammensetning i fôr til laks relatert til fiskens helse, velferd og robusthet (Fett for fiskehelse): Oppdatering 2016

Nini Sissener, Bente Elisabeth Torstensen, Bente Ruyter, Tone-Kari K Østbye, Rune Waagbø, Sven Martin Jørgensen, Bjarne Hatlen, Nina Sylvia Liland, Elisabeth Ytteborg, Øystein Sæle, Ida Rud, Sofie C. Remø, Turid Mørkøre, Jens-Erik Dessen, Kaja Skjerven, Trine Ytrestøyl, Elisabeth Holen, Gerd Marit Berge, Anne-Catrin Adam
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