Jóhannes GuðbrandssonCurriculum Vitae

Personal InformationPartner Jónína SvavarsdóttirChildren Steinunn Lára (2005), Jónas Emil (2011) and Brynhildur Eyja (2014)

Research InterestsI am interested in using statistical and computational methods to increase ourunderstanding of biology. I have been working with salmonids trying to answerquestions about ecological speciation in Arctic charr and oceanic migration inAtlantic salmon.

Education2009 -

presentPhD in Biology, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.The main focus of project is to identify candidate genes responsible for morphologicaland ecological differences in specific Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) subpopulations inIceland. I have mainly been working with next-generation sequencing data (Illumina)to find genes with expression difference or distinct haplotype frequencies between thesubpopulation.

2006 - 2010 Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, University of Iceland, Reykjavík,Iceland.

2005 - 2008 Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.

Workshops and Seminars Attended8. - 12. Jun

2015Genotyping by sequencing, taught by Julian Catchen, Konrad Paszkiewicz, JosieParis, Jennifer Anderson and Patrick Hamilton, The Genome Analysis Centre,Norwich, UK

6. - 13. Aug2011

EMBO Practical Course: "Computational Biology: Genomes, Cells & Systems",organized by Peer Bork, Francesca Ciccarelli, Jan Korbel, Roland Krause andEiríkur Steingrímsson, Reykjavík Iceland

2. - 6. Jun2009

Topics in Computational Biology, taught by Jotun Hein and Rune Lyngso,University of Iceland

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TeachingFall 2016,

2015Mathematics N - Calculus for Natural Science Majors, University ofIceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.Teaching assistant

Fall 2016,2015, 2014

Diversity of Life, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.Teaching assistant

Fall 2015,2014

Genetics, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.Teaching assistant

Spring 2015 Evolutionary Biology, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.Teaching assistant

Fall 2014 Biochemistry laboratory for biology majors, University of Iceland, Reyk-javík, Iceland.Teaching assistant

Fall 2013 Genomics and Bioinformatics, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.Two lectures and a practical session

Fall 2013 Biometry I, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.Teaching assistant

Spring 2010,2009

Statistics and Data Analysis, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.Teaching assistant

Research Work2016 -

presentResearcher, Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, Hvanneyri, Iceland.Salmonid research. 50% position

2012 - 2016 Researcher, Institute of Freshwater Fisheries, Reykjavík, Iceland.Salmonid research. 50% position

2007 - 2008 Lab assistant, Eiríkur Steingrímsson Lab, Biomedical Center, University ofIceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.

Extracurricular Activities2016 Referee, Molecular Ecology.2015 Referee, Náttúrufræðingurinn.

2014, 2013 Referee, PLoS One.2010 - 2015 Student representative, Board of Graduate Program in Molecular Life Sci-

ences (GPMLS), University of Iceland.2009 - 2010 Board member, Helix: student association for graduate students in Life

sciences, University of Iceland.2007 - 2008 Student representative, Biology department meetings, University of Iceland.

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Publications and Manuscripts8. 2016, Sigurður Guðjónsson, Sigurður Már Einarsson, Ingi Rúnar Jónsson and

Jóhannes Guðbrandsson., Diurnal activity and diving behavior of Atlanticsalmon (Salmo salar L.) during their marine migration, in preperation.

7. 2017, Leese F, Altermatt F, Bouchez A, Ekrem T, Hering D, Meissner K,Mergen P, Pawlowski J, Piggott J, Rimet F, Steinke D, Taberlet P, Weigand A,Abarenkov K, Beja P, Bervoets L, Björnsdóttir S, Boets P, Boggero A, Bones A,Borja Á, Bruce K, Bursić V, Carlsson J, Čiampor F, Čiamporová-ZatovičováZ, Coissac E, Costa F, Costache M, Creer S, Csabai Z, Deiner K, DelValls Á,Drakare S, Duarte S, Eleršek T, Fazi S, Fišer C, Flot J, Fonseca V, FontanetoD, Grabowski M, Graf W, Guðbrandsson J, Hellström M, Hershkovitz Y,Hollingsworth P, Japoshvili B, Jones J, Kahlert M, Kalamujic Stroil B, KasapidisP, Kelly M, Kelly-Quinn M, Keskin E, Kõljalg U, Ljubešić Z, Maček I, MächlerE, Mahon A, Marečková M, Mejdandzic M, Mircheva G, Montagna M, MoritzC, Mulk V, Naumoski A, Navodaru I, Padisák J, Pálsson S, Panksep K, PenevL, Petrusek A, Pfannkuchen M, Primmer C, Rinkevich B, Rotter A, Schmidt-Kloiber A, Segurado P, Speksnijder A, Stoev P, Strand M, Šulčius S, SundbergP, Traugott M, Tsigenopoulos C, Turon X, Valentini A, van der Hoorn B,Várbíró G, Vasquez Hadjilyra M, Viguri J, Vitonyte I, Vogler A, Vrålstad T,Wägele W, Wenne R, Winding A, Woodward G, Zegura B, Zimmermann J.,DNAqua-Net: Developing new genetic tools for bioassessment and monitoringof aquatic ecosystems in Europe., Research Ideas and Outcomes 2: e11321.,doi:10.3897/rio.2.e11321.

6. 2016, Jóhannes Gudbrandsson, Ehsan P. Ahi, Kalina. H. Kapralova,Sigridur R. Franzdottir, Bjarni K. Kristjansson, S. Sophie Steinhaeuser, Isak M.Johannesson, Valerie H. Maier, Sigurdur S. Snorrason, Zophonias O. Jonssonand Arnar Palsson., The developmental transcriptome of contrasting Arcticcharr (Salvelinus alpinus) morphs [version 3; referees: 2 approved, 1 approvedwith reservations], F1000Research 4:136 (doi:10.12688/f1000research.6402.3).

5. 2015, Sigurður Guðjónsson, Sigurður Már Einarsson, Ingi Rúnar Jónsson andJóhannes Guðbrandsson., Marine feeding areas and vertical movement ofAtlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) as inferred from recoveries of Data StorageTags, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 72(7): 1087-1098,doi:10.1139/cjfas-2014-0562.

4. 2015, Sara Sigurbjörnsdóttir, Jana Lasser, Eleni Katifori, JóhannesGuðbrandsson, Maria Leptin., Phenotypic characterization of Drosophila larvalterminal cells, Manuscript in Phd thesis: Sara Sigurbjörnsdóttir, 2015. Com-plex cell shape: Molecular mechanisms of tracheal terminal cell development inDrosophila melanogaster.

3. 2014, Ehsan Pashay Ahi, Kalina Hristova Kapralova, Arnar Pálsson, ValerieHelene Maier, Jóhannes Gudbrandsson, Sigurdur S. Snorrason, Zophonías O.Jónsson and Sigrídur Rut Franzdóttir., Transcriptional dynamics of a conservedgene expression network associated with benthic-limnetic craniofacial divergencein Arctic charr, EvoDevo 5:40 doi:10.1186/2041-9139-5-40.

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2. 2013, Ehsan Pashay Ahi, Jóhannes Guðbrandsson, Kalina H. Kapralova,Sigríður R. Franzdóttir, Sigurður S. Snorrason, Valerie H. Maier andZophonías O. Jónsson., Validation of reference genes for expression studiesduring craniofacial development in Arctic charr, PLoS One 8(6): e66389.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066389.

1. 2013, Kalina H. Kapralova, Jóhannes Guðbrandsson, Sigrun Reynisdottir,Cristina B. Santos, Vanessa C. Baltanas, Valerie H. Maier, Sigurdur S. Snorrasonand Arnar Palsson., Differentiation at the MHCIIα and Cath2 Loci in SympatricSalvelinus alpinus Resource Morphs in Lake Thingvallavatn, PLoS ONE 8(7):e69402. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069402.

Posters8. - 12. Jun

2015Jóhannes Guðbrandsson, Ehsan Pashay Ahi, Sigríður Rut Franzdóttir, BjarniK. Krisjánsson, Páll Melsted, Sigurður Snorrason, Arnar Pálsson and ZophoníasO. Jónsson, Developmental transcriptome of Arctic charr morphs from LakeThingvallavatn, Genotyping by sequencing (course), The Genome Analysis Cen-tre, Norwich, UK

8. - 9. Nov2013

Jóhannes Guðbrandsson, Sigurður S. Snorrason, Arnar Pálsson, ValerieHelene Maier, Sigríður Rut Franzdóttir and Zophonías O. Jónsson. Analysisof Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) transcriptome through early development.Conference on Biological Research in Iceland, Reykjavík Iceland

25. - 27. Feb2013

Jóhannes Guðbrandsson, Sigurður S. Snorrason, Arnar Pálsson, ValerieHelene Maier, Sigríður Rut Franzdóttir and Zophonías O. Jónsson. Analysisof Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) transcriptome through early development.Workshop on patterns and processes of intraspecific divergence and relevance toaquatic biological diversity. University of St. Andrews Scotland

Talks4. Nov 2016 Jóhannes Guðbrandsson, Sigurður Már Einarsson, Ingi Rúnar Jónsson and

Sigurður Guðjónsson. Far og dýpisatferli laxa í sjó metið með DST-mælimerkjum.(Migration and vertical behavior of salmon at sea.) Fagfundur FerskvatnssviðsHafrannsóknarstofnunnar, Reykjavík Iceland, Talk in Icelandic

7. Nov 2015 Jóhannes Guðbrandsson, Sigurður Már Einarsson, Ingi Rúnar Jónsson andSigurður Guðjónsson. Seven little salmon swimming in the sea - Marine feedingareas and vertical movements of Icelandic stock of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salarL.) as inferred from recoveries of Data Storage Tags. Biannual conference onbiology in Iceland, Reykjavík Iceland

15. Jun 2015 Jóhannes Guðbrandsson, Ehsan Pashay Ahi, Sigríður Rut Franzdóttir, BjarniK. Krisjánsson, Páll Melsted, Sigurður Snorrason, Arnar Pálsson and ZophoníasO. Jónsson, Developmental transcriptome of Arctic charr morphs from LakeThingvallavatn, 8th International Charr symposium, Tromsø, Norway

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23. Mar 2015 Jóhannes Guðbrandsson, Sigurður Már Einarsson, Ingi Rúnar Jónsson andSigurður Guðjónsson. Seven little salmon swimming in the sea - Marine feedingareas and vertical movements of Icelandic stock of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salarL.) as inferred from recoveries of Data Storage Tags. The 4th Conference of theIcelandic Ecological Society, Stykkishólmur Iceland

27. Feb 2015 Jóhannes Guðbrandsson, Sigurður Már Einarsson, Ingi Rúnar Jónsson andSigurður Guðjónsson. Sjóferð sjö laxa - Fæðugöngur og dýpisatferli íslenskralaxa (Salmo salar L.) metið með mælimerkjum. (Seven little salmon swimmingin the sea - Marine feeding areas and vertical movements of Icelandic stock ofAtlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) as inferred from recoveries of Data StorageTags). Biology lecture series, University of Iceland, Reykjavík Iceland, Talk inIcelandic

8. Nov 2013 Jóhannes Guðbrandsson and Páll Melsted. Assembly of gene families in deBruijn graphs made from RNA-seq data. Conference on Biological Research inIceland, Reykjavík Iceland

International Meetings20. Oct 2016 COST Action CA15219 – DNAquaNet. First management committee meeting.

Brussels, Belgium

GrantsFeb 2015 Energy Research Fund, Gentic diversity of Icelandic Arctic charr in warming

waters - (Erfðabreytileiki bleikju í hlýnandi heimi), Landsvirkjun - NationalPower Company of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland, Grant for PhD studies.

Computer SkillsI am experienced with the R statistical environment and JAGS for statisticalanalyses. Very qualified with linux command-line and programs developedfor next-generation sequencing data such as bowtie, bwa and samtools. I amaccustomed latex and python and I’m competent in basic computer skills suchas spreadsheets and word processors.

ReferencesDr. Arnar PálssonAssociate professor in bioinformaticsFaculty of Life- and EnvironmentalSciencesSchool of Engineering and NaturalSciences, University of Icelandhttp://uni.hi.is/apalsson/B apalsson@hi.isT +354 525-4265

Dr. Sigurður GuðjónssonDirectorMarine and Freshwater ResearchInstituteReykjavík Icelandhttp://www.hafogvatn.is/B sigurdur.gudjonsson@hafogvatn.isT +354-5752000

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