Education

B.Sc., Ichthyology and Fish-Culture, University of Fisheries, Kaliningrad, Russia, 1975

M.Sc., Ichthyology and Fish-Culture, University of Fisheries, Kaliningrad, Russia, 1977

Ph. D., Genetics, Institute of Developmental Biology at Russian Academy of Sciences,   Moscow, Russia, 1985

Research  

Dr. Gomelsky has 25 years of experience working with different fish species in Russia, Israel, and the United States. He is the author of more than 50 scientific articles, and Associate Editor of the North American Journal of Aquaculture.  Main scientific interests: fish genetics and reproduction. Chromosome set and sex manipulation methods: hormonal sex reversal, induced gynogenesis, androgenesis, polyploidy. Cytogenetics of fish reproduction, natural gynogenesis, distant hybridization. Inheritance of qualitative morphological traits and DNA markers. Induced spawning of fish.

Teaching

Teaches classroom and online courses in Fish Genetics (AQU 407/507) and classroom course in Fish Reproduction and Spawning Techniques (AQU427/527); wrote textbook on Fish Genetics and Selection for university students.

Recent Publications

Mims, S.D., L.I. Tsvetkova, G.G. Brown, and B.I. Gomelsky. 2000. Cryopreservation of sperm of sturgeon and paddlefish. In book: Cryopresrvation in Aquatic species. Tiersch, T.R. and P.M. Mazik, Editors. World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, p. 123-129.

Gomelsky, B., N. Cherfas, A. Gissis, and G. Hulata.1999. Hormonal sex inversion in striped bass and white bass x striped bass hybrids. North American Journal of Aquaculture 61:199-205.

Ben-Dom, N., N. Cherfas, B. Gomelsky, and G. Hulata. 2000. Genetic stability of Israeli common carp stocks inferred from electrophoretic analysis of transferrin, phofphoglucomutase and glucose-6-phosphate isomerase. Israeli Journal of Aquaculture – Bamidgeh 52: 30-35.

Gomelsky, B., S.D. Mims, W.L. Shelton, R.J. Onders, K. Dabrowski, and M.A. Garcia-Abiado. 2000. Induced gynogenesis in black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus. North American Journal of Aquaculture 62: 33-4.

Ben-Dom, N., N. Cherfas, B. Gomelsky, R. Avtalion, B. Moav, and G. Hulata. 2001. Production of heterozygous and homozygous clones of common carp: evidence from DNA fingerprinting and mixed leukocyte reaction. The Israeli Journal of Aquaculture-Bamidgeh 53: 89-100.

Gomelsky, B., S.D. Mims, R.J. Onders and W.B. Bean. 2002. Hormonal sex reversal and evidence of female homogamety in black crappie. North American Journal of Aquaculture 64: 66-69.

Mims, S.D., A. Lazur, W.L. Shelton, B. Gomelsky, and F. Chapman. 2002. Production of Sturgeon. Southern Regional Aquaculture Center Fact Sheet (SRAC Publication No.7200), 8 p.

Gomelsky, B. 2003. Chromosome set manipulation and sex control in common carp: a review. Aquatic Living Resources 16: 408-415.

Linhart, O., S.D. Mims, B. Gomelsky, A.E. Hiott et al. 2003. Ionic composition and osmolality of paddlefish (Polyodon spathula, Acipenseriformes) seminal fluid. Aquaculture International 11:357-368.

Gomelsky, B., N. Chefas, G. Hulata, and S. Dasgupta. 2003. Inheritance of white-red (Kohaku) color complex in ornamental (koi) carp Cyprinus carpio L. Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - Bamidgeh 55:
147-153.

Mims, S.D., R.J. Onders, B. Gomelsky, and W.L. Shelton. 2004. Effectiveness of the minimally invasive surgical technique (MIST) for removal of ovulated eggs from first-time and second-time mist-spawned paddlefish. North American Journal of Aquaculture 66:70-72. 

Gomelsky, B., K. Dabrowski, M.A. Garcia-Abiado, W. Stilwel, J.H. Tidwell, and S.D. Coyle. 2004 Ploidy of backcross hybrids of largemouth bass and smallmouth bass. North American Journal of Aquaculture 66: 133-136.

Gomelsky, B., S.D. Mims, R.J. Onders, and N.D. Novelo. 2005. Inheritance of predorsal black stripe in crappie. North American Journal of Aquaculture. 67:167-170.

Mims, S.D., Shelton, W.L., Linhart, O., Wang, C., Gomelsky, B., and R.J. Onders. 2005. Application of a temperature-dependent mitotic interval (tau₀) for induction of diploid meiotic gynogenetic paddlefish. North American Journal of Aquaculture 67: 340-343.

Linhart, O., S.D. Mims, B. Gomelsky, L. I. Tsvetkova et al. 2006. Effect of cryoprotectants and male on motility parameters and fertilization rate in paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) frozen-thawed spermatozoa. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 22: Suppl. 1, 389-394.

Horvath, A., Urbanyi, B., Mims, S.D., Bean, W.B., Gomelsky, B., and T.R. Tiersch. 2006. Improved cryopreservation of sperm of paddlefish (Polyodon spathula).  Journal of World Aquaculture Society 37: 356-362.

Berra, T.M., Gomelsky, B., Thompson, B.A., and D. Webb. 2007. Reproductive anatomy, gonad development and spawning seasonality of nurseryfish, Kurtus gulliveri (Percifirmes: Kurtidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 55:211-217.

Cuevas-Uribe, R., Gomelsky, B., Mims, S.D., and K.W. Pomper. 2009. Progress in studies on hormonal sex reversal and genetic sex control in black crappie. Reviews in Fisheries Science 17:1-7.

Novelo, N., and B. Gomelsky. 2009. Comparison of two methods for measurement of red-area coverage in white-red fish for analysis of color variability and inheritance in ornamental (koi) carp Cyprinus carpio. Aquatic Living Resources 22:113-116. 

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