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James Winton, Ph.D.

Jim works with scientists, technicians, post-doctoral researchers, graduate students and visiting scientists working to improve methods for the detection of fish pathogens, determine factors affecting the epidemiology of fish diseases, and develop novel control strategies for reducing losses among both hatchery-reared and wild fish.

Research Interests          

Infectious diseases of fish, fish cell and tissue culture, molecular taxonomy and epidemiology of fish pathogens, ecology of fish diseases in wild populations.

Mentorship/Outreach

  • 1995 to Present - Professor (Affiliate Faculty), University of Washington, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Seattle, WA
  • 1983-1986 - Assistant Professor, Oregon State University, Department of Microbiology, Corvallis, OR

Professional Experience

  • 2017 to Present - Senior Scientists, Emeritus

  • 1996-2017 - Chief, Fish Health Section, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Center, Seattle, WA

  • 1995 to Present - Professor (Affiliate Faculty), University of Washington, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Seattle, WA

  • 1986-1996 - Project Leader, Infectious Diseases of Fish. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Fisheries Research Center, Seattle, WA

  • 1983-1986 - Assistant Professor, Oregon State University, Department of Microbiology, Corvallis, OR

  • 1984 to Present - Canadian Fish Health Official - International shipments of salmonid fish and gametes

  • 1981 to Present - U.S. Title 50 Inspector - International shipments of salmonid fish and gametes

  • 2010 - Pacific Salmon Commission - Invited expert to panel investigating Fraser River sockeye declines

  • 1991-2000 - Office International des Epizooties (OIE), Paris - Elected to Fish Diseases Commission

  • 1990-2003 - American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) - Animal Virus Advisory Group

  • 1988-2000 - International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) - Reovirus Study Group

Education and Certifications

  • Ph.D. 1981. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

  • B.A. 1967. University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Affiliations and Memberships*

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science

  • American Society for Microbiology

  • American Fisheries Society

  • European Association of Fish Pathologists

  • Japanese Society of Fish Pathologists

  • Wildlife Disease Association

Honors and Awards

  • 2015 - Senior Scientist – U.S. Geological Survey

  • 2006 - Department of Interior Distinguished Service Award

  • 2000 - American Fisheries Society Fish Health Section S. F. Snieszko Distinguished Service Award

  • 1999 - Department of Interior Meritorious Service Award

Science and Products

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Immunogenicity and efficacy of three recombinant subunit Pasteurella multocida toxin vaccines against progressive atrophic rhinitis in pigs Immunogenicity and efficacy of three recombinant subunit Pasteurella multocida toxin vaccines against progressive atrophic rhinitis in pigs

Three short fragments of recombinant subunit Pasteurella multocida toxin (rsPMT) were constructed for evaluation as candidate vaccines against progressive atrophic rhinitis (PAR) of swine. PMT-specific antibody secreting cells and evidence of cellular immunity were detected in rsPMT-immunized pigs following authentic PMT challenge or homologous antigen booster. Piglets immunized with...
Authors
Chih-Ming Liao, Chienjin Huang, Shih-Ling Hsuan, Zeng-Weng Chen, Wei-Cheng Lee, Cheng-I Liu, James R. Winton, Maw-Sheng Chien
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Fisheries Research Center, Fish Health Program (FHP)

Comprehensive gene expression profiling following DNA vaccination of rainbow trout against infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus Comprehensive gene expression profiling following DNA vaccination of rainbow trout against infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus

The DNA vaccine based on the glycoprotein gene of Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus induces a non-specific anti-viral immune response and long-term specific immunity against IHNV. This study characterized gene expression responses associated with the early anti-viral response. Homozygous rainbow trout were injected intra-muscularly (I.M.) with vector DNA or the IHNV DNA vaccine...
Authors
Maureen K. Purcell, Krista M. Nichols, James R. Winton, Gael Kurath, Gary H. Thorgaard, Paul Wheeler, John D. Hansen, Russell P. Herwig, Linda K. Park
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Fisheries Research Center, Fish Health Program (FHP)

Interactions among two strains of Tubifex tubifex (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae) and Myxobolus cerebralis (Myxozoa) Interactions among two strains of Tubifex tubifex (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae) and Myxobolus cerebralis (Myxozoa)

Host-parasite interactions influence host population growth, host evolution and parasite success. We examined the interactions among Myxobolus cerebralis, the parasite that causes salmonid whirling disease, and resistant and susceptible strains of the oligochaete host Tubifex tubifex. Strains of T. tubifex with diverse genotypes often coexist in nature and have variable susceptibilities...
Authors
Elwell L.C. Steinbach, B.L. Kerans, C. Rasmussen, J. R. Winton
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Fisheries Research Center, Fish Health Program (FHP)

An isolate of Piscirickettsia salmonis from white seabass is fully virulent for coho salmon An isolate of Piscirickettsia salmonis from white seabass is fully virulent for coho salmon

The virulence of the WSB-98 isolate of Piscirickettsia salmonis from white seabass Atractoscion nobilis was compared with that of the American Type Culture Collection type strain LF-89, which was originally isolated from coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch in Chile. In controlled laboratory challenges of juvenile coho salmon, the isolate from white seabass exhibited virulence that was equal...
Authors
M.L. House, R.P. Hedrick, J. R. Winton, J. L. Fryer
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Fisheries Research Center, Fish Health Program (FHP)

Genetic effects of ELISA-based segregation for control of bacterial kidney disease in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Genetic effects of ELISA-based segregation for control of bacterial kidney disease in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

We evaluated genetic variation in ability of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) to resist two bacterial pathogens: Renibacterium salmoninarum, the agent of bacterial kidney disease (BKD), and Listonella anguillarum, an agent of vibriosis. After measuring R. salmoninarum antigen in 499 adults by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), we mated each of 12 males with high or low...
Authors
J.J. Hard, D.G. Elliott, R.J. Pascho, D.M. Chase, L.K. Park, J. R. Winton, D.E. Campton
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Fisheries Research Center, Fish Health Program (FHP)

Sequence motifs and prokaryotic expression of the reptilian paramyxovirus fusion protein Sequence motifs and prokaryotic expression of the reptilian paramyxovirus fusion protein

Fourteen reptilian paramyxovirus isolates were chosen to represent the known extent of genetic diversity among this novel group of viruses. Selected regions of the fusion (F) gene were sequenced, analyzed and compared. The F gene of all isolates contained conserved motifs homologous to those described for other members of the family Paramyxoviridae including: signal peptide...
Authors
J. Franke, W.N. Batts, W. Ahne, Gael Kurath, J. R. Winton
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Fisheries Research Center, Fish Health Program (FHP)

Science and Products

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Filter Total Items: 165

Immunogenicity and efficacy of three recombinant subunit Pasteurella multocida toxin vaccines against progressive atrophic rhinitis in pigs Immunogenicity and efficacy of three recombinant subunit Pasteurella multocida toxin vaccines against progressive atrophic rhinitis in pigs

Three short fragments of recombinant subunit Pasteurella multocida toxin (rsPMT) were constructed for evaluation as candidate vaccines against progressive atrophic rhinitis (PAR) of swine. PMT-specific antibody secreting cells and evidence of cellular immunity were detected in rsPMT-immunized pigs following authentic PMT challenge or homologous antigen booster. Piglets immunized with...
Authors
Chih-Ming Liao, Chienjin Huang, Shih-Ling Hsuan, Zeng-Weng Chen, Wei-Cheng Lee, Cheng-I Liu, James R. Winton, Maw-Sheng Chien
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Fisheries Research Center, Fish Health Program (FHP)

Comprehensive gene expression profiling following DNA vaccination of rainbow trout against infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus Comprehensive gene expression profiling following DNA vaccination of rainbow trout against infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus

The DNA vaccine based on the glycoprotein gene of Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus induces a non-specific anti-viral immune response and long-term specific immunity against IHNV. This study characterized gene expression responses associated with the early anti-viral response. Homozygous rainbow trout were injected intra-muscularly (I.M.) with vector DNA or the IHNV DNA vaccine...
Authors
Maureen K. Purcell, Krista M. Nichols, James R. Winton, Gael Kurath, Gary H. Thorgaard, Paul Wheeler, John D. Hansen, Russell P. Herwig, Linda K. Park
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Fisheries Research Center, Fish Health Program (FHP)

Interactions among two strains of Tubifex tubifex (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae) and Myxobolus cerebralis (Myxozoa) Interactions among two strains of Tubifex tubifex (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae) and Myxobolus cerebralis (Myxozoa)

Host-parasite interactions influence host population growth, host evolution and parasite success. We examined the interactions among Myxobolus cerebralis, the parasite that causes salmonid whirling disease, and resistant and susceptible strains of the oligochaete host Tubifex tubifex. Strains of T. tubifex with diverse genotypes often coexist in nature and have variable susceptibilities...
Authors
Elwell L.C. Steinbach, B.L. Kerans, C. Rasmussen, J. R. Winton
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Fisheries Research Center, Fish Health Program (FHP)

An isolate of Piscirickettsia salmonis from white seabass is fully virulent for coho salmon An isolate of Piscirickettsia salmonis from white seabass is fully virulent for coho salmon

The virulence of the WSB-98 isolate of Piscirickettsia salmonis from white seabass Atractoscion nobilis was compared with that of the American Type Culture Collection type strain LF-89, which was originally isolated from coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch in Chile. In controlled laboratory challenges of juvenile coho salmon, the isolate from white seabass exhibited virulence that was equal...
Authors
M.L. House, R.P. Hedrick, J. R. Winton, J. L. Fryer
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Fisheries Research Center, Fish Health Program (FHP)

Genetic effects of ELISA-based segregation for control of bacterial kidney disease in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Genetic effects of ELISA-based segregation for control of bacterial kidney disease in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

We evaluated genetic variation in ability of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) to resist two bacterial pathogens: Renibacterium salmoninarum, the agent of bacterial kidney disease (BKD), and Listonella anguillarum, an agent of vibriosis. After measuring R. salmoninarum antigen in 499 adults by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), we mated each of 12 males with high or low...
Authors
J.J. Hard, D.G. Elliott, R.J. Pascho, D.M. Chase, L.K. Park, J. R. Winton, D.E. Campton
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Fisheries Research Center, Fish Health Program (FHP)

Sequence motifs and prokaryotic expression of the reptilian paramyxovirus fusion protein Sequence motifs and prokaryotic expression of the reptilian paramyxovirus fusion protein

Fourteen reptilian paramyxovirus isolates were chosen to represent the known extent of genetic diversity among this novel group of viruses. Selected regions of the fusion (F) gene were sequenced, analyzed and compared. The F gene of all isolates contained conserved motifs homologous to those described for other members of the family Paramyxoviridae including: signal peptide...
Authors
J. Franke, W.N. Batts, W. Ahne, Gael Kurath, J. R. Winton
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Fisheries Research Center, Fish Health Program (FHP)

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