Riho Gross, PhD senior research scientist   Department of Aquaculture Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences Estonian University of Life Sciences Tartu, Estonia   Tel.: +372-7313489 E-mail: riho.gross@emu.ee

Education

1981: Diploma (MSc) in biology/ichthyology, University of Tartu

1991: PhD (Candidate of Agricultural Sciences), Estonian Research Institute of Animal Breeding and Veterinary Medicine, Tartu

Researh interests

population genetics, phylogeography, phylogenetics, conservation genetics, molecular ecology, functional genomics, selective breeding of fish

Research and professional experience

from 1981 to 1988 - junior research scientist, Estonian Research Institute of Animal Breeding and Veterinary Science

from 1988 to 1992 - research scientist, Estonian Research Institute of Animal Breeding and Veterinary Science

from 1992 to date - senior research scientist, Institute of Animal Science, Estonian Agricultural University (since 2005: Institute

of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences)

Scholarships

1993/1994: 6 months at Dept. of Aquaculture, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (scholarship from Swedish Institute);

1994: 3 months at Institute of Animal Sciences, Munich Technical University (scholarship from DAAD/NATO);

1995: 3 months at Dept. of Aquaculture, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (scholarship from the Nordic Council of Ministers)

Visiting scientist

1996: 2 months at Institute of Inland Fisheries and Ecology in Berlin, Germany

1998: 2 months at Institute of Inland Fisheries and Ecology in Berlin, Germany; 3 months at the Dept. Wildlife Biology, Ludwig-Maximillian University of Munich

1999: 1 month at Institute of Inland Fisheries and Ecology in Berlin, Germany

2000: 1.5 months at Finnish Fisheries and Wildlife Research Institute

2001: 3 months at Dept. Wildlife Biology, Munich Technical University, Germany; 2 months at Leibniz Institute of Inland Fisheries and Ecology in Berlin, Germany

2003: 5 months at Dept. Wildlife Biology, Munich Technical University, Germany

Awards

2003: Estonian National Science Prize

2006: Raefond Prize of the Estonian University of Life Sciences

Current research projects

2007-2012: ""Genetic diversity and sustainable management of genetic resources of farm animals and fish", Estonian Ministry of Education and Science

2003-2007: "Molecular genetic studies of intraspecies diversity in fish: implications for conservation and sustainable management", Estonian Science Foundation

Publications

Gross, R. & Wohlfarth, G. (1994). Use of genetic markers in growth testing of common carp, Cyprinus carpio L., carried out over 2 or 3 year cycles.  Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, 25, 585-599.

Gross, R. & Nilsson, J. (1995). Application of heteroduplex analysis for detecting variation within the growth hormone 2 gene in Salmo trutta L. (brown trout).  Heredity, 74, 286-295.

Gross, R., Nilsson, J. and Schmitz, M. (1996). A new species-specific nuclear DNA marker for identification of hybrids between Atlantic salmon and brown trout. Journal of Fish Biology, 49, 537-540.

Gross, R., Schlee, P., Stein, H. and Rottmann, O. (1996). Detection of allelic variation within the growth hormone gene in common bream using heteroduplex analysis. Journal of Fish Biology, 48, 1283-1287.

Fuchs, H., Gross, R., Rottmann, O., Stein, H. (1998). Application of molecular genetic markers for differentiation of bream (Abramis brama L.) populations from the rivers Main and Danube. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 14, 49-55.

Gross, R. & Nilsson, J. (1999). Restriction fragment length polymorphism at the growth hormone 1 gene in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) and its association with weight among the offspring of a hatchery stock. Aquaculture, 173, 73-80.

Gross, R., Kühn, R., Baars, M., Schröder, W., Stein, H., Rottmann, O. (2001). Genetic differentiation of European grayling populations across the Main, Danube and Elbe drainages in Bavaria. – Journal of Fish Biology, 58, 264-280.

Nilsson, J., Gross, R., Asplund, T., Dove, O., Jansson, H., Kelloniemi, J., Kohlmann, K., Löytynoja, A., Nielsen, E.E., Paaver, T., Primmer, C.R., Titov, S., Vasemägi, A., Veselov, A., Öst, T., Lumme, J.  (2001). Matrilinear  phylogeography of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) in Europe and postglacial colonization of the Baltic Sea area. – Molecular Ecology, 10, 89-102.

Vasemägi, A., Gross, R., Paaver, T., Kangur, M., Nilsson. J., Eriksson, L.-O. (2001). Identification of the origin of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) population in a recently recolonized river in the Baltic Sea. Molecular Ecology, 10, 2877-2882.

Paaver T., Gross R., Vasemägi A. (2001). Genetic characterization of Estonian salmon populations. – In: Present and Potential Production of Wild Salmon in Estonia (eds. M. Kangur, B. Wahlberg). Tallinn: Estonian Academy of Sciences Publishers. pp. 77-85.

Gross, R., Kohlmann, K., Kersten, P. (2002). PCR-RFLP analysis of the mitochondrial ND-3/4 and ND-5/6 gene polymorphisms in the European and East Asian subspecies of common carp (Cyprinus  carpio L.). Aquaculture, 204, 507-516.

Kohlmann, K., Gross, R., Murakaeva, A., Kersten, P. (2003). Genetic variability and structure of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) populations throughout the distribution range inferred from allozyme, microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA markers. Aquatic Living Resources, 16, 421-431.

Gum, B., Gross, R., Rottmann, O., Schröder, W., Kühn, R. (2003). Microsatellite variation in Bavarian populations of European grayling (Thymallus thymallus): implications for conservation. Conservation Genetics, 4, 659-672.

Gross, R., Nilsson, J., Kohlmann, K., Lumme, J., Titov, S., Veselov, A. (2003). Distribution of growth hormone 1 gene haplotypes among Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. populations in Europe. In: Atlantic Salmon: Biology, Conservation and Restoration (eds. A.Je. Veselov, E.P. Ieshko, N.N. Nemova, O.P. Sterligova, Yu.A. Shustov). Petrozavodsk: Pakoni. pp. 32-37.

Gross, R., Gum, B., Reiter, R., Kühn, R. (2004). Genetic introgression between Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) and brook trout (S. fontinalis) in Bavarian hatchery stocks inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial DNA markers. Aquaculture International, 12, 19-32.

Paaver, T., Gross, R., Ilves, P. (2004). Growth rate, maturation level and flesh quality of  three strains of large rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) reared in Estonia. Aquaculture International, 12, 33-45.

Gum, B., Gross, R., Kühn, R. (2005). Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA phylogeography of European grayling (Thymallus thymallus): evidence for secondary contact zones in Central Europe.  Molecular Ecology, 14, 1707-1725.

Vasemägi, A., Gross, R., Paaver, T., Koljonen, M.-L., Nilsson, J. (2005). Extensive immigration from compensatory hatchery releases into wild Atlantic salmon population in the Baltic Sea: spatio-temporal analysis over 18 years. Heredity, 95, 76−83.

Vasemägi, A., Gross, R., Paaver, T., Koljonen, M.-L., Säisä, M., Nilsson, J. (2005). Analysis of gene associated tandem repeat markers in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) populations: implications for restoration and conservation in the Baltic Sea. Conservation Genetics, 6, 385-397.

Säisä, M., Koljonen, M.-L., Gross, R., Nilsson, J., Tähtinen, J., Koskiniemi, J., Vasemägi, A. (2005). Population genetic structure and postglacial colonisation of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in the Baltic Sea area based on microsatellite DNA variation. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 62, 1887-1904.

Lulla, P., Gross, R., Paaver, T. (2005). Genetic diversity and differentiation of imported into Estonia rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) strains based on microsatellite DNA variation. Agraarteadus/Journal of Agricultural Science, 16, 37-42.

Gum, B., Gross, R., Kuehn, R. (2006). Discriminating the impact of recent human mediated stock transfer from historical gene flow on genetic structure of European grayling (Thymallus thymallus L.). Journal of Fish Biology, 69 (Suppl. 1), 115 - 135. 

King, T.L., Verspoor, E., Spidle, A.P., Gross, R.,  Phillips, R.B., Koljonen, M.-L.,  Sancehez, J.A., Morrison, C.L. (2007). Biodiversity and Population Structure. In: The Atlantic Salmon: Genetics,  Conservation and Management (edited by Verspoor, E., Stradmeyer, L., Nielsen, J.L.). Blackwell Publishing, 119-171. 

Gross, R., Lulla, P., Paaver, T. (2007). Genetic variability and differentiation of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) strains in northern and eastern Europe. Aquaculture, 272 S1, S139-S146.