Verkefni/Projects

• Kræklingur tegundagreining

RITASKRÁ / Publications

RITRÝNDAR GREINAR / Articles in peer-reviewed journals

2010:

Christophe Pampoulie, Sigurlaug Skirnisdottir, Sigurbjorg Hauksdottir, Kristinn Olafsson, Hrafnkell Eiríksson, Valérie Chosson, Gudmundur O. Hreggvidsson, Gudmundur H. Gunnarsson, Sigridur Hjorleifsdottir. 2010. A pilot genetic study reveals the absence of spatial genetic structure in Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) on fishing grounds in Icelandic waters. ICES Journal of Marine Science. Advance Access November 11. Grein / Article

Aurelle, D., Baker, AJ., Bottin, L., Brouat, C., Caccone, A., Chaix, A.  Dhakal, P., Ding, Y.,   Duplantier, JM., Fiedler, W., Fietz, J., Fong, Y., Forcioli, D., Freitas, T.R.O., Gunnarsson, G.H., Haddrath, O., Hadziabdic, D., Hauksdottir, S., Havill, NP., Heinrich, M., Heinz, T., Hjorleifsdottir, S., Hong, Y., Hreggvidsson, G.O., Huchette, S., Hurst, J., Kane, M., Kane, NC.,    Kawakami, T., Ke, W., Keith, RA., Klauke, N., Klein, JL., Kun, JFJ., Li, C., Li, GQ., Li, JJ., Loiseau, A., Lu, LZ., Lucas, M., Martins-Ferreira, C., Mokhtar-Jamai, K., Olafsson, K., Pampoulie, C.,  Pan, L., Pooler, MR., Ren, JD., Rinehart, TA., Roussel, V., Santos, MO., Schaefer, HM., Scheffler, BE., Schmidt,A., Segelbacher, G. Shen, JD., Skirnisdottir, S., Sommer, S., Tao, ZR., Taubert, R., Tian, Y., Tomiuk, J., Trigiano, RN., Ungerer, MC.,  van Wormhoudt, A., Wadl, PA., Wang, DQ., Weis-Dootz, Xia, Q., Yuan, QY. 2010. Permanent Genetic Resources added to the Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 February 2010–31 March 2010. Molecular Ecology Resources, 10(4), 751-754. Grein / Article

S. Skirnisdottir, K. Olafsson, S. Hauksdottir, C. Pampoulie, G. O. Hreggvidsson, G.H. Gunnarsson, and S. Hjorleifsdottir. 2010. Isolation and characterization of eight new microsatellite loci in the Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758). Molecular Ecology Resources. 10: 751-754.

2009:

Snaedis H. Bjornsdottir, Solveig K. Petursdottir, Gudmundur O. Hreggvidsson, Sigurlaug Skirnisdottir, Sigridur Hjorleifsdottir, Johann Arnfinnsson, and Jakob K. Kristjansson. 2009. Thermus islandicus sp. nov., a mixotrophic, sulfur-oxidizing bacterium isolated from the Torfajokull geothermal area. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 59 (12) 2962-2966. Grein / Article

2008:

Marcel T.J. van der Meer, Laurens Lammerts, Sigurlaug Skírnisdóttir, Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté, Stefan Schouten. 2008. Distribution and isotopic composition of bacterial lipid biomarkers in microbial mats from a sulfidic Icelandic hot spring. Organic Geochemistry: 39 (8):1015–1019 Grein / Article

Sigurlaug Skírnisdóttir,Christophe Pampoulie, Sigurbjörg Hauksdóttir, Inga Schulte, Kristinn Ólafsson,Guðmundur Ó. Hreggviðsson, Sigríður Hjörleifsdóttir. 2008. Characterization of 18 new microsatellite loci in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) Molecular Ecology Resources, 8 (6), 1503-1505. Grein / Article

2006:
Gudmundur O. Hreggvidsson, Sigurlaug Skirnisdottir, Bart Smit, Sigridur Hjorleifsdottir Viggo T. Marteinsson, Solveig Petursdottir and Jakob K. Kristjansson. 2006. Polyphasic analysis of Thermus isolates from geothermal areas in Iceland. Extremophiles, 10 (6) pp 563-575. Grein / Article

Jakobsdottir KB, Jorundsdottir TD, Skirnisdottir S, Hjorleifsdottir S, Hreggvidsson GO, Danielsdottir AK and Pampoulie C. 2006. Nine new polymorphic microsatellite loci for the amplification of archived otolith DNA of Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua L. Mol Ecol Notes. 6:337-339

2005:
Blondal T, Thorisdottir A, Unnsteinsdottir U, Hjorleifsdottir S, Aevarsson A, Ernstsson, S, Fridjonsson OH, Skirnisdottir S, Wheat JO, Hermannsdottir AG, Sigurdsson ST, Hreggvidsson GO, Smith AV and Kristjansson JK. 2005. Isolation and characterization of a thermostable RNA ligase 1 from a Thermus scotoductus bacteriophage TS2126 with good single-stranded DNA ligation properties. Nucleic Acids Res. 33:135-142.

Blondal T, Hjorleifsdottir S, Fridjonsson OH, Aevarsson A, Skirnisdottir S, Hermannsdottir AG, Hreggvidsson GO, Smith AV and Kristjansson JK. 2005. Characterization of a 5' polynucleotide kinase-3' phosphatase from bacteriophage RM378. J Biol Chem. 280: 5188-94.

2004:
Hobel CFV, Marteinsson VTh, Hauksdottir S, Fridjonsson OH, Skirnisdottir S, Hreggvidsson GO and Kristjansson JK. 2004. Use of low nutrient enrichments to access novel amylase genes in silent thermophiles. World J Microbiol Biotechnol. 20:801-809.

2003:
Blondal T, Hjorleifsdottir S, Fridjonsson OH, Aevarsson A, Skirnisdottir S, Hermannsdottir AG, Hreggvidsson GO, Smith AV and Kristjansson JK. 2003. Discovery and characterization of a thermostable bacteriophage RNA ligase homologous to T4 RNA ligase 1. Nucleic Acids Res. 15:7247-7254.

2001:
Hjorleifsdottir S, Skirnisdottir S, Hreggvidsson GO, Holst O and Kristjansson JK. 2001. Species composition of cultivated and non-cultivated bacteria from short filaments in an Icelandic hot spring at 88°C. Microbial Ecol. 42:117-125.

Skirnisdottir S, Hreggvidsson GO, Holst O and Kristjansson JK. 2001. Isolation and characterization of a mixotrophic sulfur-oxidizing Thermus scotoductus. Extremophiles 5:45-49.

Skirnisdottir S, Hreggvidsson GO, Holst O and Kristjansson JK. 2001. A new ecological adaptation to high sulfide by a Hydrogenobacter sp. growing on sulfur compounds but not on hydrogen. Microbiol Res. 156:41-47.

2000:
Skirnisdottir S, Hreggvidsson GO, Hjorleifsdottir S, Marteinsson VTh, Petursdottir SK, Holst O and Kristjansson JK. 2000. Influence of sulfide and temperature on species composition and community structure of hot spring microbial mats. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 66:2835-2841. Lesa grein

1996:
Ingvarsson S, Skirnisdottir S and Eiriksdottir G. 1996. Deletion mapping of chromosome 16 in human breast cancer; putative location of tumor suppressor gene(s). Cytogenet Cell Genet. 72:290.

1995:
Eiriksdottir G, Bergthorsson JT, Sigurdsson H, Guðmundsson J, Skirnisdottir S, Egilsson V, Barkardottir RB and Ingvarsson S. 1995. Mapping of chromosome 3 alterations in human breast cancer using microsatellite PCR markers: correlation with clinical variables. Int J Oncol. 6: 369-375.

Skirnisdottir S, Eiriksdottir G, Baldursson T, Barkardottir RB, Egilsson V and Ingvarsson S. 1995. High frequency of allelic imbalance at chromosome region 16q22-23 in human breast cancer: correlation with high PgR and low S phase. Int J Cancer. 64: 112-116.

RÁÐSTEFNUR, ERINDI OG VEGGSPJÖLD / Conferences, posters and presentations

2011:

Alexandra M. Klonowski, Anna Kristín Daníelsdóttir, Kristinn Ólafsson, Ragnar Jóhannsson, Sigurlaug Skírnisdóttir, Steinunn Magnúsdóttir. Er hesturinn þinn greindur? Erfðagreiningar og kynbætur húsdýra. Erindi: Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2011.

2009:

Sigurlaug Skírnisdóttir, Alexandra M. Klonowski, Sigurbjörg Hauksdóttir, Steinunn Magnúsdóttir, Kristinn Ólafsson, Helgi Thorarensen, Einar Svavarsson,  Sigríður Hjörleifsdóttir. Erfðagreiningar á bleikju. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2009, 12. – 13. febrúar, 6. árg., s. 390-392. Lesa grein.

Sigríður Hjörleifsdóttir, Sigurlaug Skírnisdóttir, Alexandra M. Klonowski, Sigurbjörg Hauksdóttir, Steinunn Magnúsdóttir, Kristinn Ólafsson. Erfðagreiningar dýra. Erindi flutt á Fræðaþingi landbúnaðarins 2009, 12. – 13. febrúar, s. 135-138. Lesa grein.

2004:
Blondal T, Hjorleifsdottir S, Aevarsson A, Fridjonsson OH, Skirnisdottir S, Hermannsdottir AG, Hreggvidsson GO, Smith AV and Kristjansson JK. Discovery and characterization of the first thermostable 5' polynucleotide kinase-3' phosphatase from the RM378 bacteriophage. Extremophiles conference 2004. Chesapeake Bay, Cambridge, MD, USA.

Blondal T, Thorisdottir A, Unnsteinsdottir U, Hjorleifsdottir S, Aevarsson A, Fridjonsson OH, Skirnisdottir S, Wheat JO, Hermannsdottir AG, Sigurdsson ST, Hreggvidsson GO, Smith AV, Kristjansson JK. Isolation and characterization of a thermostable RNA ligase 1 from a Thermus scotoductus bacteriophage TS2126 Extremophiles conference 2004. Chesapeake Bay, Cambridge, MD, USA.

2003:
Fridjonsson OH, Hreggvidsson GO, Skirnisdottir S, Hauksdottir S, Marteinsson VTh, Hobel CFV and Kristjansson JK. Retrieval of amylolytic enzymes through GENEMININGTM of environmetal DNA. Thermophiles conference. September 2003, Exeter, UK. http://www.ex.ac.uk/thermophiles/poster-1.htm.

Hjorleifsdottir S, Skirnisdottir S, Thorisdottir A, Aevarsson A, Hreggvidsson GO, Blondal T and Kristjansson JK. Bacteriophages as a source of nucleic acid processing enzymes. Thermophiles conference. September 2003, Exeter, UK.
http://www.ex.ac.uk/thermophiles/poster-2.htm.

2002:
Blondal T, Fridjonsson OH, Hjorleifsdottir S, Aevarsson A, Skirnisdottir S, Hermannsdottir AG, Hreggvidsson GO, Smith AV and Kristjansson JK. Identification and characterization of a novel thermostable RNA ligase. Beyond the identification of transcribed sequences: functional, evolutionary and expression analysis. 12th International workshop. October 2002, Washington, DC, USA.

Fridjonsson OH, Hreggvidsson GO, Skirnisdottir S, Hauksdottir S, Jonsdottir JB, Magnusdottir S, Baldursdottir S, Marteinsson VTh, Hobel CFV, Hjorleifsdottir S and Kristjansson JK. Retrieval of novel genes from biomass and ecological enrichments with GENEMININGTM. The 4th International Congress on Extremophiles. September 2002, Naples, Italy.

Hjorleifsdottir S, Thorisdottir A, Skirnisdottir S, Aevarsson A, Fridjonsson OH, Hermannsdottir AG, Blondal T, Hreggvidsson GO and Kristjansson JK. Genome sequencing of thermophilic bacteriophages. The 4th International Congress on Extremophiles. September 2002, Naples, Italy.

Skirnisdottir S, Aevarsson A, Oddsson G, Kjartansson G, Gudjonsdottir G, Marteinsson VTh, Hreggvidsson GO, Hjorleifsdottir S and Kristjansson JK. EcoBrowser; a software for easy documentation of environmental sampling and ecological data. The 4th International Congress on Extremophiles. September 2002, Naples, Italy.

Blondal T, Fridjonsson OH, Hjorleifsdottir S, Aevarsson A, Skirnisdottir S, Hermannsdottir AG, Hreggvidsson GO, Smith AV and Kristjansson JK. The first thermostable RNA ligase. The 4th International Congress on Extremophiles. September 2002, Naples, Italy.

2001:
Hobel CFV, Marteinsson V.Th, Skirnisdottir S, Hreggvidsson GO and Kristjansson JK. Accessing novel microbial diversity in sulfide rich hot spring by oligotrophic enrichments. 3rd NorFA workshop on Biology of Thermophiles. August 2001, Lund, Sweden.

Thorisdottir A, Skirnisdottir S, Hjorleifsdottir S and Kristjansson JK. Phages from hot springs. 3rd NorFA workshop on Biology of Thermophiles. August 2001, Lund, Sweden.

2000:
Hobel CFV, Marteinsson VTh, Skirnisdottir S, Hreggvidsson GO, Petursdottir SK and Kristjansson JK. 16S rDNA-based diversity studies in terrestial and marine hot springs by using different cell fishing methods. 2nd NorFA workshop on Biology of Thermophiles. June 2000, Reykjavik, Iceland.

1999:
Hreggvidsson GO, Horleifsdottir S, Skirnisdottir S, Marteinsson VTh, Petursdottir SK, Hauksdottir S, Olafsdottir S, Holst O and Kristjansson JK. Inventory of biological diversity of Icelandic hot springs based on SSU-rRNA sequencing. Third meeting on Extremophiles as Cell factories. 1999, Graz.

Hreggvidsson GO, Skrinisdottir S, Hjorleifsdottir S, Marteinsson VTh, Petursdottir SK, Hauksdottir S, Olafsdottir S, Holst O and Kristjanson JK. Fjölbreytileiki örvera í íslenskum hverum metinn með greiningu á 16S rRNA sameindum beint úr lífmassa. Afmælisráðstefna Líffræðifélags Íslands. November 1999, Reykjavik, Iceland.

Skirnisdottir S, Hreggvidsson GO, Holst O and Kristjansson JK. Einangrun og lýsing á fyrsta Thermus stofninum sem getur vaxið frumbjarga á brennisteinssamböndum. Afmælisráðstefna Líffræðifélags Íslands. November 1999, Reykjavik, Iceland.

Skirnisdottir S, Hreggvidsson GO, Hjorleifsdottir S, Marteinsson VTh, Petursdottir SK, Hauksdottir S, Olafsdottir S, Holst O and Kristjansson JK. Inventory of biological diversity of Icelandic hot springs based on SSU-rRNA sequencing. 1st NorFA workshop on Biology of Thermophiles. September 1999, Bergen, Norway.

1998:
Hreggvidsson GO, Helgason E, Petursdottir SK, Skirnisdottir S and Kristjansson JK. Population structure of Thermus in hot springs of Iceland. Thermophiles´98 Conference Proceedings. 1998, Brest, France.

Kristjansson JK, Skrirnisdottir S, Hreggvidsson GO, Petursdottir SK, Hjorleifsdottir S and Holst O. Diversity of cultivated and non-cultivated eubacteria in neutral-alkaline hot springs in Iceland. Thermophiles´98 Conference Proceedings. 1998, Brest, France.

1996:
Skirnisdottir S, Hreggvidsson GO and Kristjansson JK. Líffræðilegur fjölbreytileiki í súlfíðríkum hverum.  Sameidalíffræði ráðstefna í Odda. 1996, Reykjavik, Iceland.

ALMENNAR GREINAR

Sigríður Hjörleifsdóttir, Sigurlaug Skírnisdóttir, Alexandra M. Klonowski, Sigurbjörg Hauksdóttir, Steinunn Magnúsdóttir, Kristinn Ólafsson. Erfðagreiningar dýra. Erindi flutt á Fræðaþingi Landbúnaðarins 2009, 12. – 13. febrúar, s. 135-138. Lesa grein.

SKÝRSLUR / Reports

2010:

Sigurlaug Skírnisdóttir, Sigurbjörg Hauksdóttir, Kristinn Ólafsson, Christophe Pampouli, Hrafnkell Eiríksson, Steinunn Á. Magnúsdóttir, Guðmundur H. Gunnarsson, Guðmundur Ó. Hreggviðsson, Sigríður Hjörleifsdóttir. Population genetics of the Icelandic Nephrops norvegius stock / Stofnerfðafræði leturhumars á Íslandsmiðum. Skýrsla Matís 22-10, 23 s. Skýrsluágrip.

2009:

Sigurlaug Skírnisdóttir, Sigurbjörg Hauksdóttir, Eyjólfur Reynisson, Sigurður Helgason, Guðmundur Óskarsson og Sigríður Hjörleifsdóttir.  Ichthyophonus hoferi sýking í síld og fleiri fiskum / Ichthyophonus hoferi in infected herring and other fishes. Skýrsla Matís 35-09, 17 s. Lokuð skýrsla. Skýrsluágrip.

Sigurlaug Skírnisdóttir, Þorsteinn Sigurðsson, Ólafur K. Pálsson, Sigríður Hjörleifsdóttir.   Þróun erfðagreiningaraðferðar til tegundaákvörðunar helstu nytjastofna Íslands /Species identification of Icelandic marine organisms using a genetic analyzes technique. Skýrsla Matís 17-09, 23 s.

2008:

Sigurlaug Skírnisdóttir, Alexandra M. Klonowski, Sigurbjörg Hauksdóttir, Kristinn Ólafsson, Helgi Thorarenssen, Einar Svavarsson, Sigríður Hjörleifsdóttir. 2008. Erfðamarkasett fyrir bleikju. Skýrsla Matís 04-08, 24 bls.

2007:
Skirnisdottir S, Briem E, Sigurgislason H, Hreggvidsson GO, Valgeirsdottir S, Jonasson J and Hjorleifsdottir S. 2007. Kyngreining fiska. Skýrsla Matís 42-07.

Skirnisdottir S, Schulte I, Hauksdottir S, Olafsson K, Magnusdottir S, Jakobsdottir KB, Pampoule C, Hreggvidsson GO and Hjorleifsdottir S. 2007. Erfðagreiningasett fyrir þorsk.  Skýrsla Matís 13-07. Lokuð skýrsla.

1999:
Hreggvidsson GO, Petursdottir SK, Skirnisdottir S, Marteinsson VTh and Kristjansson. 1999. Rannsoknir á líffræðilegum fjölbreytileika í hverum á Hengilssvæðinu.  Áfangaskýrsla 2.  Unnið fyrir Hitaveitu Reykjavíkur og Landsvirkjun.  Skýrsla Líftæknideildar Iðntæknistofnunar ITI 99-1/LD01.

Hreggvidsson GO, Petursdottir SK, Skirnisdottir S, Marteinsson VTh and Kristjansson JK. 1999. Rannsóknir á líffræðilegum fjölbreytileika í hverum á Hengilssvæðinu. Unnið fyrir Hitaveitu Reykjavíkur og Landsvirkjun. Skýrsla Líftæknideildar Iðntæknistofnunar ITI-LD01.

Kristjansson JK, Hreggvidsson GO, Skirnisdottir S, Hjorleifsdottir S, Petursdottir SK, Einarsson S and Marteinsson V.Th.  1999.  Líffræðilegur fjölbreytileiki í hverum.  Framhaldsrannsóknir á líffræðilegur fjölbreytileiki hvera á Hengilssvæði.  Framhaldsrannsóknir á lífríki hvera í Köldukvíslarbotnum.  Þróun aðferða. Unnið fyrir Landsvirkjun, Orkuveitu Reykjavíkur og Orkustofnun. Skýrsla Líftæknideildar Iðntæknistofnunar LD9902.

Skirnisdottir S, Hjorleifsdottir S, Hreggvidsson GO, Kristjansson JK, Torsvik V and Holst O. 1999. Sequence based procedures for determining biodiversity in extreme microbial environments. Nordtest report, Nordic Industry Fond 1377-98.

Skirnisdottir S, Hjorleifsdottir S, Hreggvidsson GO and Kristjansson JK. 1999. Sequenced based procedures for determining biodiversity in extreme microbial environments. Nordtest, Nordic Industry Fond 1377-98.

1998:
Petursdottir SK, Skirnisdottir S, Hreggvidsson GO and Kristjansson JK. 1998. Lífríki hveranna á Hengilsvæðinu. Yfirlit yfir heildarfjölbreytileika baktería í súlfíðríkum hver í Grænsdal og fjölbreytileika í hverum á Ölkelduhálsi. Unnið fyrir Hitaveitu Reykjavíkur. Skýrsla Líftæknideildar Iðntæknistofnunar LD-SKP-98.

1996:
Kristjansson JK, Petursdottir SK, Skirnisdottir S and Hreggviðsson GO. 1996. Heildarúttekt á lífríki hveranna á Hengilssvæðinu. Unnið fyrir Hitaveitu Reykjavíkur. Skýrsla Líftæknideildar Iðntæknistofnunar.

 
EINKALEYFI / Patents

2007:
Aevarsson A, Blondal T, Fridjonsson OH, Skirnisdottir S, Hjorleifsdottir S, Hreggvidsson GO and Kristjansson JK.  2007.  Methods of use for thermostable RNA ligases.  European patent no. 1546355.

ERINDI / Oral presentations

2000:
Skirnisdottir S. Microbial diversity of a sulfide rich hot spring. 2nd NorFA workshop on Biology of Thermophiles. June 2000, Reykjavik, Iceland.

1999:
Skirnisdottir S. Bacterial diversity in hot springs in Iceland. Workshop on Molecular Evolution. August 1999, Woods Hole, MA, USA.

1997:
Skirnisdottir S. Biological diversity of sulfur rich hot springs. Workshop on RNA Data in Phylogenetic Analysis. June 1997, Umeo, Sweden.

KENNSLA / Teaching

Fyrirlestrar og verkleg kennsla í erfðafræði við Háskólann á Akureyri árin 2004 og 2006.

Verkleg kennsla í líftæknilegri örverufræði við Háskola Íslands árið 2001.