Katherine M. Buckley

This study identifies a conserved Vibrio-rich mucus microbiome in Ricordea florida and characterizes its host immune system through multi-omics approaches.

The paper examines how temperature and microbial exposure during embryogenesis influence larval microbiome assembly and morphology in sea urchins.

This paper develops efficient genetic tools for Vibrio species to enable gene disruption and heterologous expression, improving functional studies of these bacteria.

This study identifies an ancient evolutionary origin of IL-1 cytokines in invertebrates, showing they share key features with mammalian IL-1 proteins and suggest a foundational role in animal immunity.

This study presents a chromosome-scale genome assembly of the brittle star and identifies conserved gene expression patterns during regeneration across invertebrates and vertebrates.

This study examines how temperature affects immune cell development and body length in purple sea urchin larvae, finding that elevated temperatures lead to larger larvae with more pigment cells.