Timothy G. Stephens

This study uses proteomic analysis to show that SCTLD in corals involves immune suppression, coral-algal dysbiosis, oxidative stress, and wound-healing responses.

This paper identifies MbcS as a refunctionalized acyl-CoA synthetase in S. aureus that enhances fitness during intra-species competition by enabling BCFA precursor scavenging under nutrient limitation.

The paper analyzes metaproteomic responses of three coral species to thermal stress, revealing species-specific strategies and conserved stress biomarkers.

This study investigates microbial and viral community dynamics in SCTLD-affected corals, revealing microbial destabilization and identifying potential beneficial microbiomes in asymptomatic colonies.

The paper studies how a geothermal spring community responds to diurnal stressors, revealing structured biotic interactions across domains of life.

The paper analyzes genetic variation and reproductive strategies in two sympatric Hawaiian coral species, finding one is strictly sexual and the other predominantly asexual with triploid clades.

The paper compares genomes of Brazilian bioethanol Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains to show they form a unified group related to cachaca spirit yeasts.

The paper presents whole-genome comparisons of Symbiodiniaceae isolates, revealing extensive sequence divergence but conserved gene functions across species and genera.

This study characterizes the thermal stress response in Montipora capitata using transcriptomic and metabolomic data, revealing key gene and metabolite changes associated with stress.

This study presents genome assemblies of Polarella glacialis, revealing a high proportion of single-exon genes and their role in cold adaptation.

The paper identifies methodological biases in gene prediction for algal genomes and shows how inconsistent approaches mislead comparative genomic analysis.

This study compares genome structures of symbiotic and free-living Symbiodinium species, finding extensive divergence and suggesting structural rearrangements contribute to lifestyle differences.

The paper presents draft genomes of two Symbiodinium species and identifies genes under positive selection related to symbiosis functions.