HR job title
- Assistant Professor
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- 0000-0003-4402-8139
Kitchen, Sheila Assistant Professor
Positions
- Assistant Professor, Marine Biology (Galveston), Texas A&M University at Galveston
I am molecular ecologist that integrates field, laboratory and computational tools to address fundamental questions surrounding interspecies interactions and their persistence in a changing world.My goal is to transform these results into applied solutions for conservation.
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Davies, S. W., Gamache, M. H., Howe-Kerr, L. I., Kriefall, N. G., Baker, A. C., Banaszak, A. T., ... Parkinson, J. E.
(2023).
Building consensus around the assessment and interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae diversity. PeerJ.
11, e15023-e15023.
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Blanco-Pimentel, M., Kenkel, C. D., Kitchen, S. A., Calle-Trivino, J., Baums, I. B., Cortes-Useche, C., & Morikawa, M. K.
(2023).
Overcoming barriers to reef restoration: field-based method for approximate genotyping of Acropora cervicornis. RESTORATION ECOLOGY.
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Kitchen, S. A., Jiang, D., Harii, S., Satoh, N., Weis, V. M., & Shinzato, C.
(2022).
Coral larvae suppress heat stress response during the onset of symbiosis decreasing their odds of survival. Molecular Ecology.
31(22), 5813-5830.
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Vasquez Kuntz, K. L., Kitchen, S. A., Conn, T. L., Vohsen, S. A., Chan, A. N., Vermeij, M., ... Baums, I. B.
(2022).
Inheritance of somatic mutations by animal offspring. Science Advances.
8(35), eabn0707.
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Bruckner, A., Barnett, A. A., Bhat, P., Antoshechkin, I. A., & Kitchen, S. A.
(2022).
Molecular evolutionary trends and biosynthesis pathways in the Oribatida revealed by the genome of Archegozetes longisetosus. Acarologia.
62(2), 532-573.
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Kitchen, S. A., Osborne, C. C., Fogarty, N. D., & Baums, I. B.
(2022).
Morphotype is not linked to mitochondrial haplogroups of Caribbean acroporid hybrids. Coral Reefs.
41(3), 829-836.
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Bruckner, A., Badroos, J. M., Learsch, R. W., Yousefelahiyeh, M., Kitchen, S. A., & Parker, J.
(2022).
Evolutionary assembly of cooperating cell types in an animal chemical defense system. Cell.
185(7), 1257-1257.
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Baker, L. J., Reich, H. G., Kitchen, S. A., Grace Klinges, J., Koch, H. R., Baums, I. B., Muller, E. M., & Thurber, R. V.
(2022).
The coral symbiont Candidatus Aquarickettsia is variably abundant in threatened Caribbean acroporids and transmitted horizontally. The ISME Journal.
16(2), 400-411.
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Garcia-Uruena, R., Kitchen, S. A., & Schizas, N. V.
(2022).
Fine scale population structure of Acropora palmata and Acropora cervicornis in the Colombian Caribbean. PeerJ.
10, e13854-e13854.
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Ashley, I. A., Kitchen, S. A., Gorman, L. M., Grossman, A. R., Oakley, C. A., Suggett, D. J., ... Davy, S. K.
(2022).
Genomic conservation and putative downstream functionality of the phosphatidylinositol signalling pathway in the cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis. Frontiers in Microbiology.
13, 1094255.
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Bruckner, A., Badroos, J. M., Learsch, R. W., Yousefelahiyeh, M., Kitchen, S. A., & Parker, J.
(2021).
Evolutionary assembly of cooperating cell types in an animal chemical defense system. Cell.
184(25), 6138-6156.e28.
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Reich, H. G., Kitchen, S. A., Stankiewicz, K. H., Devlin-Durante, M., Fogarty, N. D., & Baums, I. B.
(2021).
Genomic variation of an endosymbiotic dinoflagellate (Symbiodinium 'fitti') among closely related coral hosts. Molecular Ecology.
30(14), 3500-3514.
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Gorman, L. M., Wilkinson, S. P., Kitchen, S. A., Oakley, C. A., Grossman, A. R., Weis, V. M., & Davy, S. K.
(2020).
Phylogenetic analysis of cell-cycle regulatory proteins within the Symbiodiniaceae. Scientific Reports.
10(1), 20473.
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Kitchen, S. A., Von Kuster, G., Kuntz, K., Reich, H. G., Miller, W., Griffin, S., Fogarty, N. D., & Baums, I. B.
(2020).
STAGdb: a 30K SNP genotyping array and Science Gateway for Acropora corals and their dinoflagellate symbionts. Scientific Reports.
10(1), 12488.
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Parkinson, J. E., Baker, A. C., Baums, I. B., Davies, S. W., Grottoli, A. G., Kitchen, S. A., ... Kenkel, C. D.
(2020).
Molecular tools for coral reef restoration: Beyond biomarker discovery. 13(1),
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Baums, I. B., Baker, A. C., Davies, S. W., Grottoli, A. G., Kenkel, C. D., Kitchen, S. A., ... Shantz, A. A.
(2019).
Considerations for maximizing the adaptive potential of restored coral populations in the western Atlantic. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS.
29(8), e01978.
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Kitchen, S. A., Ratan, A., Bedoya-Reina, O. C., Burhans, R., Fogarty, N. D., Miller, W., & Baums, I. B.
(2019).
Genomic Variants Among Threatened Acropora Corals. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics.
9(5), 1633-1646.
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J Kramer, B., J Bourdelais, A., Kitchen, S. A., & Taylor, A. R.
(2019).
Uptake and localization of fluorescently-labeled Karenia brevis metabolites in non-toxic marine microbial taxa. Journal of Phycology.
55(1), 47-59.
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Sproles, A. E., Kirk, N. L., Kitchen, S. A., Oakley, C. A., Grossman, A. R., Weis, V. M., & Davy, S. K.
(2018).
Phylogenetic characterization of transporter proteins in the cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.
120, 307-320.
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Kitchen, S. A., Bourdelais, A. J., & Taylor, A. R.
(2018).
Interaction of a dinoflagellate neurotoxin with voltage-activated ion channels in a marine diatom. PeerJ.
6, e4533-e4533.
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Kitchen, S. A., Poole, A. Z., & Weis, V. M.
(2017).
Sphingolipid Metabolism of a Sea Anemone Is Altered by the Presence of Dinoflagellate Symbionts. Biological Bulletin.
233(3), 242-254.
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Kitchen, S. A., & Weis, V. M.
(2017).
The sphingosine rheostat is involved in the cnidarian heat stress response but not necessarily in bleaching. Journal of Experimental Biology.
220(Pt 9), 1709-1720.
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Poole, A. Z., Kitchen, S. A., & Weis, V. M.
(2016).
The Role of Complement in Cnidarian-Dinoflagellate Symbiosis and Immune Challenge in the Sea Anemone Aiptasia pallida. Frontiers in Microbiology.
7, 519.
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Kitchen, S. A., Crowder, C. M., Poole, A. Z., Weis, V. M., & Meyer, E.
(2015).
De Novo Assembly and Characterization of Four Anthozoan (Phylum Cnidaria) Transcriptomes. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics.
5(11), 2441-2452.
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Locatelli, N. S., Kitchen, S. A., Stankiewicz, K. H., Osborne, C. C., Dellaert, Z., Elder, H., ... Baums, I. B.
Chromosome-level genome assemblies and genetic maps reveal heterochiasmy and macrosynteny in endangered Atlantic Acropora. BMC GENOMICS.
25(1), 1119.
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Kitchen, S. A., Naragon, T. H., Brckner, A., Ladinsky, M. S., Quinodoz, S. A., Badroos, J. M., ... Parker, J.
The genomic and cellular basis of biosynthetic innovation in rove beetles
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Davies, S. W., Gamache, M. H., Howe-Kerr, L. I., Kriefall, N. G., Baker, A. C., Banaszak, A. T., ... Parkinson, J. E.
(2023).
Building consensus around the assessment and interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae diversity. PeerJ.
11, e15023-e15023.
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institutional repository document
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Locatelli, N. S., Kitchen, S. A., Stankiewicz, K. H., Osborne, C. C., Dellaert, Z., Elder, H., ... Baums, I. B.
(2023).
Genome assemblies and genetic maps highlight chromosome-scale macrosynteny in Atlantic acroporids
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Kitchen, S. A., Naragon, T. H., Brckner, A., Ladinsky, M. S., Quinodoz, S. A., Badroos, J. M., ... Parker, J.
(2023).
The genomic and cellular basis of biosynthetic innovation in rove beetles
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Ohdera, A. H., Darymple, J., Avila-Magana, V., Sharp, V., Watson, K., McCauley, M., ... Medina, M.
(2022).
Symbiosis-driven development in an early branching metazoan
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Davies, S., Gamache, M. H., Howe-Kerr, L. I., Kriefall, N. G., Baker, A. C., Banaszak, A. T., ... Parkinson, J. E.
(2022).
Building Consensus around the Assessment and Interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae Diversity
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Kitchen, S. A., Jiang, D., Harii, S., Satoh, N., Weis, V. M., & Shinzato, C.
(2021).
Coral larvae suppress the heat stress response during the onset of symbiosis thereby decreasing their odds of survival
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Bruckner, A., Badroos, J. M., Learsch, R. W., Yousefelahiyeh, M., Kitchen, S. A., & Parker, J.
(2021).
Evolutionary assembly of cooperating cell types in an animal chemical defense system
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Baker, L. J., Reich, H. G., Kitchen, S. A., Klinges, J. G., Koch, H. R., Baums, I. B., Muller, E., & Thurber, R. V.
(2021).
The coral symbiont Candidatus Aquarickettsia is variably abundant in threatened Caribbean acroporids and transmitted horizontally
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Bruckner, A., Barnett, A. A., Antoshechkin, I. A., & Kitchen, S. A.
(2021).
Molecular evolutionary trends and biosynthesis pathways in the Oribatida revealed by the genome of Archegozetes longisetosus
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Kuntz, K., Kitchen, S. A., Conn, T. L., Vohsen, S. A., Chan, A. N., Vermeij, M., ... Baums, I. B.
(2020).
Juvenile corals inherit mutations acquired during the parents lifespan
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Reich, H. G., Kitchen, S. A., Stankiewicz, K. H., Devlin-Durante, M., Fogarty, N. D., & Baums, I. B.
(2020).
Genotypic similarity among algal symbionts corresponds to associations with closely related coral hosts
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Kitchen, S. A., Von Kuster, G., Kuntz, K., Reich, H. G., Miller, W., Griffin, S., Fogarty, N. D., & Baums, I. B.
(2020).
STAGdb: a 30K SNP genotyping array and Science Gateway for Acropora corals and their dinoflagellate symbionts
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Parkinson, J. E., Baker, A. C., Baums, I. B., Davies, S. W., Grottoli, A., Kitchen, S. A., ... Kenkel, C. D.
(2018).
Molecular tools for coral reef restoration: beyond biomarker discovery
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Kitchen, S. A., Ratan, A., Bedoya-Reina, O. C., Burhans, R., Fogarty, N. D., Miller, W., & Baums, I. B.
(2018).
Genomic variants among threatened Acropora corals
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Locatelli, N. S., Kitchen, S. A., Stankiewicz, K. H., Osborne, C. C., Dellaert, Z., Elder, H., ... Baums, I. B.
(2023).
Genome assemblies and genetic maps highlight chromosome-scale macrosynteny in Atlantic acroporids
Teaching
teaching activities
- MARB435 Invertebrate Zoology Instructor
- MARB489 Sptp: Coral Reef Biology Instructor
- MARB491 Hnr: Research Instructor
- MARB689 Sptp: Applied Molecular Eco Instructor
- MARB691 Research Instructor
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Zoology, Oregon State University - (Corvallis, Oregon, United States) 2016
- M.S. in Marine Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington - (Wilmington, North Carolina, United States) 2010
- B.S. in Marine Biology with Honors, University of North Carolina Wilmington - (Wilmington, North Carolina, United States) 2007
Contact
first name
- Sheila
has last name
- Kitchen
Other
- kitchens@tamu.edu