Dr. Carly Kenkel
@drcarl.bsky.social
PI of the Cnidarian Evolutionary Ecology Lab at the University of Southern California working on EcoEvo, plasticity, genomics, climate change, symbiosis, coral
I didn’t realize how much I needed this #StandUpForScience rally - thank you #LA organizers!! 🧪
March 8, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I didn’t realize how much I needed this #StandUpForScience rally - thank you #LA organizers!! 🧪
But the same pattern was not observed in the juvenile recruits
January 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
But the same pattern was not observed in the juvenile recruits
In parallel we saw big changes in symbiont community composition of surviving larvae under heat
January 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
In parallel we saw big changes in symbiont community composition of surviving larvae under heat
In it he shows that symbiont shuffling may be a mechanism to increase thermal tolerance of Montipora digitata larvae, but that juvenile recruits seem to lack. Elevated temperature impacted survival in both larvae and juveniles, but comparatively, larvae survived for much longer than recruits
January 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
In it he shows that symbiont shuffling may be a mechanism to increase thermal tolerance of Montipora digitata larvae, but that juvenile recruits seem to lack. Elevated temperature impacted survival in both larvae and juveniles, but comparatively, larvae survived for much longer than recruits
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September 18, 2024 at 6:54 PM
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I'm recruiting a fully funded PhD student for a Fall 2025 start - see details below and learn more about my lab here: dornsife.usc.edu/carlslab/
September 10, 2024 at 10:56 PM
I'm recruiting a fully funded PhD student for a Fall 2025 start - see details below and learn more about my lab here: dornsife.usc.edu/carlslab/
All signs point to acclimatization as the driving mechanism - symbiont communities were identical and host genotype only explained a minor proportion of variation in thermal tolerance traits. She also managed to sample clones spanning tidal heights and saw a clear origin effect
July 30, 2024 at 3:10 PM
All signs point to acclimatization as the driving mechanism - symbiont communities were identical and host genotype only explained a minor proportion of variation in thermal tolerance traits. She also managed to sample clones spanning tidal heights and saw a clear origin effect
How do they do it? Maria found that high intertidal anemones had lower baseline symbiont-to-host cell ratios under control conditions, but their syms had higher baseline photosynthetic efficiency. They also maintained greater S:H cell ratios under heat stress
July 30, 2024 at 3:10 PM
How do they do it? Maria found that high intertidal anemones had lower baseline symbiont-to-host cell ratios under control conditions, but their syms had higher baseline photosynthetic efficiency. They also maintained greater S:H cell ratios under heat stress
Unlike coral, they can tolerate insane temperature ranges - in excess of 20 deg C in one day for high tidal aggregations 🤯
July 30, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Unlike coral, they can tolerate insane temperature ranges - in excess of 20 deg C in one day for high tidal aggregations 🤯
If you've ever visited the west coast you've probably seen carpets of these anemones. They're not tropical, but like their coral cousins, they maintain a symbiosis with dinoflagellate algae. So they can get energy from photosynthesis in addition to eating chunky food.
July 30, 2024 at 3:09 PM
If you've ever visited the west coast you've probably seen carpets of these anemones. They're not tropical, but like their coral cousins, they maintain a symbiosis with dinoflagellate algae. So they can get energy from photosynthesis in addition to eating chunky food.
Additionally, her analysis demonstrates that frontloading of a large module of coexpressed genes is associated with greater retention of algal symbionts under combined stress.
March 27, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Additionally, her analysis demonstrates that frontloading of a large module of coexpressed genes is associated with greater retention of algal symbionts under combined stress.
She also discovered genotypic variation in both baseline expression and expression plasticity in response to stress - suggesting both could continue to evolve in response to selection.
March 27, 2024 at 5:40 PM
She also discovered genotypic variation in both baseline expression and expression plasticity in response to stress - suggesting both could continue to evolve in response to selection.
Similar to the physiological dataset, she found that expression responses were also synergistic - several modules exhibited stronger regulation in the combined stressor treatment than just the additive responses of the individual stressors
March 27, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Similar to the physiological dataset, she found that expression responses were also synergistic - several modules exhibited stronger regulation in the combined stressor treatment than just the additive responses of the individual stressors
And just like that - new life level unlocked! 🥳🍾🙌 I get the promotion but the credit goes to the #CEElab, my collaborators, colleagues and friends who raised me up, talked me down and kept me sane.
March 14, 2024 at 3:27 PM
And just like that - new life level unlocked! 🥳🍾🙌 I get the promotion but the credit goes to the #CEElab, my collaborators, colleagues and friends who raised me up, talked me down and kept me sane.
Microbiomes were generally pretty consistent EXCEPT for the Oligoflexales whose abundance was strongly correlated with symbiont density. Read the full story for more details! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
December 8, 2023 at 5:24 PM
Microbiomes were generally pretty consistent EXCEPT for the Oligoflexales whose abundance was strongly correlated with symbiont density. Read the full story for more details! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Hot off the presses and a #CEELab first - Dr. Emily Aguirre's image made the cover of this months
@Ecol_Evol! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
To read more about the backstory of our cover model check out shorturl.at/qMSV8
@Ecol_Evol! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
To read more about the backstory of our cover model check out shorturl.at/qMSV8
December 8, 2023 at 5:23 PM
Hot off the presses and a #CEELab first - Dr. Emily Aguirre's image made the cover of this months
@Ecol_Evol! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
To read more about the backstory of our cover model check out shorturl.at/qMSV8
@Ecol_Evol! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
To read more about the backstory of our cover model check out shorturl.at/qMSV8
Inshore larvae also showed more signatures of stress in response to heat treatment than offshore larvae
October 18, 2023 at 4:01 PM
Inshore larvae also showed more signatures of stress in response to heat treatment than offshore larvae
But we found that in *two separate spawning years* it was the offshore larvae that consistently performed better
October 18, 2023 at 4:00 PM
But we found that in *two separate spawning years* it was the offshore larvae that consistently performed better
This study begins with Derek's prior work showing that nearshore Ofav coral are more bleaching resistant and recover sooner than offshore Ofav doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... We wanted to know whether this tolerance was passed on to their larval offspring
October 18, 2023 at 3:58 PM
This study begins with Derek's prior work showing that nearshore Ofav coral are more bleaching resistant and recover sooner than offshore Ofav doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... We wanted to know whether this tolerance was passed on to their larval offspring
Hot off the presses at Global Change Bio - Yingqi Zhang's 3rd chapter - Performance of Orbicella faveolata larval cohorts does not align with previously observed thermal tolerance of adult source populations
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
October 18, 2023 at 3:55 PM
Hot off the presses at Global Change Bio - Yingqi Zhang's 3rd chapter - Performance of Orbicella faveolata larval cohorts does not align with previously observed thermal tolerance of adult source populations
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
I'm looking to hire a postdoc in coral genomics - $66k/yr plus benefits - follow link for more info - review of apps begins Nov 10 usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...
October 17, 2023 at 3:36 AM
I'm looking to hire a postdoc in coral genomics - $66k/yr plus benefits - follow link for more info - review of apps begins Nov 10 usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...