education
| B.S. Auburn University |
| M.S. Auburn University |
| Ph.D. Auburn University |
Professional Experience
| 2014- present | Associate Professor, Auburn University |
| 2009-2014 | Assistant Professor, Auburn University |
| 2007-2009 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory University School of Medicine |
honors and awards
| College of Agriculture Grantsmanship Awards (2012, 2013, 2015) |
| College of Agriculture Young Researcher Award (2013) |
professional affiliations
| US Aquaculture Society, Board of Directors |
select publications
2015
- Impact of feed additives on surface mucosal health and columnaris susceptibility in channel catfish fingerlings, Ictalurus punctatus (Fish and Shellfish Immunology)
- Physiology and immunology of mucosal barriers in catfish (Ictalurus spp.) (Tissue Barriers)
2014
- Discovery and validation of gene-linked diagnostic SNP markers for assessing hybridization between Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) and Florida bass (M. floridanus). (Molecular Ecology Resources)
- Transcriptome annotation and marker discovery in white bass (Morone chrysops) and striped bass (Morone saxatilis). (Animal Genetics)
- SNP Discovery in Wild and Domesticated Populations of Blue Catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, Using GBS and Subsequent SNP Validation (Molecular Ecology Resources)
- Characterization and mucosal responses of interleukin 17 family ligand and receptor genes in channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus (Fish Shellfish Immunology)
- Nutritional impacts on gene expression in the surface mucosa of blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) (Fish Shellfish Immunology)
- Transcriptomic Profiling of Differential Responses to Drought in Two Freshwater Mussel Species, the Giant Floater Pyganodon grandis and the Pondhorn Uniomerus tetralasmus (PLoS ONE)
- L-Rhamnose-binding lectins (RBLs) in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus: Characterization and expression profiling in mucosal tissues (Dev Comp Immnol)
2013
- Short-term feed deprivation alters immune status of surface mucosa in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) PLoS ONE
- Basal polarization of the mucosal compartment in Flavobacterium columnare susceptible and resistant channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) Molecular Immunology
- Early Mucosal Responses in Blue Catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) Skin to Aeromonas hydrophila Infection (Fish Shellfish Immunology)
- Evasion of Mucosal Defenses During Aeromonas hydrophila Infection of Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) Skin. Developmental and Comparative Immunology
2012
Corresponding Author Pubs
- Putative roles for a rhamnose binding lectin in Flavobacterium columnare pathogenesis in channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus (Fish Shellfish Immunology)
- Transcriptomic signatures of attachment, NF-kappaB suppression and IFN stimulation in the catfish gill following columnaris bacterial infection (Developmental and Comparative Immunology)
- RNA-seq analysis of mucosal immune responses reveals signatures of intestinal barrier disruption and pathogen entry following Edwardsiella ictaluri infection in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus (Fish Shellfish Immunology)
- Rapid development of molecular resources for a freshwater mussel, Villosa lienosa (Bivalvia:Unionidae), using an RNA-seq-based approach (Freshwater Science)
Contributing Author Pubs
- Catfish hybrid Ictalurus punctatus × I. furcatus exhibits higher resistance to columnaris disease than the parental species (Diseases of Aquatic Organisms)
- Chronic exogenous kisspeptin administration accelerates gonadal development in basses of the genus Morone (CBP Part A)
- Compromised Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Induces Adaptive Immune Compensation that Protects from Colitis (Immunity)
- Identification of a sex-linked marker for channel catfish (Animal Genetics)