PUBLICATIONS
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21. Ashley, I.A.*, S.A. Kitchen, L.M. Gorman, A.R. Grossman, C.A. Oakley, D.J. Suggett, V.M. Weis, S.L. Rosset, S.K. Davy. (2023) Genomic conservation and putative downstream functionality of the phosphatidylinositol signalling pathway in cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13:1094255.
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20. Kitchen, SA, D Jiang, S Harii, N Satoh, VM Weis, and C Shinzato. (2022) Coral larvae suppress the heat stress response during the onset of symbiosis thereby decreasing their odds of survival. Molecular Ecology, 31(22): 5813-5830.

19. García-Urueña, R, SA Kitchen, N Sckizas. (2022) Fine scale population structure of Acropora palmata and A. cervicornis in the Colombian Caribbean. PeerJ 10:e13854

18. Vasquez Kuntz, KL*#, SA Kitchen#, TL Conn, SA Vohsen*, AN Chan*, MJA Vermeij, C Page, KL Marhaver, & IB Baums. (2022) Juvenile corals inherit genetic mutations acquired during their parent’s lifespan. Science Advances, 8(35): eabn0707.
       - ​“Corals are first animals seen to pass on mutations acquired as adults” New Scientist
       - "Corals pass mutations acquired during their lifetimes to offspring" Penn State 
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17. Kitchen, SA, CC Osborne*, ND Fogarty & IB Baums. (2022) Morphotype is not linked to mitochondrial haplogroups of Caribbean acroporid hybrids. ​Coral Reefs, 41: 829-836.

16. Brückner, A, AA Barnett, IA Antoshechkin & SA Kitchen. (2022) Molecular evolutionary trends and biosynthesis pathways in the Oribatida revealed by the genome of Archegozetes longisetosus. Acarologia, 62(2): 532-573.

15. Baker, LJ, HG Reich, SA Kitchen, JG Klinges, HR Koch, IB Baums, E Muller, & R Vega Thurber. (2022) The coral symbiont Candidatus Aquarickettsia is variably abundant in threatened Caribbean acroporids and transmitted horizontally. ISME Journal, 16: 400–411.

14. Brückner, A, JM Badroos, RW Learsch, M Yousefelahiyeh, SA Kitchen, & J Parker. (2021) Evolutionary assembly of cooperating cell types in an animal chemical defense system. Cell, 184(25): 6138-6156.e28

13. Reich, HG*, SA Kitchen, KH Stankiewicz*, MK Devlin-Durante, ND Fogarty, & IB Baums (2021) Genomic variation of an endosymbiotic dinoflagellate (Symbiodinium ‘fitti’) among closely related coral hosts. Molecular Ecology 30(14): 3500-3514.

12.Gorman, LM*, SP Wilkinson, SA Kitchen, CA Oakley, AR Grossman, VM Weis, & SK Davy. (2020) Phylogenetic analysis of cell-cycle regulatory proteins within the Symbiodiniaceae. Scientific Reports, 10:20473.
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11. Kitchen, SA, G Von Kuster, KL Vasquez Kuntz*, HG Reich*, W Miller, S Griffin, ND Fogarty & IB Baums (2020) STAGdb: a 30K SNP genotyping array and Science Gateway for Acropora corals and their dinoflagellate symbionts. Scientific Reports, 10(12488) 
       - Highlighted by NSF “4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About”

10. Baums, IB, AC Baker, SW Davies, A Grottoli, CD Kenkel, SA Kitchen, IB Kuffner, TC LaJeunesse, MV Matz, MW Miller, JE Parkinson, & AA Shantz (2019) Considerations for maximizing the adaptive potential of restored coral populations in the western Atlantic.  Ecological Applications, e01978.

9.  Parkinson, JE, AC Baker, IB Baums, SW Davies, A Grottoli, SA Kitchen, TC LaJeunesse, MV Matz, MW Miller, AA Shantz, & CD Kenkel (2019) Molecular tools for coral reef restoration: beyond biomarker discovery. Conservation Letters, e12687.

8. Kitchen, SA#, A Ratan#, OC Bedoya-Renia, R Burhans, ND Fogarty, W Miller, & IB Baums (2019) Genomic variants among threatened Acropora corals. G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 9.5: 1633-1646.
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7. Kramer, B, AJ Bourdelais, SA Kitchen, & AR Taylor. (2018) Uptake and localization of fluorescently-labeled Karenia brevis metabolites in marine microbial taxa. Journal of Phycology, 55 (1): 47-59.

6. Kitchen, SA, AJ Bourdelais, & AR Taylor. (2018) Interaction of a dinoflagellate neurotoxin with voltage-activated ion channels in a marine diatom. PeerJ  6: e4533.

5. Sproles*, AE, NL Kirk, SA Kitchen, CA Oakley, AR Grossman, VM Weis, & SK Davy. (2018) Phylogenetic characterization of transporter proteins in the cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 120: 307-320.  

4. Kitchen, SA,  AZ Poole, & VM Weis. (2017)  Sphingolipid metabolism of a sea anemone is altered by the presence of dinoflagellate symbionts.  The Biological Bulletin, 233(3): 242-254. 

3. Kitchen, SA &  VM Weis. (2017)  The sphingosine rheostat is involved in the cnidarian heat stress response but not necessarily in bleaching. Journal of Experimental Biology, 220: 1709-1720.
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2. Poole, AZ,  SA Kitchen, & VM Weis. (2016)  The role  of complement in cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis and immune challenge in the sea anemone Aiptasia pallida. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7: 519.

1. Kitchen, SA#, CM Crowder#, AZ Poole, VM Weis & E Meyer. (2015) De novo assembly and characterization of four anthozoan transcriptomes. G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics,  5(11): 2441-2452.  Cover Art
PAPERS IN  REVIEW
Ohdera, A.H., J. Darymple, V Avila-Magaña, V. Sharp, K. Watson, M. McCauley, B. Steinworth, E.M. Diaz-Almeyda, S.A. Kitchen, A.Z. Poole, A. Bellantuono, S. Haridas, I.V. Grigoriev, L. Goentoro, E. Vallen, D.M. Baker, T.C. LaJeunesse, S. Loesgen, M.Q. Martindale, M. DeGennaro, W.K. Fitt, M. Medina (biorxiv) Symbiosis-driven development in an early branching metazoan. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.21.500558

Davies, S.W., … (60 co-authors) (in review) Building consensus around the assessment and interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae diversity. doi: 10.20944/preprints202206.0284.v1​

PAPERS IN  PREPARATION
Kitchen, SA, K Stankiewicz*, CC Osborne*, MK Devlin-Durante, AN Chan*, B Kamel, SB Piorkowski^, HG Reich*,  SA Vohsen*, ND Fogarty, W Miller, & IB Baums (in preparation) Genomic signatures of biased introgression in F1 coral hybrids.

Kitchen, SA, TH Naragon*, A Brückner, SA Quinodoz, JM Badroos*, MS Ladinsky, JM Wagner*, DR Miller*, M Yousefelahiyeh, IA Antoshechkin, S Pirro, M Guttman,  SR Davis, ML Aardema, and J Parker. (in preparation) Genomic and biosynthetic evolution of a chemical key innovation in rove beetles. 
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Kitchen, SA, I Yang^, S Siozios, GD Hurst, M Kaltenpoth and J Parker. (in preparation) Degenerate genome evolution in an army ant myrmecophile facilitated by horizontal acquisition of a nutritional endosymbiont.