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Microbial communities experienced during early development shape the host immune system and epigenome. in review. Amy L. Tan, Stephanie F. Hendricks, Elliana E. Carter, Katherine M. Buckley, Marie E. Strader.

Microbial communities experienced during early development shape the host immune system and epigenome. 2025. Contributed paper oral presentation, SICB.

Using sequencing to investigate how microbial communities shape the host immune system and epigenome. 2024. Guest lecture: Bioinformatics (BIOL451), Department of Biology, TAMU.

Microbial communities experienced during early development shape the host immune system and epigenome. 2024. Seminar series, Department of Biology, TAMU.

Epigenetic changes shaped by early environmental conditions in S. purpuratus. 2023. Amy L. Tan, Katherine M. Buckley, Marie E. Strader. Poster presentation, Developmental Biology of Sea Urchins and Other Marine Invertebrates.  

Shaping of epigenetic changes in the purple sea urchin by early environmental conditions. 2023. Oral presentation, Department of Biology Ecology-Evolutionary Biology Retreat.

Roles of Fgf and Hh during vestibular and auditory specification in the inner ear. 2023. Amy L. Tan, Sydney E. Christensen, Allison Baker, Bruce B. Riley. Developmental Dynamics. 252: 1269-1279. (link) 

Pax2a, Sp5a and Sp5l act downstream of Fgf and Wnt to coordinate sensory-neural patterning in the inner ear. 2022. Amy L. Tan, Saurav Mohanty, Jinbai Guo, Arne C. Lekven, and Bruce B. Riley. Developmental Biology. 492: 139-153.  (link)

Roles of pax2a, sp5a, and sp5l in mediating Fgf and Wnt signaling during otic development. 2019. Amy L. Tan and Bruce B. Riley. Poster presentation, Texas Zebrafish Conference

Don’t poop where you eat: Location of sea cucumber egesta in a coral reef environment. 2014. James R. Nestler, Liesl K. Cole, Leah E. Dann, Carly V. Leggitt, Elisa P. Manley, Robyn E. Reeve, Amy L. Tan, E. Alan Verde. Conference paper, Proceedings of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences 33rd Symposium. In: Eckert G., S. Keller & S. Tamone, eds. Diving for Science. (link)

700 hours on nesting beaches: ProTECTOR volunteer efforts in Honduras. 2013. Tan, A. L., Dunbar, S. G., Baumbach, D., Cunningham, A., Damazo, L. E., Lindsay, K., and Salinas, L. Poster presentation, 33rd International Sea Turtle Symposium.

Down-and-dirty: What holothurians and hoover vacuums have in common in a tropical coral reef environment. 2011. Oral presentation, 6th North American Echinoderm Conference. 

Down-and-dirty: What sea cucumbers and hoover vacuums have in common in a tropical coral reef environment. 2010. Amy L. Tan, Elisa P. Manley, and James R. Nestler. Poster presentation, Murdock Undergraduate Science Conference.