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Publications and presentations
Environmental microbial communities and host selection shape larval microbiomes. Preprint, in review. Stephanie F. Hendricks, Amy L. Tan, Amelia G. Williams, Katherine M. Buckley, Marie E. Strader. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.14.725214
Larval molecular landscapes and immune responses are shaped by environmental microbial communities. 2026. Oral presentation: Southeast Texas Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics (STEGG), University of Houston.
A postdoc’s practical guide to writing papers and scientific manuscripts. 2026. Guest speaker: BioGSA Seminar, Department of Biology, Texas A&M University.
Plastically perfect in every way: how early developmental environments shape phenotypes. 2026. Colloquium, Department of Biology, Walla Walla University.
Plastically perfect in every way: how early developmental environments shape phenotypes. 2026. Invited seminar, Department of Biology, Jacksonville State University.
Microbial communities experienced during early development shape the host immune system and epigenome. 2025. Amy L. Tan, Stephanie F. Hendricks, Elliana E. Carter, Katherine M. Buckley, Marie E. Strader. iScience. 28, 113767. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.113767
Introduction to echinoderm immunology: microbial communities in early development shape the host molecular landscape and pathogen response. 2025. Guest lecture: Comparative Immunology (BIO 4351J/5351J), Department of Biology, Texas State University.
Microbial communities in early development shape the host molecular landscape and pathogen response. 2025. Oral presentation, North American Echinoderm Conference. Amy L. Tan, Stephanie F. Hendricks, Amelia Williams, 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.