[All-postdocs] Bioseminar this Thursday: Dr. Sarah Lemer, University of Guam (Note: Different Time!)

[Margot McKlveen]

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*Biology Department Virtual Seminar*

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Thursday, May 6 at 5:00 pm EST

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Dr. Sarah Lemer, Assistant Professor of Marine Invertebrate Genomics

University of Guam Marine Laboratory, https://www.uog.edu/ml/labs/leme 
<https://www.uog.edu/ml/labs/leme>


Bleaching Inequality in Acropora Corals: A Transcriptomic Approach

Reefs around the world are experiencing severe declines in health and 
diversity due to rising sea surface temperatures. Bleaching 
susceptibility is typically not equal between coral species, geographic 
areas or even among conspecific colonies. There are a slew of different 
mechanisms that promote coral resilience to rising temperatures. Most 
interesting is the discrepancy in bleaching susceptibility among 
conspecific corals living in the same geographical area and thus 
experiencing similar stressors while sharing a similar set of molecular 
mechanisms. These striking differences suggest that multiple factors are 
at play in corals' ability to mitigate stress. Such factors may include 
phenotypic variability, microhabitat or environment stability, life 
history traits and colonies’ past experience. Here, I explore the 
molecular mechanisms behind some of these factors in an attempt to 
understand how some corals can or cannot acclimate to increased sea 
surface temperatures during their lifetime. I will illustrate the

impact of small variations in habitat stability, different color morphs 
and contrasting past experiences on the molecular responses to bleaching 
of conspecific *Acropora*corals.


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Margot McKlveen | she/her
Senior Administrative Assistant
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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