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Kelsey M. Beavers, Ph.D.

Research Associate
Texas Advanced Computing Center
University of Texas at Austin

Harnessing genomics, advanced computing, and emerging AI to help secure a future for coral reefs. 

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Selected Publications

27 Jan 2026

Runaway coral-algal dysbiosis may be responsible for rapid coral tissue loss

Rossin, A. M., Beavers, K. M., Karrick, C. E., Bloomberg, J., Meiling, S., Carpenter, G. E., Farmer, B. H., Green, B., Van Buren, E., Veglia, A., Apprill, A., Brandt, M., Correa, A. M. S., Enochs, I. C., Midway, S. R., Muller, E. M., Mydlarz, L., Smith, T. B., Studivan, M. S., & Holstein, D. M. (2026). Runaway coral-algal dysbiosis may be responsible for rapid coral tissue loss. Scientific Reports, 16(1), 6415. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-35666-4

22 May 2023

Stony coral tissue loss disease induces transcriptional signatures of in situ degradation of dysfunctional Symbiodiniaceae

Beavers, K. M., Van Buren, E. W., Rossin, A. M., Emery, M. A., Veglia, A. J., Karrick, C. E., MacKnight, N. J., Dimos, B. A., Meiling, S. S., Smith, T. B., Apprill, A., Muller, E. M., Holstein, D. M., Correa, A. M. S., Brandt, M. E., & Mydlarz, L. D. (2023). Stony coral tissue loss disease induces transcriptional signatures of in situ degradation of dysfunctional Symbiodiniaceae. Nature Communications, 14(1), 2915. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38612-4

23 Jul 2025

Machine learning reveals distinct gene expression signatures across tissue states in stony coral tissue loss disease

Beavers, K. M., Gutierrez-Andrade, D., Van Buren, E. W., Emery, M. A., Brandt, M. E., Apprill, A., & Mydlarz, L. D. (2025). Machine learning reveals distinct gene expression signatures across tissue states in stony coral tissue loss disease. Royal Society Open Science, 12(7), 241993. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.241993

2 Oct 2024

Trade-off between photosymbiosis and innate immunity influences cnidarian's response to pathogenic bacteria

Emery, M. A., Beavers, K. M., Van Buren, E. W., Batiste, R., Dimos, B., Pellegrino, M. W., & Mydlarz, L. D. (2024). Trade-off between photosymbiosis and innate immunity influences cnidarian’s response to pathogenic bacteria. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 291(2032), 20240428. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.0428

Contact

Texas Advanced Computing Center
Advanced Computing Building (ACB)
J.J. Pickle Research Campus, Building 205
10100 Burnet Rd (R8700)
Austin, TX 78758

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