Christian R Voolstra

Summary

My research uses genetics, genomics, bioinformatics, ecology, and microbiology to study molecular function and evolution of organismal interactions in cnidarians. More specifically, we study the molecular architecture and stress response of corals by 1) characterizing its members (i.e. the coral host, the photosynthetic algal symbiont, and the bacterial community), 2) characterizing the genomes, transcriptomes, and metyhlomes of members, and 3) developing a functional genomics toolbox.

Genomics Marine Biology

Work details

Professor of Genetics of Adaptation in Aquatic Systems

University of Konstanz

April 2019

Department of Biology

Associate Professor / Associate Director Red Sea Research Center

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

August 2009 - April 2019

Red Sea Research Center

Websites

PeerJ Contributions

July 12, 2018

Ecological and molecular characterization of a coral black band disease outbreak in the Red Sea during a bleaching event

8 citations

346 downloads

1,465 views

Ghaida Hadaidi, Maren Ziegler, Amanda Shore-Maggio, Thor Jensen, Greta Aeby, Christian R. Voolstra

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5169 PubMed 30013839

May 23, 2018

An improved primer set and amplification protocol with increased specificity and sensitivity targeting the Symbiodinium ITS2 region

22 citations

620 downloads

2,717 views

Benjamin C.C. Hume, Maren Ziegler, Julie Poulain, Xavier Pochon, Sarah Romac, Emilie Boissin, Colomban de Vargas, Serge Planes, Patrick Wincker, Christian R. Voolstra

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4816 PubMed 29844969

March 1, 2018

First insight into the viral community of the cnidarian model metaorganism Aiptasia using RNA-Seq data

5 citations

418 downloads

1,900 views

Jan D. Brüwer, Christian R. Voolstra

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4449 PubMed 29507840

January 20, 2015

Captive rearing of the deep-sea coral Eguchipsammia fistula from the Red Sea demonstrates remarkable physiological plasticity

8 citations

742 downloads