Advanced Coral Toolkit

Corals have begun to bleach on a shallow reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Bleaching usually occurs due to high sea surface temperatures | Shutterstock

Antibody biomarkers to diagnose coral stress

Our limited knowledge about the underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms of coral biology severely impairs our ability to understand and…

Coral reef in the Red Sea | Francesco Ungaro

Phenotyping coral health and fitness

Identifying natural adaptive variation is key to managing and conserving reefs for the future, both in the context of conventional…

A variety of corals form an outcrop on Flynn Reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef near Cairns, Queensland, Australia | Toby Hudson

Reef Resilience via Mesophotic Coral

Reef-building corals occur across large depth ranges in part due to the physiological flexibility of the symbiosis between coral animal…

Metabolomics as a Platform for Coral Monitoring

Diagnostic tools that can detect and report stress markers in corals are in dire need. However, these devices must be…

A coral laboratory set-up from the Traylor-Knowles lab

Coral Stem Cells for Recovery and Restoration

The isolation and growth of coral stem cells has been identified as the number one priority for achieving genetic resilience…

Local leader and scientist discuss management ideas | Scott Davis, One People One Reef

Traditional Reef Management

Many coral reefs occur in regions with limited access to technology and data that could provide information for effective conservation…

Drs. Baums and McFarland will develop and demonstrate the device for the genotyping of Acropora coral, many of which are seen here. (Courtesy Baums Lab)

Microarray to Survey Coral Diversity in the Field

A critical need for coral restoration planning is genotype identification to promote genotypic and species diversity within nurseries and outplanting…

Photo, left: Here, SCTLD (in white) encroaches on maze coral (Meandrina meandrites), one of many stony coral species susceptible to the disease. (Courtesy Ushijima Lab)

Bioengineering Treatments to Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease

Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is now one of the greatest threats to Caribbean coral reefs, having spread from…

Mary Hagedorn + student cryopreserve coral | J. Daniels

Isochoric Freezing of Coral Fragments

Existing cryopreservation techniques are typically incompatible with field application. This is especially true in marine environments where resources and energy…

Funded projects

Antibody biomarkers to diagnose coral stress

Phenotyping coral health and fitness

Reef Resilience via Mesophotic Coral

Metabolomics as a Platform for Coral Monitoring

Coral Stem Cells for Recovery and Restoration

Traditional Reef Management

Microarray to Survey Coral Diversity in the Field

Bioengineering Treatments to Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease

Isochoric Freezing of Coral Fragments

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