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Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Joshua Helgoe
Florida International University
2
Alfredo Fernández-Alías
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
3
Julia Steger
University of Vienna
4
Iana V. Kim
Centre for Genomic Regulation
5
Jack F. Cazet
University of California, Davis
6
Ramón D. Morejón-Arrojo
Instituto de Geociencias
7
Yamini Ravichandran
University of Geneva
8
Laura Baldassarre
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics
9
Yonit Maroudas-Sacks
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
10
Deepa Rajan
University of California, San Francisco

Papers

1
Triggers, cascades, and endpoints: connecting the dots of coral bleaching mechanisms
Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society|2024
128 cit.
2
The unpredictability of scyphozoan jellyfish blooms
Frontiers in Marine Science|2024
38 cit.
3
Publication in Science Advances (2025) [29 citations, W4406500459]
Science Advances|2025
29 cit.
4
The distinct localization of CDC42 isoforms is responsible for their specific functions during migration
The Journal of Cell Biology|2024
9 cit.
5
Mediterranean biogeography, colonization, expansion, phenology, and life cycle of the invasive jellyfish Phyllorhiza punctata von Lendenfeld, 1884
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science|2024
5 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Celina E. Juliano
University of California, Davis
2
Oleg Simakov
Vienna University of Economics and Business
3
Heather Marlow
Institut Pasteur
4
Grigory Genikhovich
University of Vienna
5
Walker Pett
Iowa State University
6
Giacomo Milisenda
CoNISMa
7
Nikki Traylor‐Knowles
University of Miami
8
Elena Leychenko
Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry. GB Elyakova Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
9
Periklis Kleitou
Limassol General Hospital
10
Michael J. Layden
Lehigh University

Papers

1
Deeply conserved synteny and the evolution of metazoan chromosomes
Science Advances|2022
217 cit.
2
A chromosome-scale epigenetic map of the <i>Hydra</i> genome reveals conserved regulators of cell state
Genome Research|2023
70 cit.
3
Emergence of novel cephalopod gene regulation and expression through large-scale genome reorganization
Nature Communications|2022
54 cit.
4
Conflicting interests and growing importance of non‐indigenous species in commercial and recreational fisheries of the Mediterranean Sea
Fisheries Management and Ecology|2022
34 cit.
5
Antibiotics Alter Pocillopora Coral-Symbiodiniaceae-Bacteria Interactions and Cause Microbial Dysbiosis During Heat Stress
Frontiers in Marine Science|2022
32 cit.
6
Advances in coral immunity ‘omics in response to disease outbreaks
Frontiers in Marine Science|2022
31 cit.
7
Antibiotics reduce <i>Pocillopora</i> coral‐associated bacteria diversity, decrease holobiont oxygen consumption and activate immune gene expression
Molecular Ecology|2023
31 cit.
8
The brain regulatory program predates central nervous system evolution
Scientific Reports|2023
21 cit.
9
Different disease inoculations cause common responses of the host immune system and prokaryotic component of the microbiome in Acropora palmata
PLoS ONE|2023
19 cit.
10
Chromosome-level genome assembly of <i>Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus</i>
G3 Genes Genomes Genetics|2023
19 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Mark Q. Martindale
University of Hawaii System
2
Thomas C. G. Bosch
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
3
Ulrich Technau
University of Vienna
4
Daniel S. Rokhsar
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
5
Thomas W. Holstein
Heidelberg University
6
Peter W. Reddien
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
7
Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
8
Stefano Piraino
University of Salento
9
John O. Dabiri
California Institute of Technology
10
Brigitte Galliot
University of Geneva

Papers

1
Phytozome: a comparative platform for green plant genomics
Nucleic Acids Research|2011
5.8k cit.
2
The Genome of Black Cottonwood, <i>Populus trichocarpa</i> (Torr. &amp; Gray)
Science|2006
4.5k cit.
3
The Sorghum bicolor genome and the diversification of grasses
Nature|2009
3.2k cit.
4
The Genome of the Diatom <i>Thalassiosira Pseudonana</i> : Ecology, Evolution, and Metabolism
Science|2004
2k cit.
5
The Draft Genome of <i>Ciona intestinalis</i> : Insights into Chordate and Vertebrate Origins
Science|2002
1.7k cit.
6
The amphioxus genome and the evolution of the chordate karyotype
Nature|2008
1.6k cit.
7
Sea Anemone Genome Reveals Ancestral Eumetazoan Gene Repertoire and Genomic Organization
Science|2007
1.6k cit.
8
The high-quality draft genome of peach (Prunus persica) identifies unique patterns of genetic diversity, domestication and genome evolution
Nature Genetics|2013
1.2k cit.
9
The genome of the choanoflagellate Monosiga brevicollis and the origin of metazoans
Nature|2008
1.2k cit.
10
Superconductivity and the Quantum Hard-Core Dimer Gas
Physical Review Letters|1988
1.1k cit.

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