Dr. Kimberly Pause Tucker

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University of South Florida
College of Marine Science
Post-doctoral fellowAppointed: 2007
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Mailing Address

University of South Florida
College of Marine Science
140 7th Avenue South MSL 119
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
United States

Contact Information

kpause@marine.usf.edu
http://www.marine.usf.edu/genomics/kim_pause.shtml

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Florida, Interdiciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences - Genetics Concentration, 2007.
B.S., Florida State University, Biological Sciences, 2003.

Expertise and Research Interests

My doctoral research focused on the conservation genetics of Florida manatees. I developed and screened microsatellite libraries to produce additional polymorphic loci specific to the Florida population. I examined the genetic diversity and population structure using these markers and compared the results to previous surveys of manatee diversity. I developed a panel of markers that is sufficient for individual identification, and nearly enough for genetic pedigree reconstruction.

My postdoctoral research in the laboratory of Mya Breitbart (USF) focuses on viral metagenomics. Our lab studies viruses in very diverse environments, from the Sargasso Sea to reclaimed water to acid mines. My main project is to purify and characterize the viral community in an acid mine drainage system. We collaborate with investigators at the University of California at Berkley and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Other Expertise

I am very interested in teaching and outreach. I worked as a biology teaching assistant at FSU, and as an instructor for FSU's Saturday-at-the-Sea program. Between college and graduate school, I worked as a park nature interpreter for Island Beach State Park (Seaside Park, NJ), where I led guided nature tours and answered beach-goer's questions about the park and organisms in it.
Together with my postdoctoral adviser and USF CMS's Education and Outreach Coordinator, I helped to write a grant, organize, and run a Marine Science and Technology workshop for Girl Scouts. For more information about this event: http://www.marine.usf.edu/news/girlscouts.shtml

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Animal Genetics Or Breeding, Biodiversity, Biological Sciences, Endangered Species, Environmental Conservation, Environmental Management, Estuarine Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Exotic Species, Forensic Science, Genetic Markers, Genetics, Human Ecology, Mammalogy, Marine Biology, Marine Conservation, Marine Ecology, Marine Zoology, Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics, Natural History, Tropical Biology, Wetlands, Zoology.

Additional Terms:

Archaea Viruses, Genomics, Manatee Genetics, Marine Mammal, Metagenomics, Microsatellites, Phage.

Memberships

American Society for Microbiology
Sirenian International
Society of Marine Mammalogy

Honors and Awards

2005-2006, AAAS/Science Program for Excellence in Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), University of Florida

Previous Positions

2003-2003, Instructor, Florida State University, Biological Sciences, Saturday at the Sea Program
2003-2003, Park Interpreter/Naturalist, Island Beach State Park, Seaside Park
2003-2007, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department
2002-2003, Teaching Assistant, Florida State University, Biological Sciences
2000-2002, Laboratory Technician, Florida State University, Institute of Molecular Biophysics

Publications

  • Pause KC, Sun C, Wilmes P, Hettich R, VerBerkmoes N, Comolli L, Banfield J, Breitbart M (2009) Characterization of viruses from an acid mine drainage system., Genomics: Genomes to life (GTL) Contractor-Grantee Workshop VII, Department of Energy
  • Sun C, Belnap C, Thomas B, Pause K, Wilmes P, Goltsman D, Pan C, Andersson A, Hettich R, VerBerkmoes N, Breitbart M, Banfield J (2009) Community proteogenomic analysis of virus-host interactions in a natural system., Genomics: GTL Contractor-Grantee Workshop VII, Department of Energy
  • VerBerkmoes N (2009) Shotgun proteomics and de novo sequencing for the detection of viral signatures in natural microbial communities, Genomics: GTL Contractor-Grantee Workshop VII, Department of Energy
  • Pause KC (2008) Conservation Genetics of Florida Manatees, Sirenian Population Genetics Conferencde, US Geological Survey, Sirenia Project
  • Pause K, Sun C, Wilmes P, Baker B, Comolli LR, Pan C, Hettich R, VerBerkmoes N, Banfield JF, Breitbart M (2008) Purification and Characterization of Viruses From an Acid Mine Drainage System, Genomics:GTL Contractor-Grantee Workshop VI, Department of Energy, 104 pages
  • VerBerkmoes N, Russell Alison, Pan C, Hettich RL, Shah M, Pause K, Breitbart M, Sun C, Thomas B, Wilmes P, Andersson A, Banfield J (2008) Development of Mass Spectrometry and Proteome Informatic Approaches to Analyze the Role of Virus-Microbe Interactions in Natural Microbial Communities, , , Department of Energy, 105 pages
  • Pause KC, Conservation genetics of the Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, University of Florida Doctoral Dissertations, Dec 2007
  • McCann S, Kellogg ME, Pause KC, Clark AM, Bonde RK, Powell J, Auil N, McGuire PM (2007) Preliminary genetic analysis of the Florida and Belize manatee populations, Florida Genetics 2007, University of Florida Genetics Institute, 35 pages
  • Pause KC, Nourisson C, Kellogg ME, Clark AM, Bonde RK, McGuire PM (2007) Polymorphic microsatellite DNA markers for the Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, Molecular Ecology Notes, 7, 1073-1076
  • Pause KC, Clark AM, Bonde RK, McGuire PM (2006) A preliminary analysis of gene flow and population structure of the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris), Florida Genetics 2006, University of Florida Genetics Institute, 30 pages
  • Pause KC, Clark AM, Bonde RK, McGuire PM (2006) A preliminary analysis of gene flow and population structure of the Florida manatee, Wildlife Society of Florida Spring Meeting, 16 pages
  • Kellogg ME (2006) Molecular and Cytogenetic approaches to investigate the immune system of the endanagered Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris), Wildlife Society of Florida Spring Meeting, 12 pages
  • Pause KC, Bonde RK, McGuire PM, Zori R, Gray BA (2006) G-Banded Karyotype and Ideogram for the North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalana Glacialis), Journal of Heredity, 97, 303-306
  • Nourisson C, Pause KC, Clark AM, Bonde RK, McGuire PM (2005) Development of Microsatellite DNA Markers for Genetic Studies for the Florida Manatee (Trichechus Manatus Latirostris), 16th Biennial Conference for the Society for Marine Mammalogy
  • Pause KC, Bonde RK, McGuire PM, Zori R, Gray BA (2005) G-Banded Karyotype and Ideogram for the North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalana Glacialis), 16th Biennial Conference for the Society for Marine Mammalogy
  • Pause KC, Clark AM, Bonde RK, McGuire PM (2005) Genetic Studies of the Florida Manatee, Sirenian International Symposium
  • Kellogg ME, Gray BA, Duke DG, Pause KC, Bonde RK, McGuire PM (2005) Cytogenetic characterization, microdissection and cross-species fluorescence in-situ hybridization (zoo-FISH) studies of the Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, 16th Biennial Conference for the Society for Marine Mammalogy
  • Pause KC, Nourisson C, Clark AM, Bonde RK, McGuire PM (2005) Development of microsatellite DNA markers for genetic studies on the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris), Florida Genetics 2005, University of Florida Genetics Institute, 15 pages
  • Kellogg, ME, Dennis, TR, Gray, BA, Duke, DG, Pause, KC, Bonde, RK, Zori, RT, McGuire, PM (2005) Comparative fluorescence in situ hybridization (zoo-FISH) studies of the Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, Florida Genetics 2005, University of Florida Genetics Institute, 21 pages
  • Pause KC, Bonde RK, McGuire PM, Zori R, Gray BA (6 Apr 2005) G-Banded Karyotype and Ideogram for the North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalana Glacialis), Florida Marine Mammal Health Conference II, University of Florida Marine Mammal Health Conference II
  • Nourisson C, Pause KC, Clark AM, Bonde RK, McGuire PM (6 Apr 2005) Development of Microsatellite DNA Markers for Genetic Studies for the Florida Manatee (Trichechus Manatus Latirostris), Florida Marine Mammal Health Conference II, University of Florida Marine Mammal Health Conference II
  • Kellogg ME, Gray BA, Duke DG, Pause KC, Bonde RK, McGuire PM (2005) Techniques for establishing a cell culture and cytogenetic characterization of the Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris), Florida Marine Mammal Health Conference II
  • Hunter M, Broderick D, Ovenden J, Tucker K, Bonde R, McGuire P, Lanyon J, Characterization of highly informative cross-species microsatellite panels for the Australian dugong (Dugong dugon) and Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) including five novel primers., Molecular Ecology Resources, Submitted
  • Tucker KP, Hunter MK, Clark AM, Beck CA, Oli MK, Bonde RK, McGuire PM, The endangered Florida manatee has little genetic differentiation, In preparation

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Last Updated: 4/2/2009

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