Dr Katherine Dougan
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
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A genomic dissection of metaorganisms: molecular approaches for teasing apart the hologenome Genome Innovation Hub Collaborative Project (UQ infrastructure) |
2020 |
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Deciphering the epitranscriptome machinery using direct native RNA sequencing Genome Innovation Hub Collaborative Project (UQ infrastructure) |
2021 |
Book Chapter
Shah, Sarah, Dougan, Katherine E., Bhattacharya, Debashish and Chan, Cheong Xin (2022). Coral conservation from the genomic perspective on symbiodiniaceae diversity and function in the holobiont. Coral reefs of the world. (pp. 85-96) edited by Madeleine J. H. van Oppen and Manuel Aranda Lastra. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-07055-6_6
Journal Articles
Dougan, Katherine E., Bellantuono, Anthony J., Kahlke, Tim, Abbriano, Raffaela M., Chen, Yibi, Shah, Sarah, Granados-Cifuentes, Camila, van Oppen, Madeleine J. H., Bhattacharya, Debashish, Suggett, David J., Rodriguez-Lanetty, Mauricio and Chan, Cheong Xin (2024). Whole-genome duplication in an algal symbiont bolsters coral heat tolerance. Science Advances, 10 (29) eadn2218. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adn2218
Chen, Yibi, Dougan, Katherine E., Bhattacharya, Debashish and Chan, Cheong Xin (2024). Nuclear genomes of dinoflagellates reveal evolutionarily conserved pattern of RNA editing relative to stress response. Frontiers in Protistology, 2. doi: 10.3389/frpro.2024.1320917
Chen, Yibi, Dougan, Katherine E., Nguyen, Quan, Bhattacharya, Debashish and Chan, Cheong Xin (2024). Genome-wide transcriptome analysis reveals the diversity and function of long non-coding RNAs in dinoflagellates. NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics, 6 (1) lqae016, lqae016. doi: 10.1093/nargab/lqae016
Shah, Sarah, Dougan, Katherine E., Chen, Yibi, Lo, Rosalyn, Laird, Gemma, Fortuin, Michael D. A., Rai, Subash K., Murigneux, Valentine, Bellantuono, Anthony J., Rodriguez-Lanetty, Mauricio, Bhattacharya, Debashish and Chan, Cheong Xin (2024). Massive genome reduction predates the divergence of Symbiodiniaceae dinoflagellates. The ISME Journal, 18 (1) wrae059. doi: 10.1093/ismejo/wrae059
Dougan, Katherine E., Deng, Zhi-Luo, Wöhlbrand, Lars, Reuse, Carsten, Bunk, Boyke, Chen, Yibi, Hartlich, Juliane, Hiller, Karsten, John, Uwe, Kalvelage, Jana, Mansky, Johannes, Neumann-Schaal, Meina, Overmann, Jörg, Petersen, Jörn, Sanchez-Garcia, Selene, Schmidt-Hohagen, Kerstin, Shah, Sarah, Spröer, Cathrin, Sztajer, Helena, Wang, Hui, Bhattacharya, Debashish, Rabus, Ralf, Jahn, Dieter, Chan, Cheong Xin and Wagner-Döbler, Irene (2023). Multi-omics analysis reveals the molecular response to heat stress in a “red tide” dinoflagellate. Genome Biology, 24 (1) 265, 1-32. doi: 10.1186/s13059-023-03107-4
Shah, Sarah, Dougan, Katherine E., Chen, Yibi, Bhattacharya, Debashish and Chan, Cheong Xin (2023). Gene duplication is the primary driver of intraspecific genomic divergence in coral algal symbionts. Open Biology, 13 (9) 230182, 1-10. doi: 10.1098/rsob.230182
Chen, Yibi, Shah, Sarah, Dougan, Katherine E., van Oppen, Madeleine J. H., Bhattacharya, Debashish and Chan, Cheong Xin (2022). Improved Cladocopium goreaui genome assembly reveals features of a facultative coral symbiont and the complex evolutionary history of dinoflagellate genes. Microorganisms, 10 (8) 1662, 1-20. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10081662
Shah, Sarah, Lonhienne, Thierry, Murray, Cody-Ellen, Chen, Yibi, Dougan, Katherine E., Low, Yu Shang, Williams, Craig M., Schenk, Gerhard, Walter, Gimme H., Guddat, Luke W. and Chan, Cheong Xin (2022). Genome-guided analysis of seven weed species reveals conserved sequence and structural features of key gene targets for herbicide development. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13 909073. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.909073
Lo, Rosalyn, Dougan, Katherine E., Chen, Yibi, Shah, Sarah, Bhattacharya, Debashish and Chan, Cheong Xin (2022). Alignment-free analysis of whole-genome sequences from Symbiodiniaceae reveals different phylogenetic signals in distinct regions. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13 815714, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.815714
Dougan, Katherine E., González-Pech, Raúl A., Stephens, Timothy G., Shah, Sarah, Chen, Yibi, Ragan, Mark A., Bhattacharya, Debashish and Chan, Cheong Xin (2022). Genome-powered classification of microbial eukaryotes: focus on coral algal symbionts. Trends in Microbiology, 30 (9), 831-840. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2022.02.001
Jacobus, Ana Paula, Stephens, Timothy G., Youssef, Pierre, González-Pech, Raul, Ciccotosto-Camp, Michael M., Dougan, Katherine E., Chen, Yibi, Basso, Luiz Carlos, Frazzon, Jeverson, Chan, Cheong Xin and Gross, Jeferson (2021). Comparative genomics supports that Brazilian bioethanol Saccharomyces cerevisiae comprise a unified group of domesticated strains related to Cachaça spirit yeasts. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12 644089, 644089. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.644089
Gonzalez-Pech, Raul A., Stephens, Timothy G., Chen, Yibi, Mohamed, Amin R., Cheng, Yuanyuan, Shah, Sarah, Dougan, Katherine E., Fortuin, Michael D. A., Lagorce, Remi, Burt, David W., Bhattacharya, Debashish, Ragan, Mark A. and Chan, Cheong Xin (2021). Comparison of 15 dinoflagellate genomes reveals extensive sequence and structural divergence in family Symbiodiniaceae and genus Symbiodinium. BMC Biology, 19 (1) 73, 73. doi: 10.1186/s12915-021-00994-6
Iha, Cintia, Dougan, Katherine E., Varela, Javier A., Avila, Viridiana, Jackson, Christopher J., Bogaert, Kenny A., Chen, Yibi, Judd, Louise M., Wick, Ryan, Holt, Kathryn E., Pasella, Marisa M., Ricci, Francesco, Repetti, Sonja I., Medina, Mónica, Marcelino, Vanessa R., Chan, Cheong Xin and Verbruggen, Heroen (2021). Genomic adaptations to an endolithic lifestyle in the coral-associated alga Ostreobium. Current Biology, 31 (7), 1-10.e1–e5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.01.018
Dougan, Katherine E., Ladd, Mark C., Fuchs, Corinne, Thurber, Rebecca Vega, Burkepile, Deron E. and Rodriguez-Lanetty, Mauricio (2020). Nutrient pollution and predation differentially affect innate immune pathways in the coral Porites porites. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.563865
Bellantuono, Anthony J., Dougan, Katherine E., Granados-Cifuentes, Camila and Rodriguez-Lanetty, Mauricio (2019). Free-living and symbiotic lifestyles of a thermotolerant coral endosymbiont display profoundly distinct transcriptomes under both stable and heat stress conditions. Molecular Ecology, 28 (24), 5265-5281. doi: 10.1111/mec.15300
Bonthond, Guido, Merselis, Daniel G., Dougan, Katherine E., Graff, Trevor, Todd, William, Fourqurean, James W. and Rodriguez-Lanetty, Mauricio (2018). Inter-domain microbial diversity within the coral holobiont Siderastrea siderea from two depth habitats. PeerJ, 6 (2) e4323, e4323. doi: 10.7717/peerj.4323
Gould, A. L., Dougan, K. E., Koenigbauer, S. T. and Dunlap, P. V. (2016). Life history of the symbiotically luminous cardinalfish Siphamia tubifer (Perciformes: Apogonidae). Journal of Fish Biology, 89 (2), 1359-1377. doi: 10.1111/jfb.13063
Hendry, Tory A., de Wet, Jeffrey R., Dougan, Katherine E. and Dunlap, Paul V. (2016). Genome evolution in the obligate but environmentally active luminous symbionts of flashlight fish. Genome Biology and Evolution, 8 (7), 2203-2213. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evw161
Data Collections
Chen, Yibi, Dougan, Katherine E., Nguyen, Quen, Bhattacharya, Debashish and Chan, Cheong Xin (2023). Long non-coding RNAs of three dinoflagellate species. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/2692e99
Dougan, Katherine E., Deng, Zhi-Luo, Wöhlbrand, Lars, Reuse, Carsten, Bunk, Boyke, Chen, Yibi, Hartlich, Juliane, Hiller, Karsten, John, Uwe, Kalvelage, Jana, Mansky, Johannes, Neumann-Schaal, Meina, Overmann, Jörg, Petersen, Jörn, Sanchez-Garcia, Selene, Schmidt-Hohagen, Kerstin, Shah, Sarah, Spröer, Cathrin, Sztajer, Helena, Wang, Hui, Bhattacharya, Debashish, Rabus, Ralf, Jahn, Dieter, Wagner-Döbler, Irene and Chan, Cheong Xin (2023). Genome and transcriptome data for bloom-forming dinoflagellate Prorocentrum cordatum CCMP1329. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/bc851b7
Chen, Yibi, Shah, Sarah, Dougan, Katherine E., van Oppen, Madeleine, J. H., Bhattacharya, Debashish and Chan, Cheong Xin (2022). Improved assembled genome of Cladocopium goreaui SCF055. The University of Queensland. (Dataset)
Shah, Sarah, Lonhienne, Thierry, Murray, Cody-Ellen, Chen, Yibi, Dougan, Katherine E., Low, Yu Shang, Williams, Craig M., Schenk, Gerhard, Walter, Gimme H., Guddat, Luke W. and Chan, Cheong Xin (2022). Genomic resources of seven Australian weed species of national significance. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/c22c10c
Katherine E. Dougan, Anthony J. Bellantuono, Tim Kahlke, Raffaela M. Abbriano, Yibi Chen, Sarah Shah, Camila Granados-Cifuentes, Madeleine J. H. van Oppen, Debashish Bhattacharya, David J. Suggett, Mauricio Rodriguez-Lanetty and Cheong Xin Chan (2022). Genome data for Durusdinium trenchii CCMP2556 and SCF082. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/27da3e7