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Kaitlyn A. Webster, PhD

Tagline:L'Oréal For Women in Science postdoctoral fellow in Genetics at Harvard Medical School

Research Interests

  • cavefish
  • reproductive biology
  • sex differentiation
  • germ cells
  • male infertility
  • gamete fusion
  • fertilization
  • gonad development
  • sex determination
  • zebrafish
  • developmental biology

Publications

  • Differential expression of sex regulatory genes in gonads of Astyanax mexicanus surface fish and cavefish

    Journal ArticlePublisher:BMC Ecology and EvolutionDate:2025
    Authors:
    Kaitlyn A. WebsterBethany PonteHans Vasquez-GrossJuli PetereitJohn HutchinsonMisty R. Riddle
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  • Enteric neural crest development in Astyanax mexicanus surface fish and cavefish

    Journal ArticlePublisher:DifferentiationDate:2025
    Authors:
    Pavani Ponnimbaduge PereraKaitlyn WebsterMisty R. Riddle
    DOI

  • Cyclin-dependent kinase 21 is a novel regulator of proliferation and meiosis in the male germline of zebrafish

    Journal ArticlePublisher:ReproductionDate:2019
    Authors:
    Kaitlyn A WebsterKatrin HenkeDelaney M IngallsAdeeba NahrinMatthew P HarrisKellee R Siegfried
    DOI

  • A new and improved algorithm for the quantification of chromatin condensation from microscopic data shows decreased chromatin condensation in regenerating axolotl limb cells

    Journal ArticlePublisher:PLOS ONEDate:2017
    Authors:
    Julian SosnikWarren A. VieiraKaitlyn A. WebsterKellee R. SiegfriedCatherine D. McCusker
    DOI

  • Dmrt1 is necessary for male sexual development in zebrafish

    Journal ArticlePublisher:Developmental BiologyDate:2017
    Authors:
    Kaitlyn A. WebsterUrsula SchachAngel OrdazJocelyn S. SteinfeldBruce W. DraperKellee R. Siegfried
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