*Mentees
R. N. Ketchum, D. R. Matute, D. R. Schrider, Soft selective sweeps predominate in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 43, msag068 (2026).
R. N. Ketchum, E. G. Smith, L. M. Toledo*, W. B. Leach, N. E. Padillo-Anthemides*, A. D. Baxevanis, A. M. Reitzel, J. F. Ryan, Genomic signatures of speciation and adaptation in the ctenophore Mnemiopsis. BMC Biology. 24, 132 (2026).
A. I. Rutlekowski, V. Modepalli, R. N. Ketchum, Y. Moran, A. M. Reitzel, De novo genome assembly of the Edwardsiid anthozoan Edwardsia elegans. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 15, jkaf011 (2025).
T. J. Carrier, G. Schwob, R. N. Ketchum, H. A. Lessios, A. M. Reitzel, Divergence between sea urchins and their microbiota following speciation. Marine Biology 171, 128 (2024).
R. N. Ketchum, P. L. Davidson, E. G. Smith, G. A. Wray, J. A. Burt, J. F. Ryan, A. M. Reitzel, A chromosome-level genome assembly of the highly heterozygous sea urchin Echinometra sp. EZ reveals adaptation in the regulatory regions of stress response genes. Genome Biology and Evolution 14, evac144 (2022).
R. N. Ketchum, E. G. Smith, G. O. Vaughan, D. McParland, N. Al-Mansoori, J. A. Burt, A. M. Reitzel, Unraveling the predictive role of temperature in the gut microbiota of the sea urchin Echinometra sp. EZ across spatial and temporal gradients. Molecular Ecology 30, 3869–3881 (2021).
D. Furr, R. N. Ketchum, B. L. Phippen, A. M. Reitzel, A. V. Ivanina, Physiological variation in response to Vibrio and hypoxia by aquacultured eastern oysters in the Southeastern United States. Integrative and Comparative Biology 61, 1715–1729 (2021).
R. N. Ketchum, E. G. Smith, M. B. DeBiasse, G. O. Vaughan, D. McParland, W. B. Leach, N. Al-Mansoori, J. F. Ryan, J. A. Burt, A. M. Reitzel, Population genomic analyses of the sea urchin Echinometra sp. EZ across an extreme environmental gradient. Genome Biology and Evolution 12, 1819–1829 (2020).
R. N. Ketchum, E. G. Smith, G. O. Vaughan, B. L. Phippen, D. McParland, N. Al-Mansoori, T. J. Carrier, J. A. Burt, A. M. Reitzel, DNA extraction method plays a significant role when defining bacterial community composition in the marine invertebrate Echinometra mathaei. Frontiers in Marine Science 5, 255 (2018).
R. N. Ketchum, M. B. DeBiasse, J. F. Ryan, J. A. Burt, A. M. Reitzel, The complete mitochondrial genome of the sea urchin, Echinometra sp. EZ. Mitochondrial DNA Part B 3, 1225–1227 (2018).
E. G. Smith, R. N. Ketchum, J. A. Burt, Host specificity of Symbiodinium variants revealed by an ITS2 metahaplotype approach. ISME J. 11, 1500–1503 (2017).
E. G. Smith, G. O. Vaughan, R. N. Ketchum, D. McParland, J. A. Burt, Symbiont community stability through severe coral bleaching in a thermally extreme lagoon. Scientific Reports 7, 2428 (2017).
R. N. Ketchum, M. M. Dieng, G. O. Vaughan, J. A. Burt, Y. Idaghdour, Levels of genetic diversity and taxonomic status of Epinephelus species in United Arab Emirates fish markets. Marine Pollution Bulletin 105, 540–545 (2016).
E. J. Howells, R. N. Ketchum, A. G. Bauman, Y. Mustafa, K. D. Watkins, J. A. Burt, Species-specific trends in the reproductive output of corals across environmental gradients and bleaching histories. Marine Pollution Bulletin 105, 532–539 (2016).
A. G. Shtukenberg, K. Tripathi, R. N. Ketchum, J. J. Jeon, A. Sanda, B. Kahr, Incorporation of Macromolecules into α-Lactose Monohydrate Crystals. Crystal Growth & Design. 16, 4589–4598 (2016).