Anna Marie Louisa Klompen
Doctoral candidate
a917k100@ku.edu
Primary office:
Haworth Hall
Advisor: Paulyn Cartwright
Research Interest: Cnidarian venom and stinging cell evolution
Hometown: Worthington, Ohio
Education:
- Chemistry and Biology, The College of William and Mary (undergraduate)
Publications:
- Allen, J.D., A. M. L. Klompen, E. J. Alpert, and A. J. Reft, 2017. Obligate planktotrophy in the Göttes larva of Stylochus ellipticus (Platyhelminthes). Invertebrate Reproduction and Development 61: 110-118.
Presentations oral:
- Klompen, A. M. L., Sanders, S. M., and Cartwright, P. “Influences of functional variation on venom expression in hydractiniid hydrozoans.” June 2018, Cnidaria Satellite Meeting – Euro Evo Devo. Galway, Ireland.
- Klompen, A. M. L., Kayal, E., and Collins, A. G. “Survey of Pore Forming-like CaTX Toxins of Various Species of Cnidaria.” August 2016, NOAA Hollings Undergraduate Scholars Research Symposium. Silver Springs, MD.
Presentations poster:
- Klompen, A. M. L., Ames, C. L., Badhiwala, K., Muffet, K., Reft, A., Kumar, M., Field, L. D., Collins, A. G., Robinson, J. T., & Vora, G. J. “Description of novel nematosome-like structures in the mucus of the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea.” September 2018, Cnidofest. St. Augustine, Florida, USA. Full program, pg. 33.
- Klompen, A. M. L., Sanders, S. M., & Cartwright, P. “Influences of functional variation on venom expression in hydractiniid hydrozoans.” August 2018, Gordon Research Conference: Venom Evolution, Function and Biomedical Applications Mt. Snow, Vermont, USA. http://hdl.handle.net/1808/26794
- Klompen, A. M. L., Sanders, S. M., & Cartwright, P. “Differentially expressed venoms in functionally specialized polyps of the colonial hydrozoan Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus.” June 2018, Euro Evo Devo. Galway, Ireland. http://hdl.handle.net/1808/26793. Received Third in Student Poster Competition
- Klompen, A. M. L., Reft, A., & Allen, J. “Do Götte's larvae feed? Culturing indirect developing polyclad flatworms.” January 2016, Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology. New Orleans, LA. Received Best Student Poster Presentation - Division of Zoology
- Klompen, A. M. L., Kayal, E., & Collins, A. G. “Survey of CaTX-like Toxin Genes in Various Cnidarian Species.” September 2016, XII Congress of the Pan-American Section of the International Society on Toxicology. Miami Beach, FL.
- Klompen, A. M. L., Kayal, E., & Collins, A. G. “Survey of CaTX-like Toxin Genes in Various Cnidarian Species.” August-September 2016, 11th International Marine Biotechnology Conference. Baltimore, MD.
- Klompen, A. M. L. & Lane, A. “Evaluation of the putative nocardiopyrone biosynthetic gene cluster from a marine-derived actinomycete.” March 2016, 251st American Chemical Society National Conference and Exposition: Computers in Chemistry. San Diego, CA.
Fellowships:
- Chancellor’s Fellow University of Kansas. 2017-2022. (https://graduate.ku.edu/2017-chancellors-fellows).
- Visiting Research Fellowship. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. 2018.
- Honorable Mention, National Research Graduate Fellowship. National Science Foundation. 2017.
- Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholar. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2015-2016.
- National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates Scholar in Coastal Biology. University of North Florida. 2015.
Grants:
- Lerner-Gray Grant for Marine Science. “Analysis on the role of nematosome-containing mucus of the Upside-Down Jellyfish Cassiopea xamachana.” American Museum of Natural History. $1,900. July 2018.
- Grant-In-Aid of Research. “Effects of historical and current food availability on the development of Stylochus ellipticus in the Chesapeake Bay.” Sigma Xi. $500. Fall 2015.
- Mary E. Ferguson Memorial Research Grant. The College of William and Mary. $355. Spring 2015.
Awards:
- Ida H. Hyde Spring Scholarship for Women in Science to Study in a Non-KU Research Laboratory, University of Kansas. $2,000. Spring 2019.
- Ida H. Hyde Fall Scholarship for Women in Science to Study in a Non-KU Research Laboratory, University of Kansas. $2,000. Fall 2018.
- Graduate Studies Research Support Award, University of Kansas. $2,000. Summer 2018.
- EEB Graduate Student Organization Summer Travel Award, University of Kansas. $350. 2018.
- John H. Nelson Scholarship, University of Kansas. $5,000. 2017.
- Alumni Association Student Academic Prize: Organismal Biology, The College of William and Mary. $500. 2017.
- Benjamin Stoddert Ewell Service Award. The College of William and Mary. 2017.
- Zoo Aide Lifetime Achievement Award, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. 2013.