College of Veterinary Medicine

Education:

BS, Microbiology and Cell Science (Minors: Chemistry and Plant Molecular Cellular Biology), University of Florida, Gainesville, 2003

Honors and Awards:

Grinter Fellowship and Named Presidential Fellowship, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2004
AAAS/Science Program for Excellence in Science one-year sponsored membership, 2007
The Bonde/Reep Award for Manatee Conservation, Florida Marine Mammal Health Conference, St. Augustine, FL, 2008

Current Research:

My graduate work has focused on the genetics of the threatened Sirenia Order, including cytogenetics, and population and conservation genetics. Specifically, my work has included chromosome mapping of the Florida manatee using human Zoo-Fluorescence in-situ hybridization probes, comparison of dugong (Dugong Dugon) and Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) microsatellite primers to improve population genetic techniques, and fine-scale genetic analysis of the Belize and Puerto Rico manatee (T. m. manatus) populations. The degree of relatedness among Belize, Puerto Rico, Florida, and other Antillean manatee populations will be assessed to determine dispersal and migration patterns. This work will benefit future management and conservation decisions for the preservation of the West Indian manatee.

Laboratory Experience:

• DNA/RNA isolation
• PCR
• cloning
• blood and tissue cell culture
• karyotype construction
• fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
• BAC preparations

Selected Publications:

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Kellogg, M.E., Burkett, S., Dennis, T.R., Stone, G., Gray, B.A., McGuire, P.M., Zori, R.T., and Stanyon, R. Chromosome painting in the manatee supports Afrotheria and Paenungulata. BMC Evolutionary Bio. 7:6. 2007.

Pause, K.C., Nourisson, C., Clark, A., Kellogg, M.E., Bonde, R.K., and McGuire, P.M. Polymorphic microsatellite DNA markers for the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Molecular Eco. Notes 7:6, 1073–1076. 2007.

Selected Presentations:

Kellogg, M.E., Pause, K.C., McCann, S., Clark, A., Powell, J., Auil, N., Mignucci-Giannoni, A.A., Bonde, R.K., and McGuire, P.M. Population genetics of the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus): Implications for conservation. Intl. Assoc. of Aquatic Anim. Med., Rome, Italy. Oral Presentation. May 2008.

Kellogg, M.E., Pause, K.C., McCann, S., Clark, A., Powell, J., Auil, N., Mignucci-Giannoni, A.A., Bonde, R.K., and McGuire, P.M. Population Genetics of the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus). FL Marine Mammal Health Conf., St. Augustine, FL. April 2008.

Kellogg, M.E., Broderick, D., Ovenden, J.R., Pause, K.C., McCann, S., Bonde, R.K., Lanyon, J.M., and McGuire, P.M. Dugong and manatee cross-species primer comparison. Sirenian Genetics Conf., Orlando, FL. Oral Presentation. April 2008.

Kellogg, M.E., Pause, K.C., Clark, A., Mignucci-Giannoni, A.A., Bonde, R.K., and McGuire, P.M. Preliminary genetic comparisons of the Florida manatee and Puerto Rico manatee populations. Intl. Assoc. of Aquatic Anim. Med., Orlando, FL. Oral Presentation. May 2007.