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Anna Klompen

Anna Klompen is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Gibson Lab.

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Proteomic analysis of FACS-enriched whole nematocysts from the colonial hydrozoan Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus

Klompen, A. M., Ferro, K., Kempf, C. G., Florens, L., Gibson, M. C., & Cartwright, P. (2026). Toxicon: X, 100242.

Minicollagen expression dynamics reveal a transcriptional program for cnidogenesis in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis.

Klompen, A. M. L., Duong, J, McKinney, M. C., Morrison, J. A., Javier, J. E., Chen, S., McKinney, S., Hall, K. E., Petentler, K., Ellington, L., & Gibson, M. C. (2026) bioRxiv.

Graded FGF activity patterns distinct cell types within the apical sensory organ of the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis

Sabin KZ, Chen S, Hill EM, Weaver KJ, Yonke J, Kirkman M, Redwine WB, Klompen AML, Zhao X, Guo F, McKinney MC, Dewey JL, Gibson MC. Dev Biol. 2024;510:50-65.

Localization of Multiple Jellyfish Toxins Shows Specificity for Functionally Distinct Polyps and Nematocyst Types in a Colonial Hydrozoan

Klompen, A.M.L.; Travert, M.K.; Cartwright, P. Localization of Multiple Jellyfish Toxins Shows Specificity for Functionally Distinct Polyps and Nematocyst Types in a Colonial Hydrozoan. Toxins 2023, 15, 149. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins15020149

Venom system variation and the division of labor in the colonial hydrozoan Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus

Klompen AML, Sanders SM, Cartwright P. Venom system variation and the division of labor in the colonial hydrozoan Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus. Toxicon X. 2022 Mar 4;14:100113. doi: 10.1016/j.toxcx.2022.100113. PMID: 35287376; PMCID: PMC8917316.

Phylogenetic and Selection Analysis of an Expanded Family of Putatively Pore-Forming Jellyfish Toxins (Cnidaria: Medusozoa)

Anna M L Klompen, Ehsan Kayal, Allen G Collins, Paulyn Cartwright, Phylogenetic and Selection Analysis of an Expanded Family of Putatively Pore-Forming Jellyfish Toxins (Cnidaria: Medusozoa), Genome Biology and Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 6, June 2021, evab081,