Kara Carlson

  • 5th year Ph.D. candidate
  • Program: Genetics
  • Education: B.S. Biology and B.S. Environmental Sciences, University of North Carolina Wilmington
  • Hometown: Kinston, NC
  • Lab: Jeff Yoder
  • Fun fact: I am a singer/guitarist/songwriter and have been performing at different venues for over 15 years.
  • Email: kbcarlso@ncsu.edu
  • Publications:
    • Carlson, K. B. et al. Transcriptome annotation reveals minimal immunogenetic diversity among Wyoming toads, Anaxyrus baxteri. Conserv. Genet. 23, 669–681 (2022).
    • Evans HK, Carlson KB, Wisser R, Raley ME, Potoka KM, Dockendorf KJ. 2018. Genetics and hatchery management: a parentage-based tagging approach to Blueback Herring conservation. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 9(1):4–13; e1944-687X. doi:10.3996/022017-JFWM-011
  • Presentations:
    • Evolution Conference Virtual Presentation: Diversification of vertebrate Toll-like Receptors illuminate the evolutionary history of gene family expansion and retraction. Carlson, K.B., Nguyen, C., Yoder, J.A., Dornburg, A. June 22, 2022.
    • North American Comparative Immunology Workshop Presentation: Transcriptome annotation reveals minimal immunogenetic diversity among Wyoming toads, Anaxyrus baxteri. Carlson, K.B., Wcisel, D.J., Ackerman, H.D., Romanet, J., Christiansen, E.F., Niemuth, J.N., Williams, C., Breen, M.,Stoskopf, M.K., Dornburg, A., Yoder, J.A., Banff, Alberta, Canada, June 7, 2021
  • Notable achievements:
    • NSF GRFP Honorable Mention 2020 Stephanie Curtis Leadership Award 2021