Nikki Lynn Adams
- Professor
- California Polytechnic State University
- 805-756-2943
- nadams@calpo ly.edu
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About me
My lab group uses the purple sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, as a model organism to investigate how ultraviolet radiation (UVR) and other stressors affect development (and proteins that regulate development) of marine organisms. We are primarily focused on how marine organisms defend themselves biochemically against stress and links between maternal investment and resistance of embryos to subsequent stress. We are also examining how physical and biological parameters affect settlement of sea urchins at our Center for Coastal Marine Sciences (CCMS) Pier Facility.
Featured publications (11 of 11 publications)
Adams, N.L., J.P. Campanale and K.R. Foltz. 2012. Damage or defenses: An examination of how the sea urchin proteome changes in response to ultraviolet radiation. Integrative and Comparative Biology 52: 665-680.
Gravem, S.A. and N.L. Adams. 2012. Sex and microhabitat influence the uptake and allocation of mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) to tissues of the purple sea urchin, S. purpuratus. Marine Biology Volume 159, Issue 12: p 2839-2852.
Campanale, J., L. Tomanek and N. Adams. 2011. Exposure to ultraviolet radiation causes proteomic changes in embryos of the purple sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology & Ecology 397: 106-120.
Fernandez-Guerra, A., A. Aze, J. Morales, O. Mulner-Lorillon, B. Cosson, P. Cormier, C. Bradham, N. Adams, A. Robertson and W. Marzluff. 2006. genomic repertoire for cell cycle control and DNA metabolism in S-purpuratus. Developmental Biology: 238-251.
Foltz, K.R., N.L. Adams and L.L. Runft. 2004. Experimental analysis of the development of sea urchins and other non-vertebrate deuterostomes. In Methods in Cell Biology, edited by . Elsevier.
Hansen, Lara, Nikki Adams, Eric Mielbrecht, Andrew Bruckner and Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.). 2004. Enhancing management effectiveness of marine protected areas and coral reef species conservation through assessment of mycosporine-like amino acid (MAA) content in populations and genera. [Washington, D.C
Adams, N.L., J.M. Shick and W.C. Dunlap. 2001. Selective accumulation of mycosporine-like amino acids in ovaries of the green sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis, is not affected by ultraviolet radiation. Marine Biology 138.
Adams, N.L. and J.M. Shick. 2001. Mycosporine-like amino acids prevent UVB-induced abnormalities during development of the green sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis. Marine Biology 138: 267-280.
Belton, R., N. Adams and K. Foltz. 2001. Isolation and characterization of sea urchin egg lipid rafts and their possible function during fertilization. Molecular Reproduction and Development: 294-305.
Adams, N. 2001. UV radiation evokes negative phototaxis and covering behavior in the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis. Marine Ecology Progress Series: 87-95.
Adams, N. and J. Shick. 1996. Mycosporine-like amino acids provide protection against ultraviolet radiation in eggs of the green sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis. Photochemistry and Photobiology: 149-158.
Featured collaborators, advisors, & advisees (3 of 9 collaborators)
Foltz, K – UC, Santa Barbara
Hamdoun, A – Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Schroeter, S – Marine Science Institute, UCSB
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Publications
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Adams, N.L., J.P. Campanale and K.R. Foltz. 2012. Damage or defenses: An examination of how the sea urchin proteome changes in response to ultraviolet radiation. Integrative and Comparative Biology 52: 665-680.
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Gravem, S.A. and N.L. Adams. 2012. Sex and microhabitat influence the uptake and allocation of mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) to tissues of the purple sea urchin, S. purpuratus. Marine Biology Volume 159, Issue 12: p 2839-2852.
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Campanale, J., L. Tomanek and N. Adams. 2011. Exposure to ultraviolet radiation causes proteomic changes in embryos of the purple sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology & Ecology 397: 106-120.
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Fernandez-Guerra, A., A. Aze, J. Morales, O. Mulner-Lorillon, B. Cosson, P. Cormier, C. Bradham, N. Adams, A. Robertson and W. Marzluff. 2006. genomic repertoire for cell cycle control and DNA metabolism in S-purpuratus. Developmental Biology: 238-251.
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Foltz, K.R., N.L. Adams and L.L. Runft. 2004. Experimental analysis of the development of sea urchins and other non-vertebrate deuterostomes. In Methods in Cell Biology, edited by . Elsevier.
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Hansen, Lara, Nikki Adams, Eric Mielbrecht, Andrew Bruckner and Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.). 2004. Enhancing management effectiveness of marine protected areas and coral reef species conservation through assessment of mycosporine-like amino acid (MAA) content in populations and genera. [Washington, D.C
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Adams, N.L., J.M. Shick and W.C. Dunlap. 2001. Selective accumulation of mycosporine-like amino acids in ovaries of the green sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis, is not affected by ultraviolet radiation. Marine Biology 138.
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Adams, N.L. and J.M. Shick. 2001. Mycosporine-like amino acids prevent UVB-induced abnormalities during development of the green sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis. Marine Biology 138: 267-280.
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Belton, R., N. Adams and K. Foltz. 2001. Isolation and characterization of sea urchin egg lipid rafts and their possible function during fertilization. Molecular Reproduction and Development: 294-305.
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Adams, N. 2001. UV radiation evokes negative phototaxis and covering behavior in the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis. Marine Ecology Progress Series: 87-95.
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Adams, N. and J. Shick. 1996. Mycosporine-like amino acids provide protection against ultraviolet radiation in eggs of the green sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis. Photochemistry and Photobiology: 149-158.
Educational Background
2000-2002 – post doc, University of California, Santa Barbara (Molecular Biology of sea urchin development)
2000 – PhD, University of Maine, Orono (Zoology)
1995 – M.S., University of Maine, Orono (Zoology)
1988 – BS, University of California, Santa Barbara (Aquatic Biology)
Grants
NSF RUI: Molecular effects of ultraviolet radiation on development of sea urchin eggs and embryos
Bridges to Stem Cell Research-Cal Poly
Bridges to Stem Cell Research-Cal Poly
CSUPERB: Mass spectroscopy analysis of effects of UV radiation on the proteome of sea urchin embryos.
Positions & Honors
2007-present – Associate Professor, California Polytechnic State Univeristy, SLO
2002-2007 – Assistant Professor, California Polytechnic State Univeristy, SLO
2000-2002 – NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, UC, Santa Barbara (lab of Kathy Foltz)
1996-2000 – EPA STAR Fellowship, Environmental Protection Agency
Collaborators, Advisors & Advisees
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Campanale, J – Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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Cherr, G – University of California, Davis
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Foltz, K – UC, Santa Barbara
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Gravem, S – University of California, Davis
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Hamdoun, A – Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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Laiho, L – California Polytechnic State Univeristy, SLO
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Schroeter, S – Marine Science Institute, UCSB
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Shick, M – University of Maine, Orono
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Tomanek, L – California Polytechnic State Univeristy, SLO