Education

Ph.D. - Boston University Marine Program
B.A. - Johns Hopkins University

Research & Teaching Interests

Cell and molecular biology. Marine microbial biology. Wound Healing. Biology of gelatinous planktonic animals.

Selected Publications

Ortmann A.C., Anders J., Shelton N., Gong L., Moss A.G., Condon R.H. 2012. Dispersed oil disrupts microbial pathways in pelagic food webs. PLoS ONE 7(7) e42548

Morrow K.M., Moss A.G., Chadwick N.E., Liles M.R. 2012 Bacterial associates of two Caribbean coral species reveal species specific distribution and geographic variability. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 78(18): Published ahead of print 6 July 2012, doi: 10.1128/​AEM.01162-12

Reusch, T.B.H., Bolte, S., Sparwel, M., Moss A.G., Javid Jamileh.2010. "Mnemiopsis microsatellites resolve two major invasion routes in one of the world’s most notorious marine invaders" Molecular Ecology 19:2690-2699

Moss, A.G. 2007. Ctenophores of Alabama. Encyclopedia of Alabama, in press. Online web encyclopedia in development.

Moss, A.G. 2007.  Ctenophores of the Gulf of Mexico,. Chapter in D. Camp, ed., The Gulf of Mexico, Its origin, waters, and biota. University of Texas. In press.

Masters R.A., B.D. Crean, W. Yan, A.G. Moss, P.L. Ryan, A.A. Wiley, C.A. Bagnell and F.F. Bartol. 2006. Neonatal porcine endometrial development and epithelia proliferation affected by age and exposure to estrogen and relaxin. Dom. Animal Endocrinology. In press, available online.

Moss, A.G. 2004. Primary Inhibition: A mechanism for sudden stoppage of metachrony in ctenophores. Hydrobiologia 530/531:155-162.

Moss, A.G., B. Wells, and L. Muellner. 2004. A mechanosensory system that controls feeding in adult Mnemiopsis. Hydrobiologia 530/531:145-153.

Henry, R. P., S. M. Bilger, and A.G. Moss. 2001. Carbonic anhydrase isozyme distribution and characterization in metabolic fiber types of the dorsal levator muscle of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. J. Exp. Zool. 290:234-246

Moss, A.G., R. Rapoza and L. Muellner. 2001. A novel cilia-based feature within the food grooves of Mnemiopsis mccradyi (Phylum: Ctenophora). Hydrobiologia 451:287-294.

Moss, A.G., A.M. Estes, L.A. Muellner, and D.D. Morgan. 2001.  Protistan epibionts of Mnemiopsis mccradyi (Ctenophora: Tentaculata). Hydrobiologia 451:295-304.

Moss, A.G. and D.D. Morgan. 1999. Rapid analysis of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii flagellar beat activity with a LSCM. Microscopy and Analysis 13:7-9.

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