My present research utilizes modern genomic techniques to examine tropical coral- and sponge-associated microbial communities. I am particularly interested in using gene-targeted sequencing and metagenomics coupled with network analyses to move beyond descriptive studies and begin to understand the functional roles microbes play in host health.

  Please note that only publications relevant to mesophotic reefs are indexed.

	Environmental drivers of microbial community shifts in the giant barrel sponge, Xestospongia muta, over a shallow to mesophotic depth gradient | article Morrow KM, Fiore Cara, Lesser M (2016) Environ Microbiol 18:2025-2038
	Comparative Genomics of Color Morphs In the Coral Montastraea cavernosa | article Jarett JK, MacManes MD, Morrow KM, Pankey MS, Lesser MP (2017) Sci Rep 7:16039

  SCUBA (open-circuit or unspecified)
  Snorkeling
  Surface-deployed sensors and samplers