Kirsten Grond, Ph.D.
Bioinformatician/Biostatistician/Microbiome expert with a strong background in molecular biology and a passion for analysis of biological data and troubleshooting code.
Research Interests
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Publications
The avian gut microbiota: community, physiology and function in wild birds
Journal of Avian Biology / Nov 01, 2018
Grond, K., Sandercock, B. K., Jumpponen, A., & Zeglin, L. H. (2018). The avian gut microbiota: community, physiology and function in wild birds. Journal of Avian Biology, 49(11). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.01788
Scraping the bottom of the barrel: are rare high throughput sequences artifacts?
Fungal Ecology / Feb 01, 2015
Brown, S. P., Veach, A. M., Rigdon-Huss, A. R., Grond, K., Lickteig, S. K., Lothamer, K., Oliver, A. K., & Jumpponen, A. (2015). Scraping the bottom of the barrel: are rare high throughput sequences artifacts? Fungal Ecology, 13, 221–225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2014.08.006
Recruitment and establishment of the gut microbiome in arctic shorebirds
FEMS Microbiology Ecology / Oct 24, 2017
Grond, K., Lanctot, R. B., Jumpponen, A., & Sandercock, B. K. (2017). Recruitment and establishment of the gut microbiome in arctic shorebirds. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 93(12). https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fix142
Avian gut microbiomes taking flight
Trends in Microbiology / Mar 01, 2022
Bodawatta, K. H., Hird, S. M., Grond, K., Poulsen, M., & Jønsson, K. A. (2022). Avian gut microbiomes taking flight. Trends in Microbiology, 30(3), 268–280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2021.07.003
Phenological mismatch in Arctic‐breeding shorebirds: Impact of snowmelt and unpredictable weather conditions on food availability and chick growth
Ecology and Evolution / May 16, 2019
Saalfeld, S. T., McEwen, D. C., Kesler, D. C., Butler, M. G., Cunningham, J. A., Doll, A. C., English, W. B., Gerik, D. E., Grond, K., Herzog, P., Hill, B. L., Lagassé, B. J., & Lanctot, R. B. (2019). Phenological mismatch in Arctic‐breeding shorebirds: Impact of snowmelt and unpredictable weather conditions on food availability and chick growth. Ecology and Evolution, 9(11), 6693–6707. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5248
Intestinal Microbiota and Species Diversity of Campylobacter and Helicobacter spp. in Migrating Shorebirds in Delaware Bay
Applied and Environmental Microbiology / Mar 15, 2014
Ryu, H., Grond, K., Verheijen, B., Elk, M., Buehler, D. M., & Santo Domingo, J. W. (2014). Intestinal Microbiota and Species Diversity of Campylobacter and Helicobacter spp. in Migrating Shorebirds in Delaware Bay. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 80(6), 1838–1847. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.03793-13
Composition and Drivers of Gut Microbial Communities in Arctic-Breeding Shorebirds
Frontiers in Microbiology / Oct 09, 2019
Grond, K., Santo Domingo, J. W., Lanctot, R. B., Jumpponen, A., Bentzen, R. L., Boldenow, M. L., Brown, S. C., Casler, B., Cunningham, J. A., Doll, A. C., Freeman, S., Hill, B. L., Kendall, S. J., Kwon, E., Liebezeit, J. R., Pirie-Dominix, L., Rausch, J., & Sandercock, B. K. (2019). Composition and Drivers of Gut Microbial Communities in Arctic-Breeding Shorebirds. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02258
Do Uniparental Sanderlings Calidris alba Increase Egg Heat Input to Compensate for Low Nest Attentiveness?
PLoS ONE / Feb 09, 2011
Reneerkens, J., Grond, K., Schekkerman, H., Tulp, I., & Piersma, T. (2011). Do Uniparental Sanderlings Calidris alba Increase Egg Heat Input to Compensate for Low Nest Attentiveness? PLoS ONE, 6(2), e16834. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016834
Gastro-intestinal microbiota of two migratory shorebird species during spring migration staging in Delaware Bay, USA
Journal of Ornithology / May 23, 2014
Grond, K., Ryu, H., Baker, A. J., Santo Domingo, J. W., & Buehler, D. M. (2014). Gastro-intestinal microbiota of two migratory shorebird species during spring migration staging in Delaware Bay, USA. Journal of Ornithology, 155(4), 969–977. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-014-1083-3
No evidence for phylosymbiosis in western chipmunk species
FEMS Microbiology Ecology / Nov 15, 2019
Grond, K., Bell, K. C., Demboski, J. R., Santos, M., Sullivan, J. M., & Hird, S. M. (2019). No evidence for phylosymbiosis in western chipmunk species. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 96(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiz182
Spatial heterogeneity of the shorebird gastrointestinal microbiome
Royal Society Open Science / Jan 01, 2020
Grond, K., Guilani, H., & Hird, S. M. (2020). Spatial heterogeneity of the shorebird gastrointestinal microbiome. Royal Society Open Science, 7(1), 191609. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.191609
Longitudinal microbiome profiling reveals impermanence of probiotic bacteria in domestic pigeons
PLOS ONE / Jun 17, 2019
Grond, K., Perreau, J. M., Loo, W. T., Spring, A. J., Cavanaugh, C. M., & Hird, S. M. (2019). Longitudinal microbiome profiling reveals impermanence of probiotic bacteria in domestic pigeons. PLOS ONE, 14(6), e0217804. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217804
Prey type and foraging ecology of SanderlingsCalidris albain different climate zones: are tropical areas more favourable than temperate sites?
PeerJ / Aug 11, 2015
Grond, K., Ntiamoa-Baidu, Y., Piersma, T., & Reneerkens, J. (2015). Prey type and foraging ecology of SanderlingsCalidris albain different climate zones: are tropical areas more favourable than temperate sites? PeerJ, 3, e1125. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1125
Dissolved organic matter production from herder application and in-situ burning of crude oil at high latitudes: Bioavailable molecular composition patterns and microbial community diversity effects
Journal of Hazardous Materials / Feb 01, 2022
Tomco, P. L., Duddleston, K. N., Driskill, A., Hatton, J. J., Grond, K., Wrenn, T., Tarr, M. A., Podgorski, D. C., & Zito, P. (2022). Dissolved organic matter production from herder application and in-situ burning of crude oil at high latitudes: Bioavailable molecular composition patterns and microbial community diversity effects. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 424, 127598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127598
Effects of leg flags on nest survival of four species of Arctic‐breeding shorebirds
Journal of Field Ornithology / Sep 01, 2018
Weiser, E. L., Lanctot, R. B., Brown, S. C., River Gates, H., Bentzen, R. L., Boldenow, M. L., Cunningham, J. A., Doll, A., Donnelly, T. F., English, W. B., Franks, S. E., Grond, K., Herzog, P., Hill, B. L., Kendall, S., Kwon, E., Lank, D. B., Liebezeit, J. R., Rausch, J., … Sandercock, B. K. (2018). Effects of leg flags on nest survival of four species of Arctic‐breeding shorebirds. Journal of Field Ornithology, 89(3), 287–297. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/jofo.12264
Functional and Compositional Changes in the Fecal Microbiome of a Shorebird during Migratory Stopover
mSystems / Apr 27, 2023
Grond, K., Louyakis, A. S., & Hird, S. M. (2023). Functional and Compositional Changes in the Fecal Microbiome of a Shorebird during Migratory Stopover. MSystems, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.01128-22
Gut microbiome is affected by gut region but robust to host physiological changes in captive active-season ground squirrels
Animal Microbiome / Aug 13, 2021
Grond, K., Kurtz, C. C., Hatton, J., Sonsalla, M. M., & Duddleston, K. N. (2021). Gut microbiome is affected by gut region but robust to host physiological changes in captive active-season ground squirrels. Animal Microbiome, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-021-00117-0
No evidence for associations between brood size, gut microbiome diversity and survival in great tit (Parus major) nestlings
Animal Microbiome / Mar 22, 2023
Liukkonen, M., Hukkanen, M., Cossin-Sevrin, N., Stier, A., Vesterinen, E., Grond, K., & Ruuskanen, S. (2023). No evidence for associations between brood size, gut microbiome diversity and survival in great tit (Parus major) nestlings. Animal Microbiome, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-023-00241-z
No evidence for associations between brood size, gut microbiome diversity and survival in great tit (Parus major) nestlings
Sep 08, 2022
Liukkonen, M., Hukkanen, M., Cossin-Sevrin, N., Stier, A., Vesterinen, E., Grond, K., & Ruuskanen, S. (2022). No evidence for associations between brood size, gut microbiome diversity and survival in great tit (Parus major) nestlings. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.09.06.506880
Treatment with gut-specific nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug attenuates metabolic inflammation but not body mass in fattening ground squirrels
American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology / Nov 01, 2023
Zur Tulod, J., Witman, N. D., Grond, K., Duddleston, K. N., & Kurtz, C. C. (2023). Treatment with gut-specific nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug attenuates metabolic inflammation but not body mass in fattening ground squirrels. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 325(5), R456–R464. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00078.2023
Factors influencing mercury exposure in Arctic-breeding shorebirds
Ecotoxicology / Oct 01, 2023
Perkins, M., Stenhouse, I. J., Lanctot, R. B., Brown, S., Bêty, J., Boldenow, M., Cunningham, J., English, W., Gates, R., Gilchrist, H. G., Giroux, M.-A., Grond, K., Hill, B., Kwon, E., Lamarre, J.-F., Lank, D. B., Lecomte, N., Pavlik, D., Rausch, J., … Basu, N. (2023). Factors influencing mercury exposure in Arctic-breeding shorebirds. Ecotoxicology, 32(8), 1062–1083. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-023-02708-w
Microbial gene expression during hibernation in arctic ground squirrels: greater differences across gut sections than in response to pre-hibernation dietary protein content
Frontiers in Genetics / Aug 10, 2023
Grond, K., Buck, C. L., & Duddleston, K. N. (2023). Microbial gene expression during hibernation in arctic ground squirrels: greater differences across gut sections than in response to pre-hibernation dietary protein content. Frontiers in Genetics, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2023.1210143
Seasonal and environmental factors contribute to the variation in the gut microbiome: a large-scale study of a small bird
Dec 13, 2023
Liukkonen, M., Muriel, J., Martínez-Padilla, J., Nord, A., Pakanen, V.-M., Rosivall, B., Tilgar, V., van Oers, K., Grond, K., & Ruuskanen, S. (2023). Seasonal and environmental factors contribute to the variation in the gut microbiome: a large-scale study of a small bird. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.12.12.571395
Functional and compositional changes in the fecal microbiome of a shorebird during pre-migratory weight gain
Jul 01, 2022
Grond, K., Louyakis, A. S., & Hird, S. M. (2022). Functional and compositional changes in the fecal microbiome of a shorebird during pre-migratory weight gain. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.30.498374
Eggshell microbiota of a brood parasite reflects environment, not species
Journal of Ornithology / Mar 23, 2022
Basso, B., Poryanda, E., Grames, E., Grond, K., Knutie, S. A., & Hird, S. M. (2022). Eggshell microbiota of a brood parasite reflects environment, not species. Journal of Ornithology, 163(3), 757–766. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-022-01973-6
Characterizing chemical herder effects on dissolved burn residue content in Alaska seawater and microbial community response
International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings / May 01, 2021
Tomco, P., Duddleston, K., Driskill, A., Grond, K., Hatton, J., Wrenn, T., Tarr, M., Podgorski, D., & Zito, P. (2021). Characterizing chemical herder effects on dissolved burn residue content in Alaska seawater and microbial community response. International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings, 2021(1). https://doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-2021.1.1141630
Education
BSc, Biology / June, 2007
University of Groningen
Msc, Biology: Ecology & Evolution / December, 2009
Kansas State University
Ph.D., Biology: Microbiology & Bioinformatics / May, 2017
Experience
Biostat Bridge
Biostatistician / July — Present
Antimicrobial drug-susceptibility & clinical trial data analysis in R.
Snapi Health
Lead Computational Biologist / July, 2022 — December, 2023
Bioinformatics pipeline design and development. Analysis of large sequencing data sets. Scientific project development.
University of Alaska Anchorage
Research Professional / May, 2023 — Present
NGS data analysis, statistics, publication of results, graduate student mentoring.
Advanced Instrumentation in Microbiome Studies Core, University of Alaska Anchorage
Staff Bioinformatician / January, 2022 — May, 2023
Provide university researchers with expertise and advice in experimental design and sample collection, data analysis and bioinformatics.
University of Alaska Anchorage
Postdoctoral Fellow / May, 2020 — May, 2023
Sample collection & processing, meta-omics analyses, statistical analyses, dissemination of results to audiences of varying skill levels.
University of Connecticut
Postdoctoral Research Associate / May, 2017 — May, 2020
Project design and execution, amplicon and meta-omics analyses, statistics, publication of results, lab management, graduate student mentoring
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