Dr. Esti Kramarsky-Winter
Eductaion:
Ph.D. in Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Israel, 1998. Research advisor: Prof. Y. Loya. Title of thesis: Strategies in survival of corals from stressed environments: Reproduction and regeneration.
Post-Doctoral Training 1998-1999: The Institute for Nature Conservation Research Tel Aviv University, Israel.Genes involved in “head” regeneration and development of Hydractinia.
Research Interests & Current Research Projects:
Anthropogenic effects on corals: Ecotoxicological studies
Anthozoan tissue culture
Histology and histopathology including EM of Anthozoa.
Reproductive endocrinology of Anthozoa (in collaboration Hanna Rosenfeld at IOLR Eilat)
Coral-protist symbioses
Development and uses of coral explants as models for research (in collaboration with Assaf Vardi at the Weitzmann Institute)
Etiology of coral diseases
Work Experience:
2010-present: Head of R&D Proreef LTD. Developing coral culture techniques for biotechnological uses.
2005- 2008: Adjunct researcher University of Hawaii at Manoa
2000-2010: Research Associate and Laboratory Manager in the laboratory of Prof. Yossi Loya Dept. of Zoology, Tel Aviv University
Publications (last 5 years):
Kramarsky-Winter, E., Arotsker, L., Rasoulouniriana, D., Siboni, N., Loya, Y., & Kushmaro, A. (2013). The Possible Role of Cyanobacterial Filaments in Coral Black Band Disease Pathology. Microbial ecology, 1-9.
Downs, C. A., Kramarsky-Winter, E., Fauth, J. E., Segal, R., Bronstein, O., Jeger, R., Lichtenfeld, Y., Woodley, C., Pennington, P., Kushmaro, A., & Loya, Y. (2013). Toxicological effects of the sunscreen UV filter, benzophenone-2, on planulae and in vitro cells of the coral, Stylophora pistillata. Ecotoxicology, 1-17.
Downs, C. A.,. McDougall, K E Woodley C. M., Fauth J. E, Richmond, R H. Kushmaro A, Gibb, S W. Loya, Y Ostrander G K., & Kramarsky-Winter E. (2013): "Heat-Stress and Light-Stress Induce Different Cellular Pathologies in the Symbiotic Dinoflagellate during Coral Bleaching." PloS one 8, no. 12 e77173.
Paramasivam, N, Ben-Dov E, Arotsker L, Kramarsky-Winter E, Zvuloni A, Loya, Y & Kushmaro A. (2013) "Bacterial consortium of Millepora dichotoma exhibiting unusual multifocal lesion event in the Gulf of Eilat, Red Sea." Microbial ecology 65, no. 1 (2013): 50-59.
Sheridan, C., Kramarsky-Winter, E., Sweet, M., Kushmaro, A., & Leal, M. C. (2013). Diseases in coral aquaculture: causes, implications and preventions. Aquaculture. 396-399:124-135
Armoza-Zvuloni R, Kramarsky-Winter E, Rosenfeld H, Shore LS, Segal R, Sharon D, & Loya Y (2012) Reproductive characteristics and steroid levels in the scleractinian coral Oculina patagonica inhabiting contaminated sites along the Israeli Mediterranean coast. Mar Pollut Bull. 64(8):1556-63.
Armoza-Zvuloni, R., Segal, R., Kramarsky-Winter, E., & Loya, Y. (2011) Repeated bleaching events may result in high tolerance and notable gametogenesis in stony corals: Oculina patagonica as a model. Mar Ecol Prog Ser, 426:149-159.
Arotsker, L., E. Kramarsky-Winter, and Kushmaro A. (2011)"Coral-Associated Heterotrophic Protists." Beneficial Microorganisms in Multicellular Life Forms. Springer Berlin Heidelberg,. 151-161.
Vizel M Loya Y Downs CA and Kramarsky-Winter E (2011) A novel method for coral explant culture and micropropagation. Marine Biotechnology, 13(3), 423-432.
Schlesinger A, Kramarsky-Winter E, Rosenfeld H, Armoza-Zvuloni R and Loya Y (2010) Sexual plasticity and self-fertilization in sea anemones PLoS One 5(7): e11874
Siboni, N.D. Rasoulouniriana, Ben-Dov E., Kramarsky-Winter E., Sivan A., Loya Y., Guldberg O. H. and Kushmaro A. (2010). Stramenopile Microorganisms Associated with the Massive Coral Favia sp J. Eukaryot. Microbiol 57:(3) 236 – 244
Arotsker, L. Siboni N., Ben-Dov E., Kramarsky-Winter E., Loya Y. and Kushmaro A. (2009). Vibrio sp. as a potentially important member of the Black Band Disease (BBD) consortium in Favia sp. corals. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 70: 515-524
Downs C. A., Kramarsky-Winter E., Martinez J., Kushmaro A., Woodley C.M., Loya Y., Ostrander G.K. (2009) Symbiophagy as a Cellular Mechanism for Coral Bleaching. Autophagy 5: 211-216.
Downs C.A., Kramarsky-Winter E., Woodley C. M., Downs A., Winters G., Loya Y. and. Ostrander G K (2009). Cellular pathology and histopathology of hypo-salinity exposure on the coral Stylophora pistillata. Science Tot. Envir 407:4838-4851.
Ben-Dov E, Kramarsky-Winter E and Kushmaro A (2009) An in situ method for cultivating microorganisms using a double encapsulation technique FEMS microbial ecology 68(3): 363 – 371
Schlesinger A., Goldshmid R., Hadfield M.G., Kramarsky-Winter E. and Loya Y. (2009). Laboratory culture of the aeolid nudibranch Spurilla neapolitana (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia): life history aspects. Mar Biol 156: 753-761.
Schlesinger A., Zlotkin E Kramarsky-Winter E. and Loya Y. (2009). Cnidarian internal stinging mechanism Proc. Royal Soc. B 276 (1659): 1063-1067.
Vizel M., Kramarsky-Winter E. and .Loya Y (2009). Mushroom coral regeneration from a detached stalk. Coral reefs 28:939
Zvuloni A., Artzy-Randrup Y., Stone L., Kramarsky-Winter E., Barkan R. and. Loya Y (2009). Spatio-temporal transmission patterns of black-band disease in a coral community. PLoS ONE 4:1-10
Schlesinger A., Kramarsky-Winter E.and Loya Y. (2009). Active nematocyst isolation via nudibranchs Mar. Biotechnol. 11:441–444
Kramarsky-Winter E., Downs C. A., Downs A,and Loya Y. (2009). Cellular responses in the coral Stylophora pistillata exposed to eutrophication from fish mariculture. Evol. Ecol. Res. 11: 1–21
Rasoulouniriana D, Siboni N, Ben-Dov E, Kramarsky-Winter E, Y Loya, and Kushmaro, A (2009) Pseudoscillatoria coralii gen. nov., sp. nov., a cyanobacterium associated with coral black band disease (BBD) Dis Aquat Org 87: 91–96