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Dr. Caitlin Gabor

  • Professor - Biology
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Research Interests

  • Fuess, Lauren Elizabeth, Gabor, Caitlin. Planning: CREST Center in Bioinformatics, National Science Foundation, Federal, $199960. (Submitted: June 2023, Funded: September 2023 - August 2025). Grant.
  • Gabor, Caitlin (Co-Principal). Advancement of the Xiphophorus Model for Studying Disease, NIH, Federal, $2784846. (Submitted: 2021, Funded: 2022 - 2025). Grant.
  • Gabor, Caitlin, Walls, Dr. Susan. Amphibian and Research and Monitoring Initiative, USGS ARMI, $317927. (Funded: 2014 - 2017). Grant.
  • Gabor, Caitlin, Blake, Chelsea. NSF – GRFP, $132000. (Funded: 2013 - 2016). Grant.
  • Gabor, Caitlin. The effects of urbanization on physiological stress of Jollyville Plateau salamanders, Eurycea tonkawae, USFWS State Wildlife Grant Program, $32716. (Funded: 2013 - 2014). Grant.
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  • Burraco, P., Gabor, C., Bryant, A., Gardette, V., Lengagne, T., Bonzom, J.-M., & Orizaola, G. (2025). Ionizing radiation has negligible effects on the age, telomere length, and corticosterone levels of Chornobyl tree frogs. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.05.07.592866
  • Irwin, K. B., Aspbury, A., Bonner, T. H., & Gabor, C. (2024). Habitat structural complexity predicts cognitive performance and behaviour in western mosquitofish. Biology Letters, 20(7), 20230394.
  • Barough, S. P. H., Suárez-Rodriguez, Monserrat, Aspbury, A., Zúñiga-Vega, José Jaime, & Gabor, C. (2024). Hormonal dynamics of matrotrophy vs. lecithotrophy in live-bearing fish reproduction. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular \& Integrative Physiology, 296, 111699.
  • Monroe, D. J., Gabor, C., & Veronica, B. (2024). Physiological and behavioral variation by urbanization and climate in an urban-tolerant toad. Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3389/famrs.2024.1444580
  • Gabor, C. (2023). Does stress make males? An experiment on the role of glucocorticoids in anuran sex reversal. Journal of Experimental Zoology. Part A, Ecological and Integrative Physiology. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.2772
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Mariel M. Muir Excellence in Mentoring Award, Texas State University. 2020 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Animal Behavior Society Fellow, Animal Behavior Society. July 2020 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Fulbright Scholar, Hungarian Academy of Sciences. February 2019 - June 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities (Associate/Professor). 2015
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State University Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities. 2005
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  1. Board Member

    South Austin Creek Association

  2. Chair

    Federal Demonstration Partnership

  3. Member

    Institutional Faculty Representative to the Federal Demonstration Partnership

  4. Co-Chair

    Institute for Molecular Life Sciences

  5. Member

    Animal Care and Use (IACUC)

  6. Secretary

    Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Division of Animal Behavior

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