Research Stories

Cellular imaging of hyper-accumulating lipid strains of Yarrowia lipolytica

Institution: UC Santa Barbara

Goal: Uncover genetic factors that enhance lipid accumulation

High throughput phenotyping of a library of Rhodotorula isolates

Institution: UC Riverside

Goal: Developed an automated computer vision pipeline that provides objective, reproducible quantification across hundreds to thousands of colonies

Genomic evidence of Crithidia-strains shared among bee species

Institution: UC Riverside

Goal: Understanding solitary bee gut microbiomes and pathogen prevalence