A foundation model for microbial growth dynamics
Zachary A. Holmes, Irida Shyti, Alexandra L. Hoffman, Katherine E. Duncker, Helena R. Ma, Zhengqing Zhou, Dongheon Lee, Rohan Maddamsetti, Kyeri Kim, Emrah Şimşek, Grayson S. Hamrick, Hye-In Son, César A. Villalobos, Jia Grace Lu, Yuanchi Ha, , Lingchong You
This paper develops a foundation model for microbial growth dynamics using self-supervised learning on diverse datasets, enabling accurate reconstruction and prediction of growth patterns and antibiotic responses.
bioRxiv · Dec 3, 2025 · PreprintSynthetic Biology