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Nicholas R. Robertson

University of California, Riverside

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Approach:deep learning· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Organism:yeast· 2 Assay:CRISPR screen· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Chase Lenert-Mondou· 3 shared Ian R. WheeldoniD· 3 shared Alison C. LeonardiD· 2 shared Sang Cheon LeeiD· 2 shared Sean R. CutleriD· 2 shared Timothy A. WhiteheadiD· 2 shared Yuna Aguilar· 2 shared Adithya RameshiD· 1 shared

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Computational design of dynamic biosensors for emerging synthetic opioids

Alison C. Leonard, Chase Lenert-Mondou, Rachel Chayer, Samuel D. Swift, Zachary T. Baumer, Ryan Delaney, Anika J. Friedman, Nicholas R. Robertson, Norman Seder, J.M. Wells, Lindsey M. Whitmore, Sean R. Cutler, Michael R. Shirts, Ian R. Wheeldon, Timothy A. Whitehead

The paper designs dynamic biosensors for detecting nitazenes and their metabolites using computational methods, achieving low nanomolar detection limits and limited cross-reactivity.

Nature Communications · Jan 7, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

PYR1 biosensor-driven genome-wide CRISPR screens for improved monoterpenoid production in Kluyveromyces marxianus

Nicholas R. Robertson, Chase Lenert-Mondou, Alison C. Leonard, Aida Tafrishi, Stephanie Carrera, Sang Cheon Lee, Yuna Aguilar, Leonardo Sanchez Zamora, Trinity Nguyen, Jesús Beltrán, Mengwan Li, Sean R. Cutler, Timothy A. Whitehead, Ian R. Wheeldon

The paper uses a PYR1 biosensor-driven CRISPR screen in Kluyveromyces marxianus to identify gene knockouts that enhance geraniol production by up to 2-fold.

bioRxiv · Nov 14, 2024 · PreprintSynthetic Biology

Optimized genome-wide CRISPR screening enables rapid engineering of growth-based phenotypes in Yarrowia lipolytica

Nicholas R. Robertson, Varun Trivedi, Brian Lupish, Adithya Ramesh, Yuna Aguilar, Anthony Arteaga, Alexander Nguyen, Sang Cheon Lee, Chase Lenert-Mondou, Marcus Harland‐Dunaway, Robert E. Jinkerson, Ian R. Wheeldon

The paper designs a high-activity CRISPR sgRNA library for Yarrowia lipolytica and uses it to identify genes involved in acetate and hydrocarbon tolerance.

bioRxiv · Jun 20, 2024 · PreprintSynthetic Biology