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Sarah Dede Hesse

University of Virginia

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Organism:C. elegans· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Amanda Kyle GibsoniD· 2 shared Anne Nicole Janisch· 2 shared Hongyi ShuiiD· 2 shared Linyao PengiD· 2 shared Victoria K. FeistiD· 2 shared Neha Channamraju· 1 shared Tessa Batterton· 1 shared

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From manual counting to YOLO: Using computer vision to automate large-scale fecundity assays in C. elegans

Linyao Peng, Hongyi Shui, Anne Nicole Janisch, Sarah Dede Hesse, Victoria K. Feist, Amanda Kyle Gibson

This paper develops a computer vision approach using YOLO models to automate fecundity assays in C. elegans, achieving high accuracy and reducing human bias compared to manual counting.

PLoS ONE · Jul 30, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Defense against parasites covaries with reproductive timing, not with resistance

Amanda Kyle Gibson, Linyao Peng, Tessa Batterton, Neha Channamraju, Victoria K. Feist, Sarah Dede Hesse, Anne Nicole Janisch, Hongyi Shui

This study identifies reproductive timing as a key trait covarying with defense against parasites in C. elegans, rather than resistance.

PLoS Pathogens · Jul 9, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology