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Shara C. Williams

Northwestern University

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1

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A Multimodal Adaptive Optical Microscope For In Vivo Imaging from Molecules to Organisms

Tian-ming Fu B, Gaoxiang Liu, Daniel Edward Milkie, Xiongtao Ruan, Frederik Görlitz, Yu Shi, Valentina Ferro, Nikita S. Divekar, Wei Wang, Harrison M. York, Velat Kilic, Matthew Mueller, Yajie Liang, Timothy A. Daugird, María José Gacha Garay, , Srigokul Upadhyayula

The paper introduces MOSAIC, a multimodal adaptive optical microscope that enables non-invasive imaging across biological scales in live specimens.

Nature Methods · May 22, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology

A single-cell transcriptomic atlas of inner ear morphogenesis in zebrafish

Akankshi Munjal, Kalki Kukreja, Shara C. Williams, Toru Kawanishi, Natasha M. O’Brown, Kana Ishimatsu, Allon Moshe Klein, Sean G. Tsung-Megason, Ian A. Swinburne

The paper uses single-cell RNA sequencing to analyze inner ear development in zebrafish, identifying cell states and genes involved in sensory patches, semicircular canals, and endolymphatic sac formation.

bioRxiv · Sep 30, 2025 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology