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Ulises Diaz

University of California, San Francisco

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:imaging· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:dimensionality reduction· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Research Focus:imputation· 1

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Wallace F. MarshalliD· 3 shared Alba Marino· 1 shared Alexander Ballor· 1 shared Alexander D. Q. LiiD· 1 shared Alfred Millett-Sikking· 1 shared Ambika V. NadkarniiD· 1 shared Ary Shalizi· 1 shared Astrid GillichiD· 1 shared

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A role for the Stentor syntaxin protein in post-wound cell survival

Ambika V. Nadkarni, Ulises Diaz, Ramon Rodriguez, Kevin S. Zhang, Sindy K. Y. Tang, Wallace F. Marshall

This study identifies a Stentor syntaxin gene essential for post-wounding cell survival, showing syntaxin-deficient cells have reduced survival and osmotic stress susceptibility.

Molecular Biology of the Cell · Jul 15, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology

Sol-gel Transition Drives Hyper-fast Mixing in a Giant Cell

Ulises Diaz, Moumita Das, Sameer Thukral, Judy Abuel, Mikesha Carter, Alba Marino, Laura Galvan, Austen Irungu, Jasmine Leiva, Alexander Ballor, Wallace F. Marshall

This study identifies a novel mixing mechanism in giant amoebae using a sol-gel transition strategy, achieving rapid cytoplasmic mixing.

bioRxiv · Jul 14, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology

Multi-immersion Oblique Plane Microscope (miOPM): A reconfigurable platform for high-resolution Light-Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy.

Bingying Chen, Alfred Millett-Sikking, Seweryn Gałecki, Stephan Daetwyler, Jenny Jiou, Jim Monistrol, Qionghua Shen, Felix Zhou, Hsin-Yu Lin, Edward M. Jenkins, Miriam C. Stein, Madeleine Marlar-Pavey, Gabriel Sturm, Alexander D. Q. Li, Qiaosi Tang, , Reto Paul Fiolka

The paper introduces miOPM, a reconfigurable LSFM platform that enables high-resolution imaging across multiple spatial scales and refractive indices.

bioRxiv · Oct 4, 2025 · PreprintBioengineering