Courtney W. Stairs

The paper uses proteomics to confirm the presence of canonical histones and histone-like proteins in dinoflagellates, revealing conserved features of histone biology and new insights into dinoflagellate chromatin structure.

This study uses single-cell transcriptomics to analyze the mitochondrial metabolism of a novel anaerobic rhizarian, revealing an atypical hydrogen-producing mitochondrion with a modified tricarboxylic acid pathway.

CoMR improves mitochondrial proteome reconstruction by integrating multiple evidence sources, achieving better performance than standalone predictors in both model and non-model eukaryotes.

This study shows that freshwater sponges acquired the microbial gene rquA via lateral gene transfer, enabling rhodoquinone biosynthesis and adaptation to hypoxia.

This paper demonstrates that semi-permeable capsules can sustain and observe eukaryotes from eight supergroups, enabling parallel cultivation and microscopic analysis.

This study investigates the evolutionary pathways of anaerobic mitochondrial adaptations in breviate protists by analyzing transcriptomes and predicting MRO proteomes across eight species.

The paper shows that protist survival in anaerobic microcosms depends on bacterial metabolic capabilities rather than taxonomy, highlighting hydrogen exchange in syntrophic interactions.

The paper investigates mitochondrial reduction in free-living metamonads, finding extreme reduction in some species, including loss of mitochondrial functions and pathways.