Severin Sasso

The paper identifies conserved bacterial genes responsible for thallusin biosynthesis, a morphogen that influences algal development across marine and terrestrial environments.

The paper identifies a light-labile signal molecule that regulates secondary metabolite biosynthesis in Pseudomonas protegens by degrading in light and activating gene expression in the dark.

This study identifies ovothiol A as a key antioxidant in Chlamydomonas that mediates resistance to singlet oxygen and acclimation to light stress.

The paper introduces ERGO, a method for random gene overexpression in Chlamydomonas to study gene function, identifying CMRP1 as a regulator of carotenoid metabolism.