Imen Lassadi

The paper sequences four Perkinsus mitochondrial genomes, identifies conserved frameshifts in all genes, and proposes a decoding mechanism involving unused codons.

This paper develops genetic tools for Perkinsus marinus, enabling efficient transgene expression and selection, and identifies genomic integration mechanisms.

The paper demonstrates stable genetic transformation of dinoflagellate chloroplasts using a plasmid-like fragmented chloroplast genome, showing long-term expression and maintenance of introduced genes.

This study identifies and characterizes PPR1, an essential apicoplast-targeted PPR protein in Plasmodium that binds specific RNA sequences and protects transcripts from degradation.