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Elsa C. Y. Yan

Yale UniversityORCID 0000-0002-3583-1627Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1

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Alex S. HolehouseiD· 1 shared DeeAnn K. AsamotoiD· 1 shared Ethan A. PeretsiD· 1 shared Ewelina D. Liszczyk· 1 shared Huan‐Xiang ZhouiD· 1 shared Jacob A. SpiesiD· 1 shared Jens NeuiD· 1 shared Jing Yan· 1 shared

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A biofilm-derived peptide as an underwater adhesive

Xin Huang, Ewelina D. Liszczyk, Ramesh Prasad, Megan E. Mitchell, Zhijie Wang, Yuchu Liu, Sarvagya Saluja, Mingyu Wang, Rebekah A. Jackson, Peter Dahl, Roberto C. Andresen Eguiluz, Nikhil Malvankar, Elsa C. Y. Yan, Rich Olson, Huan‐Xiang Zhou, Jing Yan

The paper identifies a biofilm-derived peptide from Vibrio cholerae that adheres to surfaces and functions as a wet adhesive and flocculant, with potential for industrial and biomedical applications.

bioRxiv · Aug 6, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering

Direct Optical Quantification of Chain Collapse, Reduced Dielectric, and Water Release Driving Protein Phase Separation

Ethan A. Perets, Jacob A. Spies, Justin H. Cheong, Lixue Shi, DeeAnn K. Asamoto, Alex S. Holehouse, Judy E. Kim, Wei Min, Jens Neu, Elsa C. Y. Yan

This study quantifies the physical and chemical changes during protein phase separation using optical and spectroscopic methods combined with computational modeling.

bioRxiv · Nov 4, 2025 · PreprintBiophysics