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Cristina Howard‐Varona

The Ohio State UniversityORCID 0000-0002-4149-5818Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:metagenomics· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:dimensionality reduction· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Matthew B. SullivaniD· 3 shared Funing TianiD· 2 shared Garrett J. SmithiD· 2 shared Malak TfailyiD· 2 shared 2019 IsoGenie Field Teams 2010–2017· 1 shared Abdelhalim LarhlimiiD· 1 shared Ahmed A. ZayediD· 1 shared Akbar Adjie PratamaiD· 1 shared

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Mobile genetic elements that shape microbial diversity and functions in thawing permafrost soils

Jiarong Guo, Samuel T. N. Aroney, Guillermo Domínguez‐Huerta, Derek A. Smith, Dean Vik, Carlos Owusu-Ansah, Akbar Adjie Pratama, Sergei A. Solonenko, Funing Tian, Cristina Howard‐Varona, Zhi-Ping Zhong, Aminata Fofana, Garrett J. Smith, Suzanne B. Hodgkins, Dylan Cronin, , Sarah C. Bagby

The paper analyzes mobile genetic elements in thawing permafrost soils to assess their impact on microbial diversity and function using meta-omic data.

Nature Microbiology · Jun 29, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Planetary-scale heterotrophic microbial community modeling assesses metabolic synergy and viral impacts

Antoine Régimbeau, Funing Tian, Garrett J. Smith, James A. Riddell, Constanza M. Andreani-Gerard, Philippe Bordron, Marko Budinich, Cristina Howard‐Varona, Abdelhalim Larhlimi, Enrico Ser‐Giacomi, Camille Trottier, Lionel Guidi, Steven Hallam, Daniele Iudicone, Eric Karsenti, , Damien Eveillard

The paper develops a genome-scale metabolic model for ocean microbial communities to infer metabolic processes and viral impacts on biogeochemical cycles.

bioRxiv · Feb 13, 2025 · PreprintSystems Biology

MetaboDirect: An Analytical Pipeline for the processing of FTICR-MS-based Metabolomics Data

Christian Ayala-Ortiz, Nathalia Graf Grachet, Viviana Freire-Zapata, Jane Fudyma, Gina Hildebrand, Roya AminiTabrizi, Cristina Howard‐Varona, Yuri Corilo, Nancy J. Hess, Melissa Beth Duhaime, Matthew B. Sullivan, Malak Tfaily

MetaboDirect is an open-source pipeline for processing FTICR-MS metabolomics data, offering automated analysis, visualization, and biochemical network generation.

Microbiome · Feb 17, 2023Peer-reviewedBioinformatics