Nicole L. Coots

Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM) reveals the diversity and complexities of an open ocean photosymbiosis

This study uses FLIM to reveal the complexity of photosymbiosis in Retaria by distinguishing chlorophyll autofluorescence from FISH signals in environmental samples.

Phylogenetic position and expanded host range of the photosymbiont Brandtodinium nutricula (Peridiniales, Dinophyceae)

This study identifies the phylogenetic position of Brandtodinium nutricula and shows its free-living abundance in the ocean, challenging previous assumptions about its symbiotic exclusivity.

Single-cell genomics reveals the divergent mitochondrial genomes of Retaria (Foraminifera and Radiolaria)

The paper presents mitochondrial genomes of Foraminifera and Radiolaria, revealing reduced gene content and a non-canonical genetic code in retarian mitogenomes.

Combining tRNA sequencing methods to characterize plant tRNA expression and post-transcriptional modification

The paper develops a combined tRNA sequencing protocol to measure expression and post-transcriptional modifications in plants, finding conserved and species-specific modification patterns in Arabidopsis thaliana.