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Linyao Peng

University of VirginiaORCID 0000-0002-7435-9900Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:C. elegans· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1

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Amanda Kyle GibsoniD· 2 shared Anne Nicole Janisch· 2 shared Hongyi ShuiiD· 2 shared Sarah Dede Hesse· 2 shared Victoria K. FeistiD· 2 shared Jacob A. RusselliD· 1 shared Kerry M. OliveriD· 1 shared Kyungsun KimiD· 1 shared

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From manual counting to YOLO: Using computer vision to automate large-scale fecundity assays in C. elegans

Linyao Peng, Hongyi Shui, Anne Nicole Janisch, Sarah Dede Hesse, Victoria K. Feist, Amanda Kyle Gibson

This paper develops a computer vision approach using YOLO models to automate fecundity assays in C. elegans, achieving high accuracy and reducing human bias compared to manual counting.

PLoS ONE · Jul 30, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Defense against parasites covaries with reproductive timing, not with resistance

Amanda Kyle Gibson, Linyao Peng, Tessa Batterton, Neha Channamraju, Victoria K. Feist, Sarah Dede Hesse, Anne Nicole Janisch, Hongyi Shui

This study identifies reproductive timing as a key trait covarying with defense against parasites in C. elegans, rather than resistance.

PLoS Pathogens · Jul 9, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Modular evolution and strain-specific partnerships: how Hamiltonella defensa shapes defense and symbiont communities in aphids

Nicole L. Lynn-Bell, Vilas Valjibhai Patel, Stephanie R. Weldon, Linyao Peng, Melissa Carpenter, Kyungsun Kim, Jacob A. Russell, Kerry M. Oliver

The paper characterizes Hamiltonella defensa and APSE strain diversity in pea aphids, revealing modular defensive diversity and strain-specific symbiont interactions.

bioRxiv · Oct 31, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology