Rachel Ann Foster

Single cell genomics and fluorescence microscopy suggest a permanent plastid in a marine centrohelid

The paper uses single-cell genomics and fluorescence microscopy to study plastids in marine centrohelids, finding evidence of permanent plastid integration and vertical transmission.

The path to dependence: stepwise genome evolution from a facultative symbiont to an endosymbiont in the N2-fixing diatom-Richelia symbioses

This study examines genome evolution in diatom-Richelia symbioses, showing genome reduction and increased host dependency in endobionts compared to periplasmic and epibionts.

Towards high-throughput parallel imaging and single-cell transcriptomics of microbial eukaryotic plankton

The paper optimizes MASC-seq for single-cell transcriptomics and imaging of microbial eukaryotic plankton, showing promise but limitations in resolving small cells.

Heterologous expression of genes from a heterocystous cyanobacterial endosymbiont highlights organic carbon exchange with its diatom host

The paper identifies proteins from a diatom's endosymbiotic cyanobacterium that facilitate organic carbon exchange, supporting N2 fixation.