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James D. Ackerman

University of Puerto Rico at Río PiedrasORCID 0000-0002-8928-4374Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Research Focus:software / tool· 1

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Adrian A. Pinto‐TomásiD· 1 shared Allan Artavia‐LeóniD· 1 shared Amanda TieuiD· 1 shared Ann RaihoiD· 1 shared Elif KardasiD· 1 shared Emmy SpadaroiD· 1 shared Filipa Godoy‐VitorinoiD· 1 shared Gabriel Vargas AsensioiD· 1 shared

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Correcting and georeferencing natural history occurrence records with calibrated uncertainty

Ann Raiho, Emmy Spadaro, Amanda Tieu, Wilson X. Guillory, James D. Ackerman, Zhe Zhu, Zhiqiang Yang, S. Blair Hedges

GeoMend corrects and georeferences biodiversity occurrence records with calibrated uncertainty, improving accuracy and reducing environmental prediction errors.

bioRxiv · Oct 2, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Good parenting of oil-collecting bees: microbial defense in nests of Centris bees?

Elif Kardas, Miguel Pacheco-Leiva, Allan Artavia‐León, Mauricio Fernández Otárola, Gabriel Vargas Asensio, James D. Ackerman, Adrian A. Pinto‐Tomás, Filipa Godoy‐Vitorino

The paper characterizes microbial communities in brood cells of Centris bees and identifies antimicrobial bacteria and fungi, suggesting maternal provisioning shapes these microenvironments.

bioRxiv · Apr 3, 2026 · PreprintEcology