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Idris Kempf

University of OxfordORCID 0000-0002-9304-2773Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Assay:fluorescence / live-cell microscopy· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1

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Harrison SteeliD· 3 shared Jessica JamesiD· 3 shared Gabriel AbrahamsiD· 2 shared Kirill SechkariD· 2 shared Sebastian TowersiD· 2 shared Ana ŠtuheciD· 1 shared Andrew York· 1 shared Christiane R. TimmeliD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Sequence-free landscape inference for directed evolution

Sebastian Towers, Jessica James, Harrison Steel, Idris Kempf

This paper introduces SLIDE, a method to estimate landscape ruggedness in directed evolution using population-level phenotypic data and mutation rate, improving selection strategies for protein design.

PLoS Computational Biology · Sep 3, 2026Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology

Quantum Spin Resonance in Engineered Magneto-Sensitive Fluorescent Proteins Enables Multi-Modal Sensing in Living Cells

Gabriel Abrahams, Ana Štuhec, Vincent Spreng, Robin Henry, Idris Kempf, Jessica James, Kirill Sechkar, Scott Stacey, Vicente Trelles-Fernandez, Lewis M. Antill, Christiane R. Timmel, Jack J. J. J. Miller, Maria Ingaramo, Andrew York, Jean‐Philippe Tetienne, Harrison Steel

This paper introduces engineered magneto-sensitive fluorescent proteins that enable quantum sensing in living cells through optically detected magnetic resonance.

Nature · Jan 21, 2026Peer-reviewedBioengineering

Microscopic PhotoSelection (MiPS) of single cells in mother machine microfluidic devices

Jessica James, Idris Kempf, Kirill Sechkar, Jingyu Wang, Gabriel Abrahams, Sebastian Towers, Harrison Steel

This paper introduces MiPS, a microfluidic platform for automated single-cell selection based on dynamic, multi-trait phenotypes using real-time imaging and optical targeting.

bioRxiv · Dec 5, 2025 · PreprintBioengineering