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Jackson R. Rapala

University of MichiganORCID 0000-0003-0501-4615Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 2 Evolutionary Biology· 1 Genetics· 1

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Organism:C. elegans· 2 Organism:fungi (other)· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1

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Teresa R. O’MearaiD· 4 shared Matthew J. O’MearaiD· 2 shared Ajay LarkiniD· 1 shared Brynn E. ElsoniD· 1 shared Christina Alexandre· 1 shared Connie B. NicholsiD· 1 shared Evan S. SnitkiniD· 1 shared Faith Anderson Davis· 1 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 2/yr

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintSep 9, 2026

Defining the Candidozyma auris pan-genome and essentiality

Joseph J. Hale, Ajay Larkin, Jackson R. Rapala…·Teresa R. O’Meara

This study defines the pan-genome of Candidozyma auris and identifies essential genes, revealing organism-specific biology and potential antifungal targets.

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.12.724661

C. eleganswhole-genome sequencing

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MicrobiologyCurrent BiologyPeer-reviewedJan 19, 2026

Bacterial metabolites induce cell wall remodeling, antifungal resistance, and immune recognition of commensal fungi

Faith Anderson Davis, Kalpana Singh, Joseph M. Krampen…·Teresa R. O’Meara

This study shows that bacterial metabolites alter C. albicans cell wall composition, affecting antifungal resistance and immune recognition.

12 citationstop 1%

C. eleganshuman

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintMay 14, 2025

Deep homology and design of proteasome chaperone proteins in Candida auris

Jackson R. Rapala, Mohammad A. Siddiq, Patricia Jean Wittkopp…·Teresa R. O’Meara

The paper uses structural similarity to identify and design proteasome chaperone proteins in Candida auris, showing conservation of function despite sequence divergence.

DOI 10.1101/2025.05.14.654010

fungi (other)protein structure

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GeneticsPLoS GeneticsPeer-reviewedFeb 15, 2024

CryptoCEN: A Co-Expression Network for Cryptococcus neoformans reveals novel proteins involved in DNA damage repair

Matthew J. O’Meara, Jackson R. Rapala, Connie B. Nichols…·Teresa R. O’Meara

CryptoCEN, a co-expression network for Cryptococcus neoformans, identifies 13 novel DNA damage repair genes with 100% predictive accuracy.

9 citations

fungi (other)bulk RNA-seq

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