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Ariela Esmurria

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 6 Approach:experimental assay· 5 Research Focus:genome assembly· 2 Research Focus:variant calling· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Assay:electrophysiology· 1

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Alexander Crits‐ChristophiD· 6 shared Charlie GilbertiD· 6 shared Henry H. LeeiD· 6 shared Nili OstroviD· 6 shared Stephanie L. BrumwelliD· 6 shared Shinyoung Clair KangiD· 5 shared Julia Leung· 4 shared Kerrin MendleriD· 3 shared

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A scalable transposon mutagenesis system for non-model bacteria

Charlie Gilbert, Julia Leung, Alexander Crits‐Christoph, Shinyoung Clair Kang, Ariela Esmurria, Kathrin Fenn, Stephanie L. Brumwell, Martin-Moldes Zaira, Kerrin Mendler, Tyler P. Barnum, Mary-Anne Nguyen, Henry H. Lee, Nili Ostrov

This paper develops a scalable transposon mutagenesis system for non-model bacteria, identifying functional configurations and applying them to study gene function in Comamonas testosteroni.

bioRxiv · Dec 23, 2025 · PreprintSynthetic Biology

A genetic platform for a biocementation bacterium

Luis Ortiz, Ariela Esmurria, Charlie Gilbert, Alexander Crits-Christoph, Tyler P. Barnum, Christopher P. Mancuso, Shinyoung Clair Kang, Julia Leung, Kathrin Fenn, Melanie B. Abrams, Stephanie L. Brumwell, Henry H. Lee, Nili Ostrov

This paper develops a genetic toolkit for Sporosarcina pasteurii, enabling genome modification and uncovering genes involved in biocementation.

bioRxiv · Dec 6, 2025 · PreprintSynthetic Biology

Active learning guides automated discovery of DNA delivery via electroporation for non-model microbes

Stephanie L. Brumwell, Allison Lord, Anna D. Corts, Sierra Harken, Alexander Crits‐Christoph, Mary-Anne Nguyen, Julia Leung, Kerrin Mendler, Ariela Esmurria, Charlie Gilbert, Lilan Ling, Henry H. Lee, Nili Ostrov

This paper develops an automated platform using active learning to discover electroporation protocols for non-model microbes, achieving higher transformation efficiency for industrial chassis.

bioRxiv · Nov 18, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Functional genomics in a microbe that degrades and metabolizes PET plastic

Alexander Crits‐Christoph, Julia Leung, Felipe-Andrés Piedra, Stephanie L. Brumwell, Victoria A. Sajtovich, Melanie B. Abrams, Ariela Esmurria, Shinyoung Clair Kang, Kerrin Mendler, Charlie Gilbert, Henry H. Lee, Nili Ostrov

This study develops genetic tools for Piscinibacter sakaiensis to enable functional genomics and engineering for PET degradation.

bioRxiv · Nov 11, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

A reference set of functional plasmids for Vibrio natriegens

Stephanie L. Brumwell, Ariela Esmurria, Alexander Crits‐Christoph, Shinyoung Clair Kang, Charlie Gilbert, Henry H. Lee, Nili Ostrov

The paper identifies functional plasmids for Vibrio natriegens using the POSSUM toolkit, showing compatibility of multiple replicons in wild-type and engineered strains.

bioRxiv · Aug 27, 2025 · PreprintSynthetic Biology

A scalable framework for high-throughput identification of functional origins of replication in non-model bacteria

Charlie Gilbert, Stephanie L. Brumwell, Alexander Crits‐Christoph, Shinyoung Clair Kang, Zaira Martín‐Moldes, Wajd Alsharif, Ariela Esmurria, Mary-Anne Nguyen, Henry H. Lee, Nili Ostrov

The paper introduces a scalable framework to identify functional origins of replication in non-model bacteria using a combinatorial plasmid library and next-generation sequencing.

bioRxiv · May 19, 2023 · PreprintSynthetic Biology