A. Phillips

Pangenomic analysis of Helcococcus ovis reveals widespread tetracycline resistance and a novel bacterial species, Helcococcus bovis.

This study identifies a novel Helcococcus species, H. bovis, and reveals widespread tetracycline resistance and convergent gene loss in H. ovis isolates from dairy cows.

Mycelium as a scaffold for biomineralized engineered living materials

This paper demonstrates the use of fungal mycelium scaffolds mineralized by fungi or bacteria to create biomineralized engineered living materials with improved microbial viability and structural complexity.

Assembly of mTORC3 involves binding of ETV7 to two separate sequences in the mTOR kinase domain.

This study identifies mTORC3, a rapamycin-resistant mTOR complex that requires ETV7 binding, and shows that specific mTOR and ETV7 domains mediate this interaction, with implications for cancer therapy.

ciliR: a new R package for determining ciliary beat frequency using fast-Fourier transformation.

ciliR is an R package that measures ciliary beat frequency using fast-Fourier transformation, validated against manual counting and other methods, showing comparable accuracy.

Genomic location dictates lytic promoter activity during herpes simplex virus latency

The paper shows that lytic gene promoters in HSV-1 are active during latency only when located near the LAT locus.

Impact of Yaq-001, a non-absorbable, engineered carbon bead of controlled porosity in rodent models of cirrhosis and acute on chronic liver failure

This study evaluates Yaq-001, a non-absorbable carbon bead, in rodent cirrhosis and ACLF models, showing improvements in inflammation, liver function, and microbiome composition.

SDC3 acts as a timekeeper of myogenic differentiation by regulating the insulin/AKT/mTOR axis in muscle stem cell progeny

This study identifies SDC3 as a regulator of myogenic differentiation by modulating the insulin/AKT/mTOR pathway in muscle stem cells.

The Efficacy of the Antimicrobial Peptide Melittin and the Enzyme DNase I Against E. coli Biofilms

This study investigates whether DNase I enhances melittin's efficacy against E. coli biofilms, finding DNase I most effective but melittin treatments not statistically significant.

Predicting DNA Hybridization Kinetics from Sequence

The paper predicts DNA hybridization rate constants from sequence using a weighted neighbor voting model trained on experimental kinetics data.