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Eugene Li

California Institute of Technology

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Assay:proteomics· 3 Organism:Arabidopsis· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1

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Gözde S. DemireriD· 4 shared Yunqing WangiD· 4 shared Kimberley T MuchenjeiD· 3 shared Elisa Grillo· 2 shared Mehmet Tufan ÖziD· 2 shared Amelia Saffron· 1 shared Catherine GriffiniD· 1 shared Chiara BerrutoiD· 1 shared

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Sentinel plants enable quantitative monitoring of bioavailable nitrate in soils and microbial environments

Eugene Li, Chiara Berruto, Mehmet Tufan Öz, Elisa Grillo, Catherine Griffin, Yunqing Wang, Kimberley T Muchenje, Jolie Jones, Gözde S. Demirer

This paper introduces sentinel plants as living biosensors to monitor bioavailable nitrate in soils and microbial environments, identifying a microbial consortium that enhances plant growth.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Jul 23, 2026Peer-reviewedBioengineering

Sentinel Plants Enable Aboveground Detection of Belowground Soil Microbial Activity

Yunqing Wang, John P. Marken, Eugene Li, Paul T. Tarr, Elliot M. Meyerowitz, Gözde S. Demirer

This study develops engineered sentinel plants that detect belowground microbial activity through an aboveground signal, enabling noninvasive monitoring of soil microbial processes.

bioRxiv · Mar 24, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering

Vacuum and sonication treatment enables efficient transient gene expression in various monocot and eudicot plant seedlings

Eugene Li, Yuan Geng, Tuyako R Khristoforova, Yunqing Wang, Jolie W. Jones, Kimberley T Muchenje, Elisa Grillo, Hao Zhang, Robert J. Schmitz, Gözde S. Demirer

This paper introduces VAST, a method improving transient gene expression in plant seedlings, showing enhanced efficiency across multiple species.

ACS Synthetic Biology · Mar 22, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

Optimized R2 Retroelement Complexes Enable Precise and Efficient DNA Insertion into Plant Genomes

Kimberley T Muchenje, Yunqing Wang, Mehmet Tufan Öz, Eugene Li, Amelia Saffron, Gözde S. Demirer

This paper develops an optimized R2 retroelement system for precise DNA insertion into plant genomes, achieving up to 24% efficiency for 2-5 kb payloads.

bioRxiv · Aug 22, 2025 · PreprintBioengineering