Rachel Ann Foster

The paper uses single-cell genomics and fluorescence microscopy to study plastids in marine centrohelids, finding evidence of permanent plastid integration and vertical transmission.

This study examines genome evolution in diatom-Richelia symbioses, showing genome reduction and increased host dependency in endobionts compared to periplasmic and epibionts.

The paper optimizes MASC-seq for single-cell transcriptomics and imaging of microbial eukaryotic plankton, showing promise but limitations in resolving small cells.

The paper identifies a SulP-family bicarbonate transporter in a cyanobacterial endosymbiont of a diatom using gene complementation in a mutant strain.

The paper identifies proteins from a diatom's endosymbiotic cyanobacterium that facilitate organic carbon exchange, supporting N2 fixation.