•Dynamics of trace metals metabolism •Comparative Genomics of Algae •Bioenergy @UCBerkeley @BiochemistryACS
Berkeley, CA
Joined March 2019
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Published in The Plant Cell! The Merchant's lab paper detailing the genome and genetic toolkit is linked below! Congrats to first author Rory and the Auxenochlorella team who contributed to this for their exemplary work!
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Jeff Moseley and Sabeeha just published a review in Current Opinion in Biotechnology on the genetically tractable green algal species Auxenochlorella and Prototheca, and their potential for synthetic biology applications.
Check it out
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It’s a week of celebration! Congrats to Liam for passing his quals, Marco for receiving the UC Dissertation Year fellowship, Hannah for joining the lab and receiving the NSF GRFP fellowship!
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Our latest systems biology study out now @PNASNews! See how acclimation to dim days impacts fitness in bright days and mine data collected from synchronized cultures to uncover how algae repair severe photodamage & acclimate anew in just 48 h 🌱🌞 doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2523996…
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Chlamy never ceases to surprise me! Our new preprint tracks dim-day acclimated Chlamy populations as they face sudden bright days. See how the alga bounces back from severe photodamage and a weird empty stroma phenotype to divide successfully by nightfall. doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.28.6…
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Our large-scale biology article is out in @ThePlantCell! Dig into these rich datasets to see how light-induced stress not only impacts what algae do during the day, but also how it shapes their physiology and gene expression at night. doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koaf0…
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This month's interview is with Marco Dueñas, a PhD candidate in Sabeeha Merchant’s lab!
He chats with us about his recent paper in @PNASNews, overcoming research challenges, and more.
Read the story: bit.ly/m-duenas
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S. Merchant Lab retweeted
The Merchant lab's latest work on polycistronic expression in green algae is published in PNAS! Come find out how we uncovered the mechanism driving multiple ORF translation and its potential for synthetic biology! Congrats to @MarcoADuenas8 and team!
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The Merchant lab has just released a preprint detailing the Auxenochlorella genome! This alga has precise gene targeting useful for both basic biology and engineering applications. Be on the look out for more publications soon from the Auxeno team soon!
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S. Merchant Lab retweeted
I am excited to share our discovery on how the Fe-rich eukaryotic Photosystem I (PSI) has an additional LHCI tetramer in Fe starvation from two green algae species isolated from drastically different environmental niches.
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Thrilled to share our latest preprint on how Chlamy acclimates to light stress under day-night cycles! We provide a genome-wide view of the central dogma, correlate changes in thylakoid membranes with the lipidome, track photodamage, quenching, and more.
doi.org/10.1101/2024.10.22.6…
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Excellent plant scientists, colleagues and friends; stimulating & insightful scientific discussions; fun & exciting conversations; and fantastic cuisine at the restaurant called “Botanist”. What would you need more? Thanks @AnnualReviews 🌹🌻🌱🌲🌾🍋🍅🌽🥰
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My very first first-author research article is officially available @ISMEJournal! See what it’s like for a bacterium to live off Chlamy’s photosynthesis under continuous &diurnal light. doi.org/10.1093/ismejo/wrae1…
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Join us for the 2024 Mitochondria and Chloroplasts Gordon Research Seminar in Spain! Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to present your early career research🌱🦠 Register by March 31st to be considered for an oral presentation.
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Thank you @GavinNewsom for keeping your commitment to @UofCalifornia! The future of #UC is in the hands of state lawmakers to invest critical $ to expand enrollment and hire the next generation of faculty and staff.
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S. Merchant Lab retweeted
One of the things that makes a little alga named Chlamy so useful is its ability to grow in lab settings. Learn more from Sabeeha Merchant @Merchant_Lab @UCBerkeley in our #jgi25 highlight.
@LBNLBioSci @BerkeleyLab @doescience @phytozome
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Research by Professors @Merchant_Lab and Krishna Niyogi will be supported by an $11.6 million award from @ENERGY. Read more about the award: xitter.cf/NatureAtCal/status/157…
A team from @PMB_Berkeley, @QB3Berkeley, and @BerkeleyLab were awarded $11.6 million by @ENERGY to develop biofuel and bioproducts from a photosynthetic micro-alga—work with potential to possibly reduce fossil fuel dependence and improve energy security. nature.berkeley.edu/news/202…
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Congratulations to #BioEGSB's Romy Chakraborty (@ChakrabortyRomy), Vivek Mutalik (@vivek_mutalik), Trent Northen (@northenlab), Sabeeha Merchant, and @JGI's Yasuo Yoshikuni (@YasuoYoshikuni) on being awarded new grants to advance bioenergy technology
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One of the things that makes a little alga named chlamy so useful is its ability to grow in lab settings. Learn how from @Merchant_Lab #JGI25: youtube.com/watch?v=rlGlsz5o…
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The landscape of Chlamydomonas histone H3 lysine 4 methylation reveals both constant features and dynamic changes during the diurnal cycle onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
New paper from @DStrenkert @Merchant_Lab @Volvox01