Beatrice Le

Publications and Talks

Evaluation of novel channelrhodopsin isoforms for optogenetic restoration of visual function. FASEB Retinal Neurobiology and Visual Processing (Poster). Southbridge, MA. June 20th, 2024.

Restoring Light Sensitivity to Retinal Ganglion Cells in Blind Mice: Evaluation of Three Microbial Opsin Variants. Bay Area Young Investigator Research Conference (BYIRC). Palo Alto, CA. April 12th, 2024.

Pilot or co-pilot? Promoter specificity might be transgene dependent A shift in promoter specificity upon cytosolic versus membrane-bound ectopic expression of GFP in the C57Bl6 and rd1 mouse retina. Bay Area Vision Research Day (BAVRD) Conference (Poster). Berkeley, CA. September 9th, 2022.

A trait-based modeling approach to understand niche differentiation and succession in the rhizosphere of a Mediterranean grassland. Ecological Society of America (ESA) & Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution Joint Conference (Poster). Montréal, Québec. August 15th, 2022.

Beatrice's first international conference! Beatrice is cheesing next to her mentor, Gianna, at the ESA+CSEE conference in Canada!
Beatrice’s first international conference! Beatrice is cheesing next to her mentor, Gianna, at the ESA+CSEE conference in Canada!

Modeling how microbial traits interact to affect how microbes compete and cooperate in the rhizosphere of a Mediterranean grassland. Rausser Research Showcase (Poster). Berkeley, CA. April 22th, 2022.

Exploring computational models: how microbial traits interact to affect how microbes compete and cooperate under different environmental conditions. Rausser Research Showcase (Poster & Presentation). Berkeley, CA. April 30th, 2021. Link

Scientific Publications

Marschmann, G., Tang, J., Zhalnina, K., Karaoz, U., Cho, H., Le, B., Pett-Ridge, J., Brodie, E. “Predictions of rhizosphere microbiome dynamics with a genome-informed and trait-based energy budget model.” Nat Microbiol 9, 421–433 (2024). Link

Marschmann et al. Fig 1
Marschmann et al. 2024, Fig 1

Positions and Honors

  • The Minnie and Roseanne Turner Fund for Impaired Vision Research Recipient (2024)
  • NIH Biology and Biotechnology of Cell and Gene Therapy training program fellow T32GM139780 (2024-Present)
  • The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Members-in-Training member (2024-Present)
  • Vision Science Student Government – Vice President of Finances (2024-Present)

*Last updated December 2024.