PI name, first/corresponding authorship of PI, equal contribution†, corresponding author*

2024

1. Y.-W. Lien, D. Amendola, K.S. Lee, N. Bartlau, J. Xu, G. Furusawa, M.F. Polz, R. Stocker, G.L. Weiss* and M. Pilhofer*, Mechanism of bacterial predation via ixotrophy. BioRxiv

2. K.S. Lee*, Z. Landry, A. Athar, U. Alcolombri, P.P.N. Ayutthaya, D. Berry, P. de Bettignies, J.-X. Cheng, G. Csucs, L. Cui, V. Deckert, T. Dieing, J. Dionne, O. Doskocil, G. D’Souza, C. Garcia-Timermans, N. Gierlinger, K. Goda, R. Hatzenpichler, R.J. Henshaw, W.E. Huang, I. Iermak, N.P. Ivleva, J. Kneipp, P. Kubryck, K. Küsel, T.K. Lee, S.S. Lee, B. Ma, C. Martinez-Perez, P. Matousek, R.U. Meckenstock, W. Min, P. Mojzeš, O. Müller, K. Naresh, P.H. Nielsen, I. Notingher, M. Palatinszky, F.C. Pereira, G. Pezzotti, Z. Pilat, F. Plesinger, J. Popp, A.J. Probst, A. Riva, A.A.E. Saleh, O. Samek, H.M. Sapers, O.T. Schubert, A. Stubbusch, L.F. Tadesse, G.T. Taylor, M. Wagner, J. Wang, H. Yin, Y. Yue, R. Zenobi, J. Zini, U. Sarkans* and R. Stocker*, MicrobioRaman: An open-access web repository for microbiological Raman spectroscopy data. Nature Microbiology 9, 1152-1156 (2024).

2023

3. A. Riva, H. Rasoulimehrabani, J.M. Cruz-Rubio, S.L. Schnorr, C. von Baeckmann, D. Inan, G. Nikolov, C. Herbold, B. Hausmann, P. Pjevac, A. Schintlmeister, A. Spittler, M. Palatinszky, A. Kadunic, N. Hieger, G.D. Favero, M. von Bergen, N. Jehmlich, M. Watzka, K.S. Lee, J. Wiesenbauer, S. Khadem, H. Vierstein, R. Stocker, M. Wagner, C. Kaiser, A. Richter, F. Kleitz and D. Berry*, Identification of inulin-responsive bacteria in the gut microbiota via multi-modal activity-based sorting. Nature Communications 14, 8210 (2023).

- News release University of Vienna "New research lays groundwork for personalised dietary supplements"

4. A.C. Ramirez, K.S. Lee, A. Odriozola, M. Kaminek, R. Stocker, B. Zuber and P. Junier*, Multiple roads lead to Rome: unique morphology and chemistry of endospores, exospores, myxospores, cysts and akinetes in bacteria. Microbiology-SGM 169, 001299 (2023).

2022

5. Y. Yue, J. Cheng, K.S. Lee, R. Stocker, X. He, M. Yao and J. Wang*, Effects of relative humidity on heterogeneous reaction of SO2 with CaCO3 particles and formation of CaSO4∙2H2O crystal as secondary aerosol. Atmospheric Environment 268, 118776 (2022).

2021

6. K.S. Lee*, Z. Landry, F. Pereira, M. Wagner, D. Berry, W.E. Huang, G. Taylor, J. Kneipp, M. Zhang, J.-X. Cheng and R. Stocker*, Raman microspectroscopy for microbiology. Nature Reviews Methods Primers 1, 80 (2021). 

- Invited review

7. K.S. Lee*, F.C. Pereira, M. Palatinszky, L. Behrendt, U. Alcolombri, D. Berry, M. Wagner* and R. Stocker*, Optofluidic Raman-activated cell sorting for targeted genome retrieval or cultivation of microbial cells with specific functions. Nature Protocols 16, 634–676 (2021).

- Nature Protocols and Methods community "Behind the paper: Creating a versatile Raman-activated cell sorting (RACS) platform"

8. U. Alcolombri, F.J. Peaudecerf, V.I. Fernandez, L. Behrendt, K.S. Lee and R. Stocker*, Sinking enhances the degradation of organic particles by marine bacteria. Nature Geoscience 14, 775–780 (2021).

- ETH News "A glimpse into the ocean's biological carbon pump"

2020

9. C. Gao, V.I. Fernandez, K.S. Lee, S. Fenizia, G. Pohnert, J.R. Seymour, J.-B. Raina* and R. Stocker*, Single-cell bacterial transcription measurements reveal the importance of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) hotspots in ocean sulfur cycling. Nature Communications 11, 1942 (2020).

- MIT News "Bacterial role in climate"

- ETH News "Bacterial behaviour influences cloud formation"

10. L. Behrendt*, M.M. Salek, E.L. Trampe, V.I. Fernandez, K.S. Lee, M. Kühl and R. Stocker*, PhenoChip: A single-cell phenomic platform for high-throughput photophysiological analyses of microalgae. Science Advances 6, eabb2754 (2020).

11. F.C. Pereira, K. Wasmund, I. Cobankovic, N. Jehmlich, C.W. Herbold, K.S. Lee, B. Sziranyi, T. Decker, R. Stocker, B. Warth, M. von Bergen, M. Wagner and D. Berry*, Rational design of a microbial consortium of mucosal sugar utilizers reduces Clostridiodes difficile colonization. Nature Communications 11, 5104 (2020).

- News release University of Vienna "Fight infections with the intestinal flora"

- Nature microbiology community "Behind the paper: Reshaping the microbiome to fight C. difficile infections"

12. F. Carrera, D.R. Brumley, A.M. Hein, Y. Yawata, M.M. Salek, K.S. Lee, E. Sliwerska, S.A. Levin, R. Stocker*, Generating controlled, dynamic chemical landscapes to study microbial behavior. Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) 155, e60589 (2020). Link to the video protocol

13. K.S. Lee, M. Wagner and R. Stocker*, Raman-based sorting of microbial cells to link functions to their genes. Microbial Cell 7, 62-65 (2020).

- Invited review

2019

14. K.S. Lee, M. Palatinszky, F.C. Pereira, J. Nguyen, V.I. Fernandez, A.J. Mueller, F. Menolascina, H. Daims, D. Berry, M. Wagner and R. Stocker*, An automated Raman-based platform for the sorting of live cells by functional properties. Nature Microbiology 4, 1035-1048 (2019).

- Recommended by "Faculty of 1000" as exceptional

- Nature microbiology community "Behind the paper: Throughput is the key to the success of automated cell sorting"

2016

15. J.H. Jung†, K.S. Lee†, S. Im, G. Destgeer, B.H. Ha, J.S. Park and H.J. Sung*, Photosynthesis of cyanobacteria in a miniaturized optofluidic waveguide platform. RSC Advances 6, 11081-11087 (2016).

2015

16. K.S. Lee, K.H. Lee, S.B. Kim, B.H. Ha, J.H. Jung, H.J. Sung* and S.S. Kim*, Dynamic manipulation of particles via transformative optofluidic waveguides. Scientific Reports 5, 15170 (2015).

17. J. Choi†, K.S. Lee†, J.H. Jung, H.J. Sung* and S.S. Kim*, Integrated real-time optofluidic SERS via a liquid-core/liquid-cladding waveguide. RSC Advances 5, 922-927 (2015).

18. S. Jeong, K.S. Lee, S.I. Keel, J.H. Yun, Y.J. Kim and S.S. Kim*, Mechanisms of direct and in-direct sulfation of limestone. Fuel 161, 1-11 (2015).

19. B.H. Ha, K.S. Lee, G. Destgeer, J. Park, J.S. Choung, J.H. Jung, J.H. Shin and H.J. Sung*, Acoustothermal heating of polydimethylsiloxane microfluidic system. Scientific Reports 5, 15170 (2015).

20. J.H. Jung, K.H. Lee, G. Destgeer, K.S. Lee, H. Cho, B.H. Ha and H.J. Sung*, In situ seriate droplet coalescence under an optical force. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics 18, 1247-1254 (2015).

2014

21. K.S. Lee, J.H. Jung, B.H. Ha, H.J. Sung* and S.S. Kim*, Optofluidic debubbling via a negative optical gradient force. Applied Physics Letters 105, 071908 (2014).

22. J.S. Kang†, K.S. Lee†, S.S. Kim, G.N. Bae and J.H. Jung*, Real-time detection of an airborne microorganism using inertial impaction and mini-fluorescent microscopy. Lab on a Chip 14, 244-251 (2014).

23. J. Choi, K.S. Lee, D.Y. Choi, Y.J. Kim and S.S. Kim*, Dry de-NOX process via gas-phase photochemical oxidation using UV and aerosolized H2O/H2O2 hybrid system. Energy & Fuels 28, 5270-5276 (2014).

- Selected for the July 30, 2014 issue of ACS Editors' Choice

24. B.H. Ha, K.S. Lee, J.H. Jung and H.J. Sung*, Three-dimensional hydrodynamic flow and particle focusing using four vortices Dean flow. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics 17, 647-655 (2014).

25. J.H. Jung, K.H. Lee, K.S. Lee, B.H. Ha, Y.S. Oh and H.J. Sung*, Optical separation of droplets on a microfluidic platform. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics 16, 635-644 (2014).

2013

26. K.S. Lee, K.H. Lee, S.B. Kim, J.H. Jung, B.H. Ha, H.J. Sung* and S.S. Kim*, Refractive-index-based optofluidic particle manipulation. Applied Physics Letters 103, 073701 (2013).

27. K.H. Lee, K.S. Lee, J.H. Jung, C.B. Chang and H.J. Sung*, Optical mobility of blood cells for label-free cell separation applications. Applied Physics Letters 102, 141911 (2013).

2012

28. K.S. Lee, S.Y. Yoon, K.H. Lee, S.B. Kim, H.J. Sung* and S.S. Kim, Optofluidic particle manipulation in a liquid-core/liquid-cladding waveguide. Optics Express 20, 17349-17359 (2012).

- Selected for the August 28, 2012 issue of Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics

29. J.S. Kang†, K.S. Lee†, K.H. Lee, H.J. Sung* and S.S. Kim*, Characterization of a microscale cascade impactor. Aerosol Science and Technology 46, 966-972 (2012).

30. K.S. Lee, J.H. Jung, S.I. Keel, J.H. Yun, T.J. Min and S.S. Kim*, Characterization of calcium carbonate sorbent particle in furnace environment. Science of the Total Environment 429, 266-271 (2012).

31. K.S. Lee, S.Y. Yoon, S.B. Kim, K.H. Lee, H.J. Sung* and S.S. Kim*, Assessment of cross-type optical particle separation system. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics 13, 9-17 (2012).

32. K.S. Lee, S.Y. Yoon, K.H. Lee, S.B. Kim, H.J. Sung* and S.S. Kim, Radiation forces on a microsphere in an arbitrary refractive index profile. Journal of the Optical Society of America B 29, 407-414 (2012).

33. K.H. Lee, S.B. Kim, S.Y. Yoon, K.S. Lee, J.H. Jung and H.J. Sung*, Behavior of double emulsions in a cross-type optical separation system. Langmuir 28, 7343-7349 (2012).

2011

34. K.H. Lee, S.B. Kim, K.S. Lee and H.J. Sung*, Enhancement by optical force of separation in pinched flow fractionation. Lab on a Chip 11, 354-357 (2011).

2010

35. K.S. Lee, S.B. Kim, K.H. Lee, H.J. Sung* and S.S. Kim*, Three-dimensional microfluidic liquid-core/liquid-cladding waveguide. Applied Physics Letters 97, 021109 (2010).

36. K.S. Lee, J.H. Jung, S.I. Keel, J.H. Yun, Y.J. Kim, H.K. Lee and S.S. Kim*, Design and characterization of an improved screw-assisted rotary feeding system for aerosolization of ultra-small quantities of particulate solids. Aerosol Science and Technology 44, 563-569 (2010).