Corey Nislow

Stanford University, University of British Columbia

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Corey Nislow is a pioneering chemical biologist whose work bridges functional genomics and drug discovery. His research focuses on leveraging the budding yeast *Saccharomyces cerevisiae* as a high-throughput platform to identify biologically active small molecules and understand their mechanisms of action. Nislow’s major contributions include the development of the high-throughput yeast halo assay, which accelerates the discovery of bioactive compounds by screening thousands of molecules for toxicity and growth inhibition—a method that has garnered 57 citations and remains influential in chemical genetics. He has also advanced data analysis in microbial research, co-developing the AUDIT suite of R packages (12 citations) to streamline the interpretation of large-scale growth curve data from robotic liquid-handling systems, addressing a critical bottleneck in high-throughput biology. With a career spanning over two decades, Nislow’s work has been instrumental in democratizing yeast as a model for drug target identification and phenotypic screening. His achievements include pioneering open-source tools that empower researchers to manage complex datasets, making his contributions essential for students and scientists exploring chemical biology, functional genomics, and automated microbial phenotyping.