Shashank Shekhar lab
@sshekhr.bsky.social
Prof. Shashank Shekhar @EmoryUniversity, Atlanta, USA
Biophysicist interested in Actin dynamics and ciliary flows.
Departments of Physics, Biochemistry and Cell Biology.
Lab website : www.shekharlab.org
Biophysicist interested in Actin dynamics and ciliary flows.
Departments of Physics, Biochemistry and Cell Biology.
Lab website : www.shekharlab.org
Thrilled to be featured in The New York Times! @nytimes.com
Fantastic piece by @jack-tamisiea.bsky.social on our discovery of the role of physical forces in evolution! With insightful comments from @wcratcliff.bsky.social!
Fantastic piece by @jack-tamisiea.bsky.social on our discovery of the role of physical forces in evolution! With insightful comments from @wcratcliff.bsky.social!
April 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Thrilled to be featured in The New York Times! @nytimes.com
Fantastic piece by @jack-tamisiea.bsky.social on our discovery of the role of physical forces in evolution! With insightful comments from @wcratcliff.bsky.social!
Fantastic piece by @jack-tamisiea.bsky.social on our discovery of the role of physical forces in evolution! With insightful comments from @wcratcliff.bsky.social!
Excited to share our new paper in Nature Physics
@naturephysics.bsky.social: Cooperative hydrodynamics accompany multicellular-like colonial organization in the unicellular Stentor!
How do single-celled organisms benefit from teamwork?
@naturephysics.bsky.social: Cooperative hydrodynamics accompany multicellular-like colonial organization in the unicellular Stentor!
How do single-celled organisms benefit from teamwork?
April 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Excited to share our new paper in Nature Physics
@naturephysics.bsky.social: Cooperative hydrodynamics accompany multicellular-like colonial organization in the unicellular Stentor!
How do single-celled organisms benefit from teamwork?
@naturephysics.bsky.social: Cooperative hydrodynamics accompany multicellular-like colonial organization in the unicellular Stentor!
How do single-celled organisms benefit from teamwork?
4/11 Here’s the twist: Benefits are asymmetric!
Weaker feeders gain more from partnering than stronger ones. But don’t worry—no freeloading here! Colonies stay dynamic, with cells constantly swapping neighbors to share the perks.
⚖️ Teamwork makes the dream work!
Weaker feeders gain more from partnering than stronger ones. But don’t worry—no freeloading here! Colonies stay dynamic, with cells constantly swapping neighbors to share the perks.
⚖️ Teamwork makes the dream work!
April 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
4/11 Here’s the twist: Benefits are asymmetric!
Weaker feeders gain more from partnering than stronger ones. But don’t worry—no freeloading here! Colonies stay dynamic, with cells constantly swapping neighbors to share the perks.
⚖️ Teamwork makes the dream work!
Weaker feeders gain more from partnering than stronger ones. But don’t worry—no freeloading here! Colonies stay dynamic, with cells constantly swapping neighbors to share the perks.
⚖️ Teamwork makes the dream work!
3/11 Stentor cells anchor to surfaces and beat cilia to create feeding currents. Alone, they generate modest flows (~70 µm/s). But when they team up, something cool happens:
Colonies create faster, stronger currents—up to 3× faster! More flow = more food for everyone. 🍽️
Colonies create faster, stronger currents—up to 3× faster! More flow = more food for everyone. 🍽️
April 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
3/11 Stentor cells anchor to surfaces and beat cilia to create feeding currents. Alone, they generate modest flows (~70 µm/s). But when they team up, something cool happens:
Colonies create faster, stronger currents—up to 3× faster! More flow = more food for everyone. 🍽️
Colonies create faster, stronger currents—up to 3× faster! More flow = more food for everyone. 🍽️
2/11 Ever wondered how life transitioned from solo cells to complex multicellular organisms? We studied Stentor—a unicellular ciliate that forms dynamic colonies—to uncover the physics behind this evolutionary leap!
Spoiler: hydrodynamics plays a key role! 🌀
Spoiler: hydrodynamics plays a key role! 🌀
April 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
2/11 Ever wondered how life transitioned from solo cells to complex multicellular organisms? We studied Stentor—a unicellular ciliate that forms dynamic colonies—to uncover the physics behind this evolutionary leap!
Spoiler: hydrodynamics plays a key role! 🌀
Spoiler: hydrodynamics plays a key role! 🌀
📢Excited to share our new paper in Nature Physics
@naturephysics.bsky.social: Cooperative hydrodynamics accompany multicellular-like colonial organization in the unicellular Stentor!
How do single-celled organisms benefit from teamwork? Let’s dive in! #Multicellularity nature.com/articles/s41...?
@naturephysics.bsky.social: Cooperative hydrodynamics accompany multicellular-like colonial organization in the unicellular Stentor!
How do single-celled organisms benefit from teamwork? Let’s dive in! #Multicellularity nature.com/articles/s41...?
April 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
📢Excited to share our new paper in Nature Physics
@naturephysics.bsky.social: Cooperative hydrodynamics accompany multicellular-like colonial organization in the unicellular Stentor!
How do single-celled organisms benefit from teamwork? Let’s dive in! #Multicellularity nature.com/articles/s41...?
@naturephysics.bsky.social: Cooperative hydrodynamics accompany multicellular-like colonial organization in the unicellular Stentor!
How do single-celled organisms benefit from teamwork? Let’s dive in! #Multicellularity nature.com/articles/s41...?