Delighted to share our most recent paper out today in Science Advances titled “Bacteria induce an amoeboid phase in coccolithophores that persists after bloom collapse”. This work was led by Sophie Zweifel, a PhD student in the Stocker Lab, and delves into a previously uncharacterised life-stage in bloom-forming coccolithophores. Coccolithophores, such as Geophryocapsa huxleyi (formally…
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New preprint: how the coccosphere defends algae from bacterial attack
Excited to share our latest preprint live today on BiorXiv titled “Guardians of the cell: coccosphere prevents opportunitistic bacteria attack in heavy calcifying coccolithophore” . This work was led by Sophie Zweifel, a PhD student in the Stocker Lab, and forms the final exciting chapter of her doctoral work, with a scheduled defense upcoming later…
Kick-starting conference season with the ECR prize at Physics of Life 2025
Conference season is well-and-truly in swing now, starting with the Physics of Life 2025 conference in Harrogate last week. Here I was presenting our recent work on characterising nutrient exchange between marine microbes with microfluidics and Raman microspectroscopy. It was a fantastic week of excellent talks, and I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to reconnect with…
New preprint out today – how bacteria induce metamorphosis in coccolithophores!
Pleased to announce a new preprint live today to bioRXiv titled “Bacteria induce an amoeboid phase in coccolithophores that persists after bloom collapse”. This work was led by Sophie Zweifel, a PhD student in the Stocker Lab, and delves into a previously uncharacterised life-stage in bloom-forming coccolithophores. Coccolithophores, such as Geophryocapsa huxleyi (formally Emiliania huxleyi),…
When algae get sick: new paper out today in Nature Microbiology!
Delighted to announce my latest publication hit the presses today in Nature Microbiology! This is the publication of my primary work from my time at Tufts University with Jeffrey Guasto in collaboration with the labs of Sheri Floge at Wake Forest University (North Carolina) and Trent Northen at Berkeley Lab (California). A perspective/commentary piece is…
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