Underlined publications indicate Editors’ Suggestions, (*) indicate contributed equally,

Publications:

2026:

9). R.J. Henshaw*, T. Redalli*, I. Short*, and R. Stocker. Biophysics of microbial locomotion. In press- Annual Review of Microbiology (2026).

8). Z. Landry*, R. Foffi*, O. Mueller, V. Anelli, R.J. Henshaw, K.S. Lee, S. Robert, T. Schneider, M. Cayo, S.T. Zweifel, P. Arosio, C. Schubert, and R. Stocker. Raman imaging of the phycosphere reveals sharp gradients of organic matter exuded by single phytoplankton cells. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 123 (29) e2535317123 (2026). pdf

7). S.T. Zweifel, R.J. Henshaw, R. Pioli, C. Martínez-Pérez, U. Alcolombri, and R. Stocker. The coccosphere of the heavy calcifying coccolithophore Coccolithus braarudii provides defense against bacteria. Communications Biology (2026). pdf

2025:

6). S.T. Zweifel, R.J. Henshaw, O. Müller,  J.M. Keegstra, R. Pioli, C. Martínez-Pérez, U. Alcolombri, E. Clerc, and R. Stocker. Bacteria induce an amoeboid phase in coccolithophores that persists after bloom collapse. Science Advances. 11, eadw7280 (2025). pdf

2024:

5). R.J. Henshaw, J. Moon, M.R. Stehnach, B. Bowen, S. Kosina, T. Northen, J.S. Guasto, and S.A. Floge. Metabolites from phage-infected Synechococcus chemotactically attract heterotrophic marine bacteria. Nature Microbiology (2024). pdf

• Nature Microbiology News and Views: U. Sheyn et al., Bacterial chemotaxis towards virus-infected cyanobacteria. Nature Microbiology, (2024)
• Trends in Microbiology Spotlight: Overlooked tripartite microbial interactions influencing chemical cycling in the ocean. Trends in Microbiology, (2025)

4). M.R.  Stehnach*, R.J. Henshaw*, S.A. Floge, and J.S. Guasto. Multiplexed microfluidic platform for parallel bacterial chemotaxis assays. bio-protocol 14 (7):e5062 (2024). pdf, cover issue

3). K.S.Lee et al (including R.J. Henshaw). MicrobioRaman: an open-access web repository for microbiological Raman spectroscopy data. Nature Microbiology (2024). pdf

2023:

2.) M.R. Stehnach*, R.J. Henshaw*, S.A. Floge, and J.S. Guasto. Multiplexed microfluidic screening of bacterial chemotaxis. eLife 12:e85348. (2023) pdf

1). R.J. Henshaw, O.G. Martin, and J.S. Guasto. Dynamic mode structure of active turbulence. Physical Review Fluids, 8, 023101 (2023). pdf

Preprints:

1. R.J. Henshaw, J.R. Roberts, and M. Polin, Cell explosions: single cell death triggers an avoidance response in local populations of the ecologically prominent phytoplankton genus Micromonas. BioRxiv (2019).
2. R.J. Henshaw, R. Jeanneret, and M. Polin. Phototaxis of the dominant marine pico-eukaryote Micromonas sp.: from population to single cell. BioRxiv (2019).