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Aikaterini Maria Kourkoulou

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:imaging· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1

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Guillermina R. Ramirez-San JuaniD· 2 shared Arnold J. T. M. MathijsseniD· 1 shared Daphne M. LaaniD· 1 shared Maggie Liu· 1 shared

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BiophysicsbioRxivPreprintOct 16, 2026

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Heterogeneity in cilia patterning enables multiple flow functions in Paramecium

Daphne M. Laan, Aikaterini Maria Kourkoulou, Guillermina R. Ramirez-San Juan

Paramecium tetraurelia partitions its ciliary array into a dense, fast-beating domain anterior to the oral apparatus that drives feeding flows and a sparser, slower domain that drives swimming.

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BiophysicsbioRxivPreprintSep 12, 2025

Metachronal wave coordination encodes multimodal swimming in ciliated unicellular predators

Aikaterini Maria Kourkoulou, Maggie Liu, Arnold J. T. M. Mathijssen, Guillermina R. Ramirez-San Juan

This study shows how metachronal wave coordination in Didinium nasutum enables diverse swimming behaviors by regulating propulsion and maneuverability through dynamic ciliary patterns.

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imagingexperimental assay

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