D. Cortese

Distinct gaits of self-propelled quadriflagellate microswimmers

The paper models a quadriflagellate microswimmer and shows that different gaits produce distinct swimming dynamics, efficiency, and flow patterns, suggesting ecological drivers shaped flagellar coordination in similar microorganisms.

Control of helical navigation by three-dimensional flagellar beating

This study shows that helical swimming in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is controlled by asymmetric flagellar beating and presents a 3D model linking flagellar motion to swimming trajectories.