David M. Versluis

This study shows Trypanosoma brucei procyclic forms respond to metabolites like proline and succinate through chemotaxis, involving cAMP signaling and specific proteins.

This study shows autoattractants enhance immune cell migration but can also cause aggregation, with optimal communication balancing cell coordination and movement efficiency.

DishCam is an open-source 3D-printed darkfield imager for improved imaging of microbial colonies and small organisms on Petri dishes, offering high contrast and compatibility with incubators.

ChemoTrack provides a large-scale, precise dataset of single-cell migration trajectories linked to chemotactic signals, revealing new insights into how cells respond to chemical gradients.

This study shows mouse and human macrophages use self-generated C5a gradients for chemotaxis, with distinct degradation mechanisms and optimal concentrations.

The paper uses computational simulations to show that human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) reduce mucin consumption by promoting non-mucin-consuming bacteria over mucin-consuming ones through ecological interactions.

The paper uses a multiscale model to show that 2-FL supports butyrate producers in infant gut simulations by promoting propane-1,2-diol production, which outcompetes other bacteria.

The paper develops a multiscale model of infant gut microbiota succession, showing that oxygen levels influence the transition from facultative to strict anaerobes like Bifidobacterium.