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Ricard Alert

Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex SystemsORCID 0000-0002-1885-9177Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biophysics· 2 Developmental Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Assay:imaging· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Joshua W. ShaevitziD· 2 shared Aaron R. Bourque· 1 shared Chenyi FeiiD· 1 shared Diana J. LairdiD· 1 shared Kate E. CavanaughiD· 1 shared María-José Franco-OñateiD· 1 shared Matthew E. BlackiD· 1 shared Ned S. WingreeniD· 1 shared

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Active surface waves drive rippling in Myxococcus xanthus colonies

Aaron R. Bourque, Peter A. E. Hampshire, Ricard Alert, Joshua W. Shaevitz

The paper investigates rippling in Myxococcus xanthus colonies and finds that surface waves, not synchronized cell motility, drive the phenomenon, supported by physical modeling and experimental verification.

bioRxiv · Nov 28, 2025 · PreprintBiophysics

A mechanical origin for implantation defects in embryos from aged females

Kate E. Cavanaugh, María-José Franco-Oñate, Diana J. Laird, Patrick W. Oakes, Ricard Alert, Orion David Weiner

This study identifies a mechanical defect in embryos from aged mothers that impairs implantation, showing increased trophectoderm contractility leads to defective spreading during implantation.

bioRxiv · Sep 29, 2025 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology

Capillary interactions drive the self-organization of bacterial colonies

Matthew E. Black, Chenyi Fei, Ricard Alert, Ned S. Wingreen, Joshua W. Shaevitz

This study shows capillary forces organize bacterial colonies into dense, nematic groups and influence their collective dynamics.

Nature Physics · Jul 28, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics