Suraj Shankar

Minding the gap: collective determinants of multiscale structure across interacting bacterial colonies

This study investigates gap formation between interacting bacterial colonies using experiments and modeling, finding that nutrient competition and direct growth inhibition drive this phenomenon.

Substrate mediated mechanical forces enable optimal kinetic proofreading by T-cell receptors

This study shows how mechanical forces and substrate properties enhance T-cell receptor proofreading by delaying decision-making and improving ligand discrimination.

Visceral organ morphogenesis via calcium-patterned muscle contractions

The paper studies how multi-layer tissue interactions drive organ shape changes in Drosophila embryos, identifying calcium-patterned muscle contractions as a key mechanism.