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Felix Mikus

University of GenevaORCID 0000-0002-5065-4710Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 5 Assay:imaging· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1

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Omaya DudiniD· 5 shared Gautam DeyiD· 4 shared Marine OlivettaiD· 4 shared Yannick SchwabiD· 3 shared Chandni BhicktaiD· 2 shared Clémence Saint-Donat· 2 shared Eliott FlaumiD· 2 shared Flora VincentiD· 2 shared

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A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes

Hannah B. Rappaport, Natalie A. Petek-Seoane, Tomáš Tyml, Jessica K. Niblo, Felix Mikus, Naomi E. Gilbert, Kurt M. LaButti, Godwin Ani, Ethan MacVicar, Rachel M. Shepherd, Ignacio de la Higuera, Samuel J. Lord, Gautam Dey, Gordon V. Wolfe, Omaya Dudin, , Angela Oliverio

This study identifies a geothermal amoeba that divides at 63°C, setting a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes and challenging existing paradigms about eukaryotic thermal tolerance.

Cell · Sep 22, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Concanavalin A as a pan-eukaryotic nuclear envelope marker for expansion microscopy

Baukje Hoogenberg, Felix Mikus, Priyesh Singh Parihar, IVA VERBANAC, Diego Beltrame, Marine Olivetta, Thomas A. Richards, Gautam Dey, Omaya Dudin

This paper introduces Concanavalin A as a marker for nuclear envelope imaging in expansion microscopy, revealing diverse mitotic strategies across eukaryotes.

bioRxiv · Sep 10, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology

An Advanced Mobile Laboratory to enable field-based microbial ecology and cell biology across scales

Nikolaus Leisch, Sophie Baars, Thomas Beavis, P Bertucci, Chandni Bhickta, Michael Bonadonna, Charlotte M. Brannon, Laia Burgués Palau, Paulina Cherek, Florian Chevalier, Johan Decelle, Manon Demulder, G Dey, Omaya Dudin, E Duke, , Soraya M. Zwahlen

The paper introduces an Advanced Mobile Laboratory (AML) for field-based microbial ecology and cell biology, enabling multiscale analysis of environmental samples directly at the sampling site.

bioRxiv · Mar 16, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology

Diatom ultrastructural diversity across controlled and natural environments

Serena Flori, Felix Mikus, Eliott Flaum, Kevin Moog, Sarah Guessoum, Thomas Beavis, Soraya M. Zwahlen, Inés Romero‐Brey, Viola Oorshot, Marine Olivetta, Melissa C. Steele-Ogus, Ellen Yeh, Mobile Labs Team, Omaya Dudin, Yannick Schwab, , Flora Vincent

This paper demonstrates that cryo-ExM overcomes diatom silica barriers to enable high-resolution imaging and comparative cell biology across diverse diatom species.

Current Biology · Oct 31, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology

Charting the landscape of cytoskeletal diversity in microbial eukaryotes

Felix Mikus, Armando Rubio-Ramos, Hiral Shah, Jonas Hellgoth, Marine Olivetta, Susanne Borgers, Clémence Saint-Donat, Margarida Araújo, Chandni Bhickta, Paulina Cherek, Jone Bilbao, Estibalitz Txurruka, Yana Eglit, Nikolaus Leisch, Yannick Schwab, , Omaya Dudin

Ultrastructure expansion microscopy applied to 221 cultured planktonic eukaryotes maps diverse microtubule and centrin-based cytoskeletons, including dinoflagellate apical centrin rings and cryptophyte cortical centrin meshes.

Cell · Oct 31, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology✦ In-depth digest