Milad Radiom

Widespread attraction of marine bacteria to the macroalgae-derived polysaccharide fucoidan

This study shows marine bacteria are attracted to fucoidan at high concentrations, suggesting it guides them to macroalgal surfaces, influencing carbon cycling.

The Legionella effector RidL promotes mitochondrial fragmentation through phosphorylation activation of the large GTPase Drp1

This study identifies RidL as a bifunctional effector that inhibits retrograde trafficking and promotes mitochondrial fragmentation by phosphorylating Drp1, aiding Legionella pneumophila's intracellular survival.

Emergent spatial structure in the gut microbiota is driven by bacterial growth and gut contractions

The paper shows how spatial structure in the gut microbiota emerges through bacterial growth in the matrix of gut content.

Engineering nanocondensate formation through sequence composition and patterning

This paper designs peptides that form stable nanocondensates by combining computational methods with experimental validation, revealing molecular mechanisms that control condensate size.

Phase-Separating Peptide Coacervates with Programmable Material Properties for Universal Intracellular Delivery of Macromolecules

This study manipulates phase-separating peptide sequences to control coacervate microdroplet properties and intracellular delivery kinetics of macromolecules.