Gurdip Uppal

MCSPACE infers microbiome spatiotemporal dynamics from co-localization data, showing superior performance over existing methods in mice and human datasets.

This study shows physical factors like diffusion and flow patterns influence community structure evolution as much as fitness economics, allowing multiple community structures to coexist.

The paper shows that flow shear promotes social behavior in microbial populations by limiting cheating strain spread and enhancing cooperativity.