Thomas C. Day

The paper identifies cell division timing as a key factor influencing multicellular morphology and size in snowflake yeast, showing that asynchronous division leads to smaller clusters due to increased mechanical stress.

This study shows multicellular bacterial groups out-compete single cells in resource competition due to a trade-off between resource encounter consistency and quantity, driven by physical constraints.

This study shows that diploid yeast under selection for larger multicellular size rapidly undergoes spontaneous whole-genome duplication, which persists and facilitates adaptation through increased genetic variation.