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Sumit Kumar Birwa

University of CambridgeORCID 0000-0003-4838-8262Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:imaging· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 1

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BiophysicsPhysical review. EPeer-reviewedJul 8, 2026

Theory of Cell Body Lensing and Phototaxis Sign Reversal in "Eyeless" Mutants of Chlamydomonas

Sumit Kumar Birwa, Ming Yang, Adriana I. Pesci, Raymond E. Goldstein

The paper presents a quantitative theory explaining phototaxis sign reversal in Chlamydomonas eyeless mutants due to lensing effects and competing light signals.

DOI 10.1103/fw4b-pg8q

Drosophilaimaging

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BiophysicsPhysical review. EPeer-reviewedDec 3, 2025

Algal Optics

Ming Yang, Sumit Kumar Birwa, Raymond E. Goldstein

The paper examines light refraction and reflection in algal cells, focusing on how localized structures affect light absorption and emission, and establishes duality relationships between these processes.

2 citations

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Developmental BiologybioRxivPreprintDec 6, 2024

Spatiotemporal distribution of the glycoprotein pherophorin II reveals stochastic geometry of the growing ECM of Volvox carteri

Benjamin von der Heyde, Anand Srinivasan, Sumit Kumar Birwa…·Armin Hallmann

The paper uses fluorescent labeling and image analysis to study the stochastic geometry of the extracellular matrix in Volvox carteri during development.

1 citation

imagingstatistical model

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