Publications
Octopi 2.0: Open and Scalable Microscopy Platform for AI-powered Diagnostic Applications
Thomas Wareing, Alexander Stokes, Katrina E. Crompton, Koren Murphy, Jack Dawson, Yusuf Furkan Ugurluoglu, Connor Richardson, Hongquan Li, Manu Prakash & Adam J. M. Wollman
LINK: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-025-00470-3
Long-range actin-driven endosymbiont mobility in a deep-diverging bilaterian
Grace Zhong, Gaëlle Toullec, Pierre-Henri Jouneau, Johan Decelle, Manu Prakash
LINK: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.06.08.658386
Schistosomiasis parasite enhance transmission rates via interfacial swimming
Melanie Hannebelle, Ian Ho, Alassane N’diaye, Manu Prakash
LINK: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.05.13.653683
Ice gliding diatoms establish record-low temperature limit for motility in a eukaryotic cell
Zhang, Q., Leng, H. T., Li, H., Arrigo, K. R., & Prakash, M. (2024). Ice gliding diatoms establish record-low temperature limit for motility in a eukaryotic cell. bioRxiv, 2024-11.
Single Cells Signal Non-self from Self via ‘XOR’ and ‘NOT EQUALS’ Logic in a Dimer of Dimers
An, R., & Prakash, M. (2024). Single Cells Signal Non-self from Self via'XOR'and'NOT EQUALS'Logic in a Dimer of Dimers. bioRxiv, 2024-10.
Creased ciliary flocks shape unfolding dynamics via information bottlenecks in an aneural animal
Brannon, C. M., & Prakash, M. (2024). Creased ciliary flocks shape unfolding dynamics via information bottlenecks in an aneural animal. bioRxiv, 2024-09.
Morphology-based classification of sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia using a low-cost automated microscope and machine learning
Shrestha, P., Lohse, H., Bhatla, C., McCartney, H., Alzaki, A., Sandhu, N., ... & Stoeber, B. (2024). Morphology-based classification of sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia using a low-cost automated microscope and machine learning. medRxiv, 2024-09.
Biophysical limits of ultrafast cellular motility
Chang, R., & Prakash, M. (2024). Biophysical limits of ultrafast cellular motility. bioRxiv, 2024-08.
Flight-Scope: microscopy with microfluidics in microgravity
Wareing, T., Stokes, A., Crompton, K., Murphy, K., Dawson, J., Urgurluoglu, Y. F., Richardson, C., Li, H., Prakash, M., & Wollman, A. J. (2024). Flight-Scope: microscopy with microfluidics in microgravity. bioRxiv, 2024-06.
Algorithmic construction of topologically complex biomineral lattices via cellular syncytia
Vyas, P., Brannon, C. M., Formery, L., Lowe, C., & Prakash, M. (2024). Algorithmic construction of topologically complex biomineral lattices via cellular syncytia. bioRxiv, 2024-02.
Active dislocations and topological traps govern dynamics of spiraling filamentous cyanobacteria
Gong, X., & Prakash, M. (2023). Active dislocations and topological traps govern dynamics of spiraling filamentous cyanobacteria. arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.12572.
Inkwell: Design and Validation of a Low-Cost Open Electricity-Free 3D Printed Device for Automated Thin Smearing of Whole Blood
Nowak, J., Kothari, A., Li, H., Pannu, J., Algazi, D., & Prakash, M. (2023). Inkwell: Design and validation of a low-cost open electricity-free 3d printed device for automated thin smearing of whole blood. arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.10200.
Low cost centrifugal melt spinning for distributed manufacturing of non-woven media
Molina, A., Vyas, P., Khlystov, N., Kumar, S., Kothari, A., Deriso, D., Liu, Z., Banavar, S., Flaum, E., & Prakash, M. (2022). Low cost centrifugal melt spinning for distributed manufacturing of non-woven media. Plos one, 17(4), e0264933.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264933
Squid: Simplifying Quantitative Imaging Platform Development and Deployment
Hongquan Li, Deepak Krishnamurthy, Ethan Li, Pranav Vyas, Nibha Akireddy, Chew Chai, Manu Prakash
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.28.424613
Handyfuge-LAMP: low-cost and electricity-free centrifugation for isothermal SARS-CoV-2 detection in saliva.
Ethan Li, Adam Larson, Anesta Kothari, Manu Prakash
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.30.20143255
Utah-Stanford Ventilator (Vent4US): Developing a rapidly scalable ventilator for COVID-19 patients with ARDS
Hongquan Li, Ethan Li, Deepak Krishnamurthy, Patrick Kolbay, Beca Chacin, Soeren Hoehne, Jim Cybulski, Lara Brewer, Tomasz Petelenz, Joseph Orr, Derek Sakata, Thomas Clardy, Kai Kuck, Manu Prakash
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.18.20070367
Octopi: Open configurable high-throughput imaging platform for infectious disease diagnosis in the field
Hongquan Li, Hazel Soto-Montoya, Maxime Voisin, Lucas Fuentes Valenzuela, Manu Prakash
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/684423
Rapid behavioral transitions produce chaotic mixing by a planktonic microswimmer
William Gilpin, Vivek N. Prakash, Manu Prakash
DOI: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1804.08773
Entangled architecture of rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) and vacuoles enables topological damping in cytoplasm of an ultra-fast giant cell
Chang, R., & Prakash, M. (2021). Entangled architecture of rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) and vacuoles enables topological damping in cytoplasm of an ultra-fast giant cell. bioRxiv.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.12.13.472465
A Swimming Rheometer: Self-propulsion of a freely-suspended swimmer enabled by viscoelastic normal stresses
Kroo, L. A., Binagia, J. P., Eckman, N., Prakash, M., & Shaqfeh, E. S. (2021). A swimming rheometer: self-propulsion of a freely-suspended swimmer enabled by viscoelastic normal stresses. arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.10515.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2111.10515