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Abhishek Shrivastava (he/him/his) @ShrivastavaLab

Associate Professor @asuSOLS @ASUBiodesign Loves solving puzzles of life. Admirer of the microbiome, T9SS, phages, and bacterial motility.

Joined September 2009
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Our new paper titled Swarming bacteria exhibit developmental phase transitions to establish scattered colonies in new regions is out now in @ISMEJournal tweetorial to the preprint is below academic.oup.com/ismej/artic…

Swarming bacteria exhibit developmental phase transitions to establish scattered colonies in new...

Abstract. The collective surface motility and swarming behavior of microbes play a crucial role in the formation of polymicrobial communities, shaping ecos

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27 Sep 2024
Our new preprint on swarms of gliding Capnocytophaga - mysterious and understudied bacteria found abundantly in the human oral microbiota is live biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… Using Image Velocimetry, we found that they undergo phase transitions to form scattered microcolonies (1/4)
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If you are at the 2026 ASM Microbe meeting in Washington DC, please check out a talk on sensory origion of zorbs by our lab's postdoc Jitendra Gosai at the 'Holding Tight: the importance of bacterial adhesion' session on June 5th. @gosciee
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Distinct motors, shared mechanics: unifying principles of microbial gliding | Journal of Bacteriology share.google/SrtEabEQKdZsFoN… Our minireview is out now in J Bact!

Distinct motors, shared mechanics: unifying principles of microbial gliding | Journal of Bacterio...

Gliding motility is a widespread form of microbial locomotion traditionally defined as smooth movement of a cell along an external surface, enabling active translocation that is distinct from...

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Science Magazine
@ScienceMagazine
10 Dec 2025
How animals detect the Earth’s magnetic field remains a mystery in sensory biology. In a new Science study, researchers used whole brain activity mapping, tissue clearing, and light sheet microscopy to identify neuronal populations activated by magnetic stimuli in the pigeon. Learn more: scim.ag/3MrcjXe
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V. Ramgopal Rao, Ph.D.
@ramgopal_rao
10 Sep 2025
We have announced 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 at BITS Pilani across our campuses in Pilani, Goa, Hyderabad, Dubai, and off-campus centres. This is an opportunity for passionate researchers and teachers to join a world-class ecosystem that fosters innovation, collaboration, and impactful research. Apply by 5th October 2025 if you want to be considered for this cycle of recruitment. #BITSPilani #facultyhiring @bitspilaniindia @bitsgoa @BITSPilaniDubai @bitshyd
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Frances Arnold
@francesarnold
4 Sep 2025
In this perspective, we discuss a vision for AI-driven #enzyme discovery to unveil a world of enzymes that transcends biological evolution and perhaps offers a route to genetically encoding almost any chemistry. cell.com/cell-systems/abstra…

Illuminating the universe of enzyme catalysis in the era of artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing how we engineer enzymes, enabling the creation of biocatalysts beyond those shaped by evolution. In this perspective, we discuss a vision for how artificial...

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Happy to share that our paper on how a conveyor belt associated protein influences the rotation of its driver is out now in @mbiojournal
mBio@mbiojournal
13 Jun 2025
A conveyor belt-associated protein of T9SS-driven gliding bacteria acts as a molecular switch, reversing T9SS rotation to fine-tune movement - like a smart conveyor or biological snowmobile adapting to changing terrain. @ShrivastavaLab doi.org/10.1128/mbio.01125-2…
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Keita Kamino@KeitaKamino
29 May 2025
To bacterial motility fans: check out this great read! communities.springernature.c…

To swim or not to swim during starvation

During carbon starvation, motility may help bacteria to swim out of trouble, but at great energetic cost. Marine bacteria have developed two strategies in response: keep searching or stay home.

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Presenting RABiTPy - a Python package for bacterial tracking that works in a jupyter notebook format for: video/image stack import and processing, AI-based or traditional cell segmentation, cell tracking, trajectory analysis, and downstream plotting bmcbioinformatics.biomedcent…

RABiTPy: an open-source Python software for rapid, AI-powered bacterial tracking and analysis

BMC Bioinformatics - Bacterial tracking is crucial for understanding the mechanisms governing motility, chemotaxis, cell division, biofilm formation, and pathogenesis. Although modern microscopy...

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Jo Handelsman@jo44atWID
20 Apr 2025
New paper on co-zorbs from my lab. Co-zorbs seem to be a new way for bacteria to get around. Magesh, et al. (2025). Co-zorbs: Motile, multispecies biofilms aid transport of diverse bacterial species. PNAS, 122(6), e2417327122. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2417327…

Co-zorbs: Motile, multispecies biofilms aid transport of diverse bacterial species | PNAS

Biofilms are three-dimensional structures containing one or more bacterial species embedded in extracellular polymeric substances. Although most bi...

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Happy to share that a study led by @ShahLab_Enzymes and our joint PhD student Pavani Dadi, where multiple neuromodulatory compounds are reported to be produced by an evolved enzyme from the gut microbe Bacteroides fragilis is now online cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S…

Synthesis of versatile neuromodulatory molecules by a gut microbial glutamate decarboxylase

Biochemistry; Molecular neuroscience; Microbiology

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Congratulations to our 2nd year PhD student @samyabrata_sen for winning a Poster Award for Innovation in Environmental Solutions @ASUBiodesign annual retreat 👏🥳🎊
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Shekhar lab@sshekhr
2 Apr 2025
📢Excited to share our new paper in @NaturePhysics : Cooperative hydrodynamics accompany multicellular-like colonial organization in the unicellular ciliate Stentor! How do single-celled organisms benefit from teamwork? Let’s dive in! #Multicellularity nature.com/articles/s41567-0…?
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Nicholas Fabiano, MD
@NTFabiano
16 Feb 2025
After just one night of sleep deprivation, the brain begins to accumulate β-amyloid - a key protein in Alzhiemer’s dementia. 🧵1/10
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BLAST Meetings@BlastMeetings
7 Feb 2025
Congrats to Emma Henderson for receiving the Howard C. Berg Award for an Outstanding Talk on Motility! 🏆🎉 Emma (@ShrivastavaLab, @ASU) 📄 Read the preprint: biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… #blastmeeting2025 #motility
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My PhD student, Emma Henderson, received the Howard C. Berg Award for an outstanding talk on motility by a young investigator at the BLAST meeting @BlastMeetings #proudpi #blastmeeting2025 @asuSOLS @ASUBiodesign
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Motile bacterial zorbs demonstrate one of the most fascinating collective migration strategies I have ever encountered. Our lab's postdoc, Jitendra Gosai @gosciee, gave an excellent talk on the sensory control of zorbs at the BLAST conference @BlastMeetings #blastmeeting2025
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Jitendra Gosai@gosciee
23 Jan 2025
Had a fantastic experience listening to so many flagship studies and sharing my findings at #BLASTMeeting2025. Cancun photos coming!! 🍻
BLAST Meetings@BlastMeetings
23 Jan 2025
Ever heard of Zorbs? 🌀Dr. Jitendrapuri Gosai from Dr. Abhishek Shrivastava's lab at @ASU live at #BLASTMeeting2025, revealing a unique sensory switch that controls these motile biofilms in gliding bacteria. #BacterialMovement #Microbiology
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BLAST Meetings@BlastMeetings
23 Jan 2025
Ever heard of Zorbs? 🌀Dr. Jitendrapuri Gosai from Dr. Abhishek Shrivastava's lab at @ASU live at #BLASTMeeting2025, revealing a unique sensory switch that controls these motile biofilms in gliding bacteria. #BacterialMovement #Microbiology
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Emma Henderson, a 4th year PhD student from our lab gave a cool talk about a paper that we are currently writing..proud PI moment here 😊 #blastmeeting2025 @BlastMeetings
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