Publications
Biophysical limits of ultrafast cellular motility
Chang, R., & Prakash, M. (2024). Biophysical limits of ultrafast cellular motility. bioRxiv, 2024-08.
Split Luciferase Molecular Tension Sensors for Bioluminescent Readout of Mechanical Forces in Biological Systems
Zhong, B. L., Elliot, J. M., Wang, P., Li, H., Hall, R. N., Wang, B., Prakash, M., & Dunn, A. R. (2024). Split Luciferase Molecular Tension Sensors for Bioluminescent Readout of Mechanical Forces in Biological Systems. ACS sensors, 9(7), 3489-3495.
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.
A genetic and microscopy toolkit for manipulating and monitoring regeneration in Macrostomum lignano
Hall, R. N., Li, H., Chai, C., Vermeulen, S., Bigasin, R. R., Song, E. S., Sarkar, S.R., Gibson, J., Prakash, M., Fire, A.Z, & Wang, B. (2024). A genetic and microscopy toolkit for manipulating and monitoring regeneration in Macrostomum lignano. Cell Reports, 43(11).
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114892
Rapid, antibiotic incubation-free determination of tuberculosis drug resistance using machine learning and Raman spectroscopy
Ogunlade, B., Tadesse, L. F., Li, H., Vu, N., Banaei, N., Barczak, A. K., ... & Dionne, J. A. (2024). Rapid, antibiotic incubation-free determination of tuberculosis drug resistance using machine learning and Raman spectroscopy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(25), e2315670121.
Droplet tilings in precessive fields: hysteresis, elastic defects, and annealing
Molina, A., & Prakash, M. (2024). Droplet tilings in precessive fields: hysteresis, elastic defects, and annealing. Soft Matter, 20(34), 6730-6741.
Curved crease origami and topological singularities enable hyperextensibility of L. olor
Flaum, E., & Prakash, M. (2024). Curved crease origami and topological singularities enable hyperextensibility of L. olor. Science, 384(6700), eadk5511.
Coupling and uncoupling of midline morphogenesis and cell flow in amniote gastrulation
Asai, R., Prakash, V. N., Sinha, S., Prakash, M., & Mikawa, T. (2024). Coupling and uncoupling of midline morphogenesis and cell flow in amniote gastrulation. Elife, 12, RP89948.
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.
Energetics of the Microsporidian Polar Tube Invasion Machinery
Chang, R., Davydov, A., Jaroenlak, P., Budaitis, B., Ekiert, D. C., Bhabha, G., & Prakash, M. (2024). Energetics of the microsporidian polar tube invasion machinery. Elife, 12, RP86638.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.17.524456
Co-axial plunger based home molecular diagnostics kit
Inventors: Manu Prakash, Anesta Kothari, Adam Larson, Shailabh Kumar, Hazel Soto-Montoya
Agave sisalana: towards distributed manufacturing of absorbent media for menstrual pads in semi-arid regions
Molina, A., Kothari, A., Odundo, A., & Prakash, M. (2023). Agave sisalana: towards distributed manufacturing of absorbent media for menstrual pads in semi-arid regions. Communications Engineering, 2(1), 81.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44172-023-00130-y
Mechanopathology of biofilm-like Mycobacterium tuberculosis cords
Mishra, R., Hannebelle, M., Patil, V. P., Dubois, A., Garcia-Mouton, C., Kirsch, G. M., ... & Thacker, V. V. (2023). Mechanopathology of biofilm-like Mycobacterium tuberculosis cords. Cell, 186(23), 5135-5150.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.09.016
Topological damping in an ultrafast giant cell
Chang, R., & Prakash, M. (2023). Topological damping in an ultrafast giant cell. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(41), e2303940120.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2303940120
Thermotaxis in an apolar, non-neuronal animal
Zhong, G., Kroo, L., & Prakash, M. (2023). Thermotaxis in an apolar, non-neuronal animal. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 20(206), 20230279.
Culture-Independent Multiplexed Detection of Drug-Resistant Bacteria Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering
Dai, T., Xiao, Z., Shan, D., Moreno, A., Li, H., Prakash, M., ... & Rao, J. (2023). Culture-Independent Multiplexed Detection of Drug-Resistant Bacteria Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering. ACS sensors, 8(8), 3264-3271.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acssensors.3c01345
Emergent programmable behavior and chaos in dynamically driven active filaments
Krishnamurthy, D., & Prakash, M. (2023). Emergent programmable behavior and chaos in dynamically driven active filaments. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(28), e2304981120.
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.
MultiSero: An Open-Source Multiplex-ELISA Platform for Measuring Antibody Responses to Infection
Byrum, J. R., Waltari, E., Janson, O., Guo, S. M., Folkesson, J., Chhun, B. B., Vinden, J., Ivanov, I. E., Forst, M. L., Li, H., Larson, A. G., Blackmon, L., Liu, Z., Wu, W., Ahyong, V., Tato, C. M., McCutcheon, K. M., Hoh, R., Kelly, J. D., Martin, J. N., Peluso, M. J. Henrich, T. J., Deeks, S. G., Prakash, M., Greenhouse, B., Mehta, S. B., Pak, J. E. (2023). MultiSero: An Open-Source Multiplex-ELISA Platform for Measuring Antibody Responses to Infection. Pathogens, 12(5), 671.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12050671
A Spectral Imaging Platform For Infectious Disease Diagnosis
Hongquan Li, Manu Prakash
Link: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20220206007A1/en