Abhishek Shrivastava (he/him/his)

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/article/…

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

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

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/a…

@sharmaG30 @mbiojournal Need to add a Gaurav as well, then it will feel like a typical Indian classroom from the 90's 🤣

@ShrivastavaLab @mbiojournal Congratulations, Abhishek, Abhishek and Abhishek.

Happy to share that our paper on how a conveyor belt associated protein influences the rotation of its driver is out now in @mbiojournal

To bacterial motility fans: check out this great read! communities.springernature.com/posts/to-swim-…

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.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

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.2…

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/fullt…

Congratulations to our 2nd year PhD student @samyabrata_sen for winning a Poster Award for Innovation in Environmental Solutions @ASUBiodesign annual retreat 👏🥳🎊

📢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/s4156…?

@MageshShruthi @jo44atWID @UWMadisonMDTP @markjmandel @WIDiscovery Awesome..congratulations 👏👏👏

Officially Dr. Shruthi Magesh! 🥳 Also, I wore a shirt with my thesis printed on it and paired it with a yellow skirt representing Flavobacterium! 💛🎓 Thank you @jo44atWID for the wonderful introduction!! @UWMadisonMDTP @markjmandel @WIDiscovery #sciencecommunication #PhD

After just one night of sleep deprivation, the brain begins to accumulate β-amyloid - a key protein in Alzhiemer’s dementia. 🧵1/10

@Ishwariya13 Looks awesome..Just bookmarked this..will try for sure ☺️

We’ve become hot pot 🍲 converts. Once you meal prep veggies, it’s so easy to mix and match to one’s taste! You can load up on protein and veggies + the sauces keep it flavorful. Best part, easy to put together because they cook themselves pretty much.

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/10.110… #blastmeeting2025 #motility

@kenneylj So sorry for your loss, may his soul rest in peace..

My heart is broken as I announce the passing of my beloved husband, science partner and friend, Michael Sheetz. A remarkable scientist we packed 40 years of living into 20. Rejuvenation of senescent cells and mice in Press in Aging Cell; his last words were this was his best work

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

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

Had a fantastic experience listening to so many flagship studies and sharing my findings at #BLASTMeeting2025. Cancun photos coming!! 🍻