Shivers J, Uppaluri S, Brangwynne CP, Microfluidic immobilization and subcellular imaging of developing Caenorhabditis elegans Microfluidics and Nanofluidics 21 (9), 149**Work with Undergraduate Mentee
Thutupalli S*, Uppaluri S*, Constable G, Levin S, Stone H, Tarnita C, Brangwynne CP, Farming and Public Goods Production in C elegans, PNAS. 114(9), 2017 *Equal contribution
Uppaluri S, Weber, SC, and Brangwynne, CP. Hierarchical size scaling during multicellular growth and development, Cell Reports, 345(17), 2016
Uppaluri S, Brangwynne CP. A size threshold governs Caenorhabditis elegans developmental progression. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 282: 20151283, 2015.
Gilpin W, Uppaluri S, Brangwynne CP. Worms under pressure: bulk mechanical properties of C. elegans are independent of the cuticle. Biophysical Journal. 108(8):1887- 98. Apr 21, 2015 **Work with Undergraduate Mentee
Hochstetter A, Stellamanns E, Deshpande S, Uppaluri S, Engstler M, Pfohl T, Microfluidics-based single cell analysis reveals drug-dependent motility changes in trypanosomes. Lab Chip (15):1961-1968, 2015
Stellamanns E, Uppaluri S, Hochstetter A, Heddergott N, Engstler M, Pfohl T. Optical trapping reveals propulsion forces, power generation and motility efficiency of the unicellular parasites Trypanosoma brucei brucei”. Scientific Reports 4(6515), Oct 1, 2014.
Heddergott N, Krueger N, Wei A, Stellamanns E, Uppaluri S, Pfohl T, Engstler M. Trypanosome Motion Represents an Adaptation to the Crowded Environment of the Vertebrate Bloodstream. PLoS Pathogens 8(11): e1003023, 2012.
Uppaluri S, Heddergott N, Stellamanns E, Herminghaus S, Engstler M, Pfohl T. Flow loading induces oscillatory trajectories in bloodstream parasites. Biophysical Journal. 103(6):1162-9 Sep 19, 2012.
Uppaluri S, Nagler J, Stellamanns E, Heddergott N, Herminghaus S, Engstler M, Pfohl T. Impact of microscopic motility on the swimming behaviour of parasites: stiffer trypanosomes are more directional. PLoS Computational Biology, 7(6): e1002058, 2011. Featured article
Zaburdaev V, Uppaluri S, Friedrich R, Engstler M, Pfohl T, Stark H, Langevin dynamics deciphers the motility pattern of swimming parasites”. Physical Review Letters, vol. 106, no. 20, p. 208103, May 2011.
Book Chapter
Engstler M, Heddergott N, Krger T, Stellamanns E, Uppaluri S, Pfohl T. African Trypanosomes Are A Model System For Functional Analysis Of Microbial Motility in Nature Inspired Fluid Mechanics, edited by C.Tropea and H Bleckmann, Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design (NNFM) 119, 43-61, 2012.