In the Stocker lab we spy on the lives of microbes. We specialize in the use of microfluidics to carefully mimic and flexibly manipulate a microbe's environment, and video microscopy and image analysis to capture and quantify the microbes' behavior. We are particularly passionate about marine microbes and their role in the health and disease of ocean ecosystems.

Research in Focus

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Papers

  • Alcolombri U., Peaudecerf F.J., Fernandez V.I., Behrendt L., Lee K.S. and Stocker R., 2021, "Sinking enhances the degradation of organic particles by marine bacteria", Nature Geoscience, 14, 775-780.
  • Raina J.-B., Fernandez V.I., Lambert B., Stocker R. and Seymour J.R., 2019, “The role of microbial motility and chemotaxis in symbiosis”, Nature Reviews Microbiology, 17, 284-294.
  • Secchi E., Savorana G., Vitale A., Eberl L., Stocker R. and Rusconi R., 2022, "The structural role of bacterial eDNA in the formation of biofilm streamers", PNAS, 119, 12.
  • Nguyen J., Fernandez V.I., Pontrelli S., Sauer W., Ackermann M. and Stocker R., 2021, "A distinct growth physiology enhances bacterial growth under rapid nutrient fluctuations", Nature Communications, 12, 3662.

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