Katrina Velle

This study investigates how Naegleria amoebae navigate narrow spaces and environments, finding they use bleb-based motility and exhibit memory-guided movement that may aid in pathogenesis.

This study shows that nuclear and actin mechanics change from G1 to G2, leading to decreased nuclear stiffness and increased vulnerability to rupture.

The paper shows that Myosin 2-driven actin contractility is present in Heterolobosea amoebae, not just Amorphea, and correlates with fast crawling.

This study shows that frog-killing chytrid fungi use different strategies for intracellular pressure regulation in cell types with and without cell walls.

The paper studies microtubule network diversification in Naegleria by linking tubulin evolution to distinct microtubule regulators.