Publications
2026
A minimal mechanically consistent model of smoothly dividing disk-shaped cells
L. Hupe, Y. G. Pollack, J. Isensee, A. Amiri, R. Golestanian, P. Bittihn
npj Systems Biology and Applications 12, 91
Phase separation in a mixture of proliferating and motile active matter
L. Hupe, J. M. Materska, D. Zwicker, R. Golestanian, B. Waclaw, P. Bittihn
Physical Review Research 8, L022012
2025
Prediction and control of geometry-induced nematic order in growing multicellular systems
L. Hupe, J. Isensee, R. Golestanian, P. Bittihn
Order and shape dependence of mechanical relaxation in proliferating active matter
J. Isensee, L. Hupe, P. Bittihn
Sensitive particle shape dependence of growth-induced mesoscale nematic structure
J. Isensee, P. Bittihn
Soft Matter 21, 4233
3D multiscale shape analysis of nuclei and in vivo elastic stress sensors allows force inference
A. Jurado, J. Isensee, A. Hofemeier, L. J. Krüger, R. Wittkowski, R. Golestanian, P. Bittihn, T. Betz
Biophysical Journal 124, 2784
Orientational lineage memory and mechanical ordering during diffusion-limited growth
I.-M. Sarris, R. Golestanian, P. Bittihn
Motility-induced mixing transition in exponentially growing multicellular spheroids
T. Sunkel, L. Hupe, P. Bittihn
Communications Physics 8, 179
Dimensionality and confinement reshape competition in cellular renewing active matter
P. Zimmer, P. Bittihn, Y. G. Pollack
2024
Collective self-caging of active filaments in virtual confinement
M. Kurjahn, L. Abbaspour, F. Papenfuß, P. Bittihn, R. Golestanian, B. Mahault, S. Karpitschka
Nature Communications 15, 9122
Dynamical model of antibiotic responses linking expression of resistance to metabolism explains emergence of heterogeneity during drug exposures
M. Stevanovic, J. P. Teuber Carvalho, P. Bittihn, D. Schultz
Physical Biology 21, 036002
2022
Stress anisotropy in confined populations of growing rods
J. Isensee, L. Hupe, R. Golestanian, P. Bittihn
Journal of the Royal Society Interface 19, 20220512
A competitive advantage through fast dead matter elimination in confined cellular aggregates
Y. G. Pollack, P. Bittihn, R. Golestanian
New Journal of Physics 24, 073003
Nutrient gradients mediate complex colony-level antibiotic responses in structured microbial populations
M. Stevanovic, T. Boukéké-Lesplulier, L. Hupe, J. Hasty, P. Bittihn, D. Schultz
Frontiers in Microbiology 13
2021
Local measures enable COVID-19 containment with fewer restrictions due to cooperative effects
P. Bittihn, L. Hupe, J. Isensee, R. Golestanian
EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet) 32, 100718
Arrhythmia mechanism and dynamics in a humanized mouse model of inherited cardiomyopathy due to phospholamban R14del mutation
N. Raad, P. Bittihn, M. Cacheux, D. Jeong, Z. Ilkan, D. Ceholski, E. Kohlbrenner, L. Zhang, C.-L. Cai, E. G. Kranias, R. J. Hajjar, F. Stillitano, F. G. Akar
Circulation 144, 441
2020
2019
Divergent aging of isogenic yeast cells revealed through single-cell phenotypic dynamics
M. Jin, Y. Li, R. O'Laughlin, P. Bittihn, L. Pillus, L. S. Tsimring, J. Hasty, N. Hao
Cell Systems 8, 242
2018
Rational engineering of synthetic microbial systems: From single cells to consortia
P. Bittihn, M. O. Din, L. S. Tsimring, J. Hasty
Current Opinion in Microbiology 45, 92
Electromechanical vortex filaments during cardiac fibrillation
J. Christoph, M. Chebbok, C. Richter, J. Schröder-Schetelig, P. Bittihn, S. Stein, I. Uzelac, F. H. Fenton, G. Hasenfuß, R. F. Gilmour Jr., S. Luther
Nature 555, 667
2017
Emergent dynamics of spatio-temporal chaos in a heterogeneous excitable medium
P. Bittihn, S. Berg, U. Parlitz, S. Luther
Chaos 27, 093931
Gene conversion facilitates adaptation on rugged fitness landscapes
P. Bittihn, L. S. Tsimring
Genetics 207, 1577
Suppression of beneficial mutations in dynamic microbial populations
P. Bittihn, J. Hasty, L. S. Tsimring
Physical Review Letters 118, 028102
Multi-generational silencing dynamics control cell aging
Y. Li, M. Jin, R. O'Laughlin, P. Bittihn, L. S. Tsimring, L. Pillus, J. Hasty, N. Hao
PNAS 114, 11253
Complex restitution behavior and reentry in a cardiac tissue model for neonatal mice
A. Mayer, P. Bittihn, S. Luther
Physiological Reports 5, e13449
A stabilized microbial ecosystem of self-limiting bacteria using synthetic quorum-regulated lysis
S. R. Scott, M. O. Din, P. Bittihn, L. Xiong, L. S. Tsimring, J. Hasty
Nature Microbiology 2, 17083
2016
Scanning and resetting the phase of a pinned spiral wave using periodic far field pulses
T. K. Shajahan, S. Berg, S. Luther, V. Krinski, P. Bittihn
New Journal of Physics 18, 043012
2015
Complex Structure and Dynamics of the Heart
P. Bittihn
Springer International Publishing (Springer Theses), ISBN 978-3-319-12231-1
2013
Requirement analysis for an electronic laboratory notebook for sustainable data management in biomedical research
J. Menzel, P. Weil, P. Bittihn, D. Hornung, N. Mathieu, S. Y. Demiroglu
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 192, 1108
2012
Negative curvature boundaries as wave emitting sites for the control of biological excitable media
P. Bittihn, M. Hörning, S. Luther
Physical Review Letters 109, 118106
2011
Low-energy control of electrical turbulence in the heart
S. Luther, F. H. Fenton, B. G. Kornreich, A. Squires, P. Bittihn, D. Hornung, M. Zabel, J. Flanders, A. Gladuli, L. Campoy, E. M. Cherry, G. Luther, G. Hasenfuss, V. I. Krinsky, A. Pumir, R. F. Gilmour Jr., E. Bodenschatz
Nature 475, 235
SAP97 and dystrophin macromolecular complexes determine two pools of cardiac sodium channels Nav1.5 in cardiomyocytes
S. Petitprez, A. F. Zmoos, J. Ogrodnik, E. Balse, N. Raad, S. El-Haou, M. Albesa, P. Bittihn, S. Luther, S. E. Lehnart, S. N. Hatem, A. Coulombe, H. Abriel
Circulation Research 108
2010
Understanding and predicting the response of pinned vortices to periodic electric far-field stimuli
A. Behrend, P. Bittihn, S. Luther
Biomedical Engineering 55
Predicting unpinning success rates for a pinned spiral in an excitable medium
A. Behrend, P. Bittihn, S. Luther
Computing in Cardiology 37, 345
Fast parallel simulations of excitable media dynamics on multicore processors and graphics processing units
S. Berg, P. Bittihn, S. Luther, U. Parlitz
Proceedings of the 6th ESGCO
Phase-resolved analysis of the susceptibility of pinned spiral waves to far-field pacing in a two-dimensional model of excitable media
P. Bittihn, A. Squires, G. Luther, E. Bodenschatz, V. Krinsky, U. Parlitz, S. Luther
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A 368, 2221
2008
Far field pacing supersedes anti-tachycardia pacing in a generic model of excitable media
P. Bittihn, G. Luther, E. Bodenschatz, V. Krinsky, U. Parlitz, S. Luther
New Journal of Physics 10, 103012
2007
Improving interaction and perception of brain structure using fiber clustering
J. Klein, A. Vilanova, P. Ledochowitsch, P. Bittihn, H. K. Hahn, O. Konrad, J. Rexilius, H.-O. Peitgen
SPIE Newsroom
Grid-based spectral fiber clustering
J. Klein, P. Bittihn, P. Ledochowitsch, H. K. Hahn, O. Konrad, J. Rexilius, H.-O. Peitgen
Proc. SPIE 6509, 65091E