Titles :

• 1990 Physics PhD University Paris 6, France
• 1989 Agrégation de Physique (national competitive exam for teachers)
• 2000 Habilitation University of Grenoble

Positions :

• 2011-present Research Director, CNRS, University Paris Diderot
• 2008-2012 Research Director, CNRS, Institut Curie, Paris
• 1994-2008 Research Scientist, then Research Director, CNRS, University of Grenoble
• 1992-1994 Assistant Professor, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris
• 1990-1992 Inoue fellow, then JSPS fellow, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.

Past research fields :
– statistical physics
– quantum physics
– low temperature physics
– soft condensed matter
– multiscale analysis: in turbulence, planetology, soft condensed matter
– cellular materials
– developmental biology

Current research interests : Physics of epithelial tissues
– from cell scale to tissue scale
– structure and dynamics of tissues, in vivo and in vitro
– analogies and differences with cellular materials in physics
– experimental methods, from image analysis to force measurements
– models : strengths and limitations