MorphoDyn
Presentation :
The “Morphogenesis and Dynamics of Self-Organized Systems” (MorphoDyn) team uses physics concepts and tools to study self-organization phenomena, with a strong emphasis on biological systems, but also self-assembly phenomena on the supramolecular scale and the dynamics of nanoparticles in complex media.
The team is made up of both physicists and biologists, fostering interdisciplinary research. It is developing original experimental set-ups to study these phenomena in various model organisms, and has a large number of microscopy devices. The team is also developing a strong numerical and theoretical modeling activity in close collaboration with other MSC teams.
1. Mechanics and collective behavior in tissues and cell clusters
2. Physical mechanisms of vascular system morphogenesis
3. Organogenesis of vertebrates
4. Supramolecular self-assemblies
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