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Paolo Pierobon is a physicist by training,CNRS research director at Institut Cochin where he co-direct Dynamics of the cytoskeleton dependent response of immune cells (DyCRIC) at Institut Cochin. The team’s research aims at understanding how mechanics influence the action of immune system cells, in particular lymphocyte migration and activation. Experimental approaches combine cell and tissue imaging, micro-fluidics, single-cell analysis technologies and genetically modified mouse models. The team’s research lies at the interface between physics of living systems, immunology and cell biology, and is carried out in collaboration with numerous teams within the Institute in France and internationally.