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Thomas Lecuit is a Professor at the Collège de France (holding the 'Dynamics of Living Systems' chair) and head of the 'Organization and Dynamics of Biological Forms' team at the Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille (IBDM, AMU/CNRS). He also directs the Turing Center for Living Systems (CENTURI), an interdisciplinary hub focused on biological complexity. A graduate of École Normale Supérieure, his research explores morphogenesis—the emergence of biological forms—using Drosophila as a model organism. His work integrates experimental and theoretical approaches to study cell behavior, mechanical forces, and geometric principles in development.
Key achievements include the Liliane Bettencourt Prize for Life Sciences (2015), CNRS Silver Medal (2015), and election to prestigious academies (Académie des Sciences, Academia Europaea, EMBO). His current project, 'LivingOrigami,' investigates how geometry and mechanics govern tissue shape during morphogenesis. Supported by the France 2030 Initiative’s Chair of Excellence (2024), this work aims to bridge molecular biology with biophysics to understand form generation in health and disease.
Research focuses on interdisciplinary methods, combining microscopy, genetic tools, and mathematical modeling. Key areas include actomyosin contractility, mechanochemical signaling, and the interplay between genetic and mechanical forces during embryogenesis.
