Our mission is to understand the biology of mechanosensation, the vital process through which physical forces, including touch, vibrations and movements, are sensed throughout the body (somatosensation). We combine state-of-the-art bioimaging approaches with genetics and behaviour to unravel the cellular and molecular architecture of mechanosensation at the periphery and its physiological outcome.

Using the fruit fly Drosophila as an in vivo model, we also seek to understand how mechanosensation in the skin epidermis and associated sensory organs (hair follicles) emerges during development, and its impact on physiopathological states.

We welcome everyone to join our research.