Mechano-Biology and Physics of Life

The objective of the sixth edition of "Mechano-Biology and Physics of Life" after Lyon (2016, 2019, 2022), Grenoble (2017), Clermont-Ferrand (2018) is to federate the scientific research at the interface between biology, physics and mechanics in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (AURA) region. The role of the mechanical properties of cells and their micro-mechanical environment on the dynamics and development of cells and tissues is an increasing research domain. Mechanobiological approaches offer new avenues for the development of new regenerative treatments or to counter uncontrolled cell proliferation in cancer. In addition to the traditional topics (tissue mechanics and development, subcellular mechanics, pathologies & cancer) which are firmly anchored in the program in the "Mechano-Biology and Physics of Life" workshop series, the workshop is intended as a spring board to identify emergent topics in mechano-biology and to incite the AURA community to develop new pioneering concepts.