MOSAIC (Institut Fresnel/AMU)

About MOSAIC:

Mosaic is an interdisciplinary research group aiming at unravelling life science problems using advanced photonic tools. Mosaic principal investigators are physicists and biologists working together at the cross roads between advanced optical imaging, nanophotonics and tissue morphogenesis. In parallel, the Mosaic group is involved in collaborative projects related to the fields of developmental biology, immunology, neurosciences and biomedical research.

Optical microscopy techniques:

• Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS)

• Fluorescence lifetime spectroscopy

• Polarization resolved 1 and 2-photon confocal microscopy

• Polarization resolved spinning disk fluorescence microscopy

• Polarization resolved superresolution microscopy (STORM)

• Quantitative wavefront sensing

• Temperature microscopy

• Coherent Raman (CARS / SRS) microscopy, spectroscopy and endoscopy

• 2-Photon, SHG, THG microscopy and endoscopy

• Spontaneous Raman spectroscopy and imaging

Infrastructure:

• 14 optical setups

• 8 short pulse lasers

• 1 chemistry lab

• 1 cell culture laboratory (L2)

• 1 Drosophila culture room

• 1 Animal cell culture room

Scientific production since 2002:

• 160 peer-reviewed publications

• 12 book chapters

• 2 books

• 14 patents

• 1 patented software

Source: Institut Fresnel's website (2022).

Cell Morphogenesis Lab

  The Cell Morphogenesis Lab is headed by Dr. Manos Mavrakis, and it is embedded in the MOSAIC Group. This lab is an interdisciplinary research group bringing together biologists and physicists with expertise in the development of customized, cutting-edge optimal imaging techniques for studying biological processes. 

Source: Cell Morphogenesis Lab website (2022).