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Valentin Jaumouillé is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Simon Fraser University. His research focuses on the mechanobiology of immune cells and their role in fighting infections and cancers. He investigates how physical forces influence immune responses, including force generation during processes such as leukocyte recruitment to sites of inflammation, phagocytosis, and degranulation. His lab employs quantitative approaches and high-resolution live-cell microscopy to explore the molecular dynamics that underlie plasma membrane-cytoskeleton interactions and their impact on immune functions, particularly in professional phagocytes. Jaumouillé's work is significant in understanding how immune cell responses are affected by the mechanical properties of the tissue environment, merging insights from immunology, cell biology, biophysics, and microbiology.
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