I am a theoretical physicist interested in the physical description of biological processes. The functioning of a cell relies on the coordinated motion and positioning of various components, including biopolymers (e.g., RNA and DNA), proteins, and molecular motors. Their interactions — and the resulting reactions and motions — can be analyzed from a physical perspective.

My research lies in the field of genome physics and is centered on three main themes: (i) the organization and segregation of the bacterial genome, (ii) the spatial organization of the eukaryotic genome, and (iii) the genetic translation of messenger RNA (mRNA) by ribosomes. These projects are carried out in close collaboration with experimental biologists.

These research topics are investigated from the perspective of statistical physics, both at equilibrium—through polymer physics models of DNA and the study of phase transitions underlying biomolecular condensates—and out of equilibrium, particularly via the physics of active systems. Genome segregation is studied using reaction–diffusion models, whereas genetic translation is described through one-dimensional transport models of the TASEP (Totally Asymmetric Simple Exclusion Process) type.