Research / Scientific departments / Genomes and Genetics / Units and groups / Physics of biological systems / Team
Francis Corson
Scientific Activity (Key Words)
Developmental patterning; C. elegans locomotion; Optimal transport networks; Plant morphogenesis
Short Employment Record
2005 - 2008 PhD from Université Pierre et Marie Curie. Physical aspects of plant development. Laboratoire de Physique Statistique, Ecole Normale Supérieure. Advisors: Mokhtar Adda-Bedia and Arezki Boudaoud
2008 - 2012 Postdoc in the laboratory of Eric Siggia, the Rockefeller University
2012 - Research Scientist/Chargé de recherche CNRS
2008 - 2012 Postdoc in the laboratory of Eric Siggia, the Rockefeller University
2012 - Research Scientist/Chargé de recherche CNRS
Selected Publications
Geometry, epistasis, and developmental patterning. F. Corson, E. Siggia. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 109, 5568-5575 (2012)
Fluctuations and redundancy in optimal transport networks. F. Corson. Phy. Rev. Lett., 104, 048703 (2010)
In silico leaf venation networks: growth and reorganization driven by mechanical forces. F. Corson, M. Adda-Bedia, A. Boudaoud. J. Theor. Biol., 259, 440-448 (2009)
Turning a plant tissue into a living cell froth through isotropic growth. F. Corson, O. Hamant, S. Bohn, J. Traas, A. Boudaoud, Y. Couder. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 106, 8453-8458 (2009)
Developmental patterning by mechanical signals in Arabidopsis. O. Hamant, M. G. Heisler, H. Jönsson, P. Krupinski, M. Uyttewaal, P. Bokov, F. Corson, P. Sahlin, A. Boudaoud, E. M. Meyerowitz, Y. Couder, J. Traas. Science, 322, 1650-1655 (2008)
Fluctuations and redundancy in optimal transport networks. F. Corson. Phy. Rev. Lett., 104, 048703 (2010)
In silico leaf venation networks: growth and reorganization driven by mechanical forces. F. Corson, M. Adda-Bedia, A. Boudaoud. J. Theor. Biol., 259, 440-448 (2009)
Turning a plant tissue into a living cell froth through isotropic growth. F. Corson, O. Hamant, S. Bohn, J. Traas, A. Boudaoud, Y. Couder. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 106, 8453-8458 (2009)
Developmental patterning by mechanical signals in Arabidopsis. O. Hamant, M. G. Heisler, H. Jönsson, P. Krupinski, M. Uyttewaal, P. Bokov, F. Corson, P. Sahlin, A. Boudaoud, E. M. Meyerowitz, Y. Couder, J. Traas. Science, 322, 1650-1655 (2008)