Research areas Molecular mechanismsof microbial adaptation Internal dynamics of biomolecules Advanced microscopy and tissue physiology Nanoimaging:cell dynamics and quantitative biology Key figures 25 Permanent researchers 8 Postdoctoral students 17 PhD students 30 Average number of publications per year > Read more > Read more The Optics and Biosciences Laboratory (LOB) brings together biologists and physicists to provide insights into fundamental biological processes at the molecular and cellular level. Physics / biology discover LOB website > discover LOB website > LOB. Optics and Biosciences Laboratory A joint research unit CNRS, Inserm, École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 91120 Palaiseau, France. The aim is to gain a more in-depth understanding of phenomena to move towards new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, improve current technology and develop new imaging techniques. The laboratory’s research relies on multimodal multiphoton microscopy, in vivo imaging of animal models, pulse shaping and the development of nanoparticles for monitoring individual molecules, time-resolved spectroscopy, combined with state-of-the-art techniques in cellular biology and molecular dynamics.