Jacky Goetz graduated in Pharmacology and Cell Biology from University of Strasbourg (France) in the laboratory of K.TAKEDA. He then moved to the laboratory of I.R. NABI in Montreal (University of Montreal, Canada), and later in Vancouver (University of British Columbia, Canada), where he obtained his PhD in 2007. He performed two postdoctoral stays, one at the CNIC in Madrid (Spain) in the laboratory of M.A. DEL POZO, and one in the lab of J.VERMOT at the IGBMC in Strasbourg (France). Fascinated by tumor metastasis, its mechanical aspects and the use of state-of-the-art microscopy approaches in several animal models, he created the TUMOR BIOMECHANICS LAB in 2013. Quickly joined by a team of experts in imaging, mechanobiology, extracellular vesicles, he built a task force aiming at further dissecting the mechanisms and mechanics of tumor dissemination. The team made several exciting discoveries around tumor metastasis that were acknowledged by several prizes (SBCF, Ruban Rose, Academy of Sciences, Fondation de France). When he is not in the lab, Jacky is either running, swimming or biking and loves competing during half IronMan triathlons (70.3). You can also find him traveling with his family, during sabbaticals (Australia, South Africa), always thinking about the next trip. Fascinated by Japan but also by Alsace, where he grew up, he could « kill » for sushi and loves the alsatian architecture.

Seminar topic: Multi-modal tracking of metastasis : from priming to inhibitory targets