LBTI is a leading French research laboratory specializing in the study of healthy and diseased tissues and in the development of innovative therapeutic strategies with high potential for translation toward clinical applications. We have strong expertise in human skin, cartilage and mucosae. Our specific research aims are: > to analyze the basic mechanisms of tissue organization and homeostasis, and to identify potential therapeutic targets > to understand and model the tissue response to physiological or pathological stress (including mechanical stress and aging) > to develop novel therapeutic approaches for tissue repair and targeted delivery of therapeutic agents Our laboratory provides a highly multidisciplinary environment, gathering chemists, biochemists, cell and molecular biologists, bio-informaticians, physiologists, physicians and galenic experts. LBTI is a joint research unit of the CNRS and the Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UMR 5305), hosted by the Institute for the Biology and Chemistry of Proteins (IBCP) in the bio-campus of Lyon - Gerland. Directed by Bernard Verrier, it is organized into 5 research groups. As a member of the Structure Fédérative de Recherche - Biosciences, LBTI has access to cutting-edge technological facilities and benefits from a highly dynamic and interactive scientific environment for both fundamental and translational research.