Bernard DIENY Research Director at the CEA-Irig/Spintec laboratory.
Since 2012, Bernard DIENY has been working with several PhD and post-doctoral students at SPINTEC, initiating a new and original research theme based on the use of magnetism in biology. In collaboration with Inserm researchers, the laboratory has demonstrated the possibility of triggering the spontaneous
in vitro death of mechanically stimulated cancer cells by low-frequency vibration of magnetic nanoparticles. The same strategy proved capable of stimulating insulin production in pancreatic cells.
Figure: Electron microscope image of magnetic nanoparticles used for magneto-mechanical stimulation © CEA.
Magnetism enables the local application of controlled mechanical forces on cells with remote control, thereby generating physiological reactions such as the death of cancer cells.
Find out more about Bernard Dieny's career in his autobiographical account.
Created in 2002 by the Codron Fautz Foundation (Institut de France Fondation) the
Clément Codron prize rewards outstanding work in the field of science applied to technology.