After receiving his Ph.D. degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis in France, Dr. Touret carried out post-doctoral training in the Department of Cell Biology at Sickkids Hospital in Toronto under the supervision of Dr. Sergio Grinstein. Since his PhD, he has been interested in membrane proteins and the dynamic organization of the plasma membrane. His current research involves study of membrane receptors signal transduction mechanisms in relation to the plasma membrane ultrastructure. His group uses advanced live cell imaging and super-resolution fluorescence microscopy to decipher these mechanisms in the context of pathophysiological condition such as host-pathogen interaction and cancer.