Etienne Meunier CNRS Researcher has open his emerging research team “INFLAME” in 2017 at the IPBS institute. The unifying thematic of his research is the investigation of the immune and microbicidal functions of programmed necrosis upon microbial challenge. This research area has been matured along his post-doctoral experience in Switzerland (Biozentrum, Univ. of Basel) but also by the addition of numerous supports from collaborations, which could lead to important contribution releases in the identification of host cell components that modulate the activation of innate immune sensors. This research was strongly supported by fundings from various agencies, such as the ERC council (ERC StG), the ANR, the FRM young PI emerging program, the ATIP-Avenir program, the ESCMID society