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I am post-doc at CBG. I am involved in the [http://www.systemsx.ch/index.php?id=150 Plant Growth] project from [http://www.Systemsx.ch SystemsX.ch]. I mainly try to model the gene regulatory network of the shade avoidance mechanism in the model plant Arabidopsis Thaliana.
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On the side, I also work on a pharmacogenetics project trying to identify genes involved in the cardio-vascular response to beta-adrenergic stimulation in mice.  
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[[File:micha.jpg|100px|thumb|left|Micha Hersch]]
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'''Post-doc'''
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* email: micha.hersch at unil.ch
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* personal web page: http://wwwpeople.unil.ch/micha.hersch/
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=== Research ===
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I am involved in the [http://www.systemsx.ch/index.php?id=150 Plant Growth] project from [http://www.Systemsx.ch SystemsX.ch]. I am mainly interested in understanding, through a combination of mathematical modeling and experiments, how biological systems can robustly self-regulate their behavior.
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I studied this in the context of the gene [[regulatory network of the shade avoidance]] mechanism in the model plant Arabidopsis Thaliana and in cell size determination in the fission yeast.  
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I developed [[HypoPhen]], an image analysis software for the semi-automatic phenotyping of Arabidopsis seedlings and [[Cellophane]], an ImageJ plugin for the semi-automatic extraction of flourescent-tagged protein profiles along the cell membrane.
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I also did some genome-wide data analysis related to human genetics, for example [[Genome Wide Association Studies]], and another one showing the [[gender bias in neurodevelopmental disorders | higher resilience of females to mutations in genes involved in neuro-developmental disorders]] such as autism.
  
 
My scientific interests include dynamical systems theory, self-organization, statistical learning theory and large-scale biological data analysis. For additional information, you can consult my [http://wwwpeople.unil.ch/micha.hersch/ web page].
 
My scientific interests include dynamical systems theory, self-organization, statistical learning theory and large-scale biological data analysis. For additional information, you can consult my [http://wwwpeople.unil.ch/micha.hersch/ web page].
  
 
I did my ph.D at the [http://lasa.epfl.ch lasa (EPFL)], where I worked on bio-inspired motor control and artificial cognition for humanoid robots. See [http:///wwwpeople.unil.ch/micha.hersch/phd.php this page] for more details on this.
 
I did my ph.D at the [http://lasa.epfl.ch lasa (EPFL)], where I worked on bio-inspired motor control and artificial cognition for humanoid robots. See [http:///wwwpeople.unil.ch/micha.hersch/phd.php this page] for more details on this.
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And before this, I worked on automatic speech recognition at the [http://www.icsi.berkeley.edu/ International Computer Science Institute] in Berkeley.
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=== Academic titles ===
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* 2009: [http://library.epfl.ch/en/theses/?nr=4289 Phd in cognitive robotics], [http://lasa.epfl.ch LASA], EPFL
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* 2004: [http://lumiere.ens.fr/~cogmaster/www/ Master in cognitive science], [http://www.upmc.fr Université Paris VI]
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* 2003: Master in computer science, [http://www.epfl.ch EPFL]
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=== Publications ===
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Look [http://wwwpeople.unil.ch/micha.hersch/publications.php here]
  
  
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=== Teaching and outreach ===
  
== Contact ==
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* I am coordinating the [[UNIL BSc course: "Solving Biological Problems that require Math"]]
  
email: micha.hersch at unil.ch
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* I also visit schools and tell them about medical genetics as part of the [http://www.gensuisse.ch/fr/projets/schul-und-laborbesuche-f/region-vaudoise gene days]
phone: 021 692 52 46
 
building: Bugnon 27
 
room: cts 113
 

Revision as of 13:56, 6 March 2015

Micha Hersch

Post-doc

  • email: micha.hersch at unil.ch

Research

I am involved in the Plant Growth project from SystemsX.ch. I am mainly interested in understanding, through a combination of mathematical modeling and experiments, how biological systems can robustly self-regulate their behavior. I studied this in the context of the gene regulatory network of the shade avoidance mechanism in the model plant Arabidopsis Thaliana and in cell size determination in the fission yeast.

I developed HypoPhen, an image analysis software for the semi-automatic phenotyping of Arabidopsis seedlings and Cellophane, an ImageJ plugin for the semi-automatic extraction of flourescent-tagged protein profiles along the cell membrane.

I also did some genome-wide data analysis related to human genetics, for example Genome Wide Association Studies, and another one showing the higher resilience of females to mutations in genes involved in neuro-developmental disorders such as autism.

My scientific interests include dynamical systems theory, self-organization, statistical learning theory and large-scale biological data analysis. For additional information, you can consult my web page.

I did my ph.D at the lasa (EPFL), where I worked on bio-inspired motor control and artificial cognition for humanoid robots. See this page for more details on this.

And before this, I worked on automatic speech recognition at the International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley.

Academic titles

Publications

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Teaching and outreach

  • I also visit schools and tell them about medical genetics as part of the gene days