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=== Research ===
 
=== Research ===
  
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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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 the context of [[robust gradient formation]]  for cell size determination in the fission yeast.  
  
I develop [[HypoPhen]], an image analysis software for the semi-automatic phenotyping of Arabidopsis seedlings.  
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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.  
  
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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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].
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* I am coordinating the [[UNIL BSc course: "Solving Biological Problems that require Math"]]
 
* I am coordinating the [[UNIL BSc course: "Solving Biological Problems that require Math"]]
  
* I am co-organized the [[SPSW 2012 summer school exercise session]]
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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]
 
 
* I also visit schools and tell them about medical genetics as part of the [http://www.jours-du-gene.ch/programme/la-genetique-medicale-pour-comprendre-les-maladies gene days]
 
 
 
== How to reach my office ==
 
 
 
Take the M2 metro and get off at CHUV. Then follow the dots on the picture. You will then be standing in front of my office window.
 
Knock on the window and I'll see you and open the door. The building is called Bugnon 27 (its actual address) and the office number is 027 (ground floor).
 
 
 
 
 
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Revision as of 16:34, 13 July 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 the context of robust gradient formation for 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