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[[File:micha.jpg|100px|thumb|left|Micha Hersch]]  
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'''Post-doc'''
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'''Senior Researcher'''
 
* email: micha.hersch at unil.ch
 
* email: micha.hersch at unil.ch
  
* personal web page: http://wwwpeople.unil.ch/micha.hersch/
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* personal web page: http://people.unil.ch/michahersch/
  
 
=== Research ===
 
=== Research ===
 
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I am mainly interested in understanding, through a combination of mathematical modeling and experiments and data analysis, how biological systems can robustly self-regulate their behavior.  
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. I am also involved in modeling the mechanism of cell size determination in the fission yeast.
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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 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 [[gender bias in neurodevelopmental disorders | higher resilience of females to mutations in genes involved in neuro-developmental disorders]] such as autism.
 
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].
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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://people.unil.ch/michahersch/ 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.
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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.
  
 
And before this, I worked on automatic speech recognition at the [http://www.icsi.berkeley.edu/ International Computer Science Institute] in Berkeley.
 
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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Beside research and teaching, I also did data analysis and consulting for the private sector.
  
 
=== Academic titles ===
 
=== Academic titles ===
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=== Publications ===
 
=== Publications ===
Look [http://wwwpeople.unil.ch/micha.hersch/publications.php here]
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Look [http://people.unil.ch/michahersch/publications here]
 
 
 
 
=== Teaching and outreach ===
 
 
 
* I am coordinating the [[UNIL BSc course: "Solving Biological Problems that require Math"]]
 
 
 
* 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]
 

Revision as of 15:41, 14 October 2020

Micha Hersch

Senior Researcher

  • email: micha.hersch at unil.ch

Research

I am mainly interested in understanding, through a combination of mathematical modeling and experiments and data analysis, 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 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.

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

Beside research and teaching, I also did data analysis and consulting for the private sector.

Academic titles

Publications

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