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Felix Naef

felix.naef@epfl.ch

Nationality: swiss

EPFL SV IBI-SV UPNAE
AAB 2 48 (Bâtiment AAB)
Station 19
1015 Lausanne

Felix Naef studied theoretical physics at the ETHZ and obtained his PhD from the EPFL in 2000. He then received postdoctoral training at the Center for Studies in Physics and Biology at the Rockefeller University (NYC) under the guidance of Prof. Magnasco. His research focuses on the modeling and interpretation of high-throughput functional data and the study of biomolecular oscillators. He joined ISREC as an associate scientist in early 2004 and is currently Associate Professor in the Institute of Bioengineering (IBI).

Awards

Leenaards Prize

2012

Membership to European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

2020

Infoscience

Teaching & PhD

PhD Students

Florian Curvaia, Eliane Duperrex, Yves Jean Paychère, Patricia Reinert, Andrea Salati

Past EPFL PhD Students

Johannes Becker (2015), Jonathan Bieler (2014), Mirko Bischofberger (2011), Julia Catharina Cajan (2014), Rosamaria Cannavo (2016), Thomas d'Eysmond (2011), Colas Noé Droin (2020), Cédric Gobet (2018), Clémence Yumie Syloun Hurni (2021), Irene Lamberti (2024), Maxine Leonardi (2026), Jérôme Mermet (2017), Damien Lionel Nicolas (2017), Guillaume Rey (2011), Jonathan Aryeh Sobel (2016), Laura Symul (2013), Lorenzo Talamanca (2023), Elena Tonin (2026), Jake Yeung (2019), Benjamin Zoller (2014)

Past EPFL PhD Students as codirector

Simon Blanchoud (2013), Nicolas Dénervaud (2013), Alessandro De Simone (2016), Onur Tidin (2018), Haleh Yasrebi (2010)

Courses

Dynamical systems in biology

BIO-341

Life is non-linear. This course introduces dynamical systems as a technique for modelling simple biological processes. The emphasis is on the qualitative and numerical analysis of non-linear dynamical models. Examples are taken from biology and population models.