Fridolin Groß - Forschungsinformationssystem | Universität Kassel

Dr. Fridolin Groß

Research Interest

- models and computational methods in science
- philosophy of biology
- complexity and reduction of complexity

Work Experience

05/2016 - 04/2020	Postdoctoral researcher at IFOM (Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare), Milan, Italy
01/2016 - 03/2018	Lecturer and Research Assistant (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter), Department of Philosophy, University of Kassel.
06/2013 - 04/2016	Postdoctoral researcher at Institute for Theoretical Biology, Charité Hospital, Berlin
04/2013 - 05/2013	Postdoctoral researcher at IFOM (Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare), Milan, Italy

Academic background

2009-2013:

Interdisciplinary PhD Program „Foundations of the Life Sciences and Their
Ethical Consequences“ at European School of Molecular Medicine
(SEMM), Milan, Italy
Thesis Topic: “The Sum of the Parts: Heuristic Research Strategies in Systems Biology”, grade: "excellent"

2011:

Visiting graduate student at the Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science

2005-2008:

Master (Diplom-Hauptstudium) in Physics, University of Leipzig
Thesis on "Non-linear Population Dynamics of T-helper Cells in Allergy", grade: "very good"

2002-2005:

Basic studies (Grundstudium) in Physics, Philosophy, and Mathematics
Intermediate Exam (Vordiplom) in Physics, grade "very good"
Intermediate Exam (Magister-Zwischenprüfung) in Philosophy and Mathematics, grade "very good"

Qualifications

08/2017 - 08/2017	Teilnahme an der Summer School "Advanced Scientific Programming in Python" organisiert vom German Neuroinformatics Node und der Gemeinde Sithonia, Griechenland.
05/2016 - 05/2016	Teilnahme am LLukas-Workshop "Grundlagen des Lehrens und Lernens" organisiert vom Service-Center Lehre der Universität Kassel

Publications

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2019	Corno, A., Chiroli, E., Groß, F., Vernieri, C., Matafora, V., Maffini, S., Cosentino Lagomarsino, M., Bachi, A., Ciliberto, A., 2019. Cellular response upon proliferation in the presence of an active mitotic checkpoint. Life science alliance 2, e201900380. https://doi.org/10.26508/lsa.201900380
2019	Groß, F., 2019. Occam’s Razor in Molecular and Systems Biology. Philosophy of Science TBD. https://doi.org/10.1086/705474
2019	Groß, F., Kranke, N., Meunier, R., 2019. Pluralization through epistemic competition: scientific change in times of data-intensive biology. History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences 41, 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40656-018-0239-5
2018	Bonaiuti, P., Chiroli, E., Groß, F., Corno, A., Vernieri, C., Štefl, M., Cosentino Lagomarsino, M., Knopp, M., Ciliberto, A., 2018. Cells Escape an Operational Mitotic Checkpoint through a Stochastic Process. Current Biology 28, 28–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2017.11.031
2018	Groß, F., Bonaiuti, P., Hauf, S., Ciliberto, A., 2018. Implications of alternative routes to APC/C inhibition by the mitotic checkpoint complex. PLoS Computational Biology 14, e1006449. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006449
2018	Groß, F., 2018. Updating Cowdry’s Theories: The Role of Models in Contemporary Experimental and Computational Cell Biology, in: Maienschain, J., Laubichler, M., Matlin, K. (Hrsg.), Visions of cell biology: Reflections on Cowdry’s General Cytology. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, S. 326–350.
2017	Groß, F., Miles, M., 2017. Problems and Prospects for Standardizing Model Validation in Systems Biology. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology 2017, 3–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2017.01.003
2017	Groß, F., Green, S., 2017. The Sum of the Parts: Large-Scale Modeling in Systems Biology. Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology 2017, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.3998/ptb.6959004.0009.010
2017	Groß, F., 2017. Towards a Methodology for Systems Biology, in: Green, S. (Hrsg.), Philosophy of Systems Biology: Perspectives from Scientists and Philosophers. Springer, Cham, Switzerland, S. 109–116. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47000-9
2016	Groß, F., 2016. Heuristic Strategies in Systems Biology. Humana.Mente 2016, 1–18.

Lectures

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07/2019	Informal Models in Biology Meeting of the International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology, Oslo
05/2019	The Plurality of Simplicity in Molecular and Systems Biology International Conference on Simplicities and Complexities, Bonn
11/2018	Robust Mechanisms and Mechanisms of Robustness , Bordeaux
11/2018	Occam’s Razor in Molecular and Systems Biology 27th Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association, Seattle
10/2018	Integrating Formal and Informal Appraches: Image Analysis in Computational Cell Biology Interdisciplinary Workshop and Summer School “Varieties of Experiment and Mea- surement in Technoscience – The Case of Synthetic Biology, Darmstadt
03/2018	The Impact of Formal Reasoning in Computational Biology Experts Meeting: Will Science Remain Human?, Rome
09/2017	Occam’s Razor in Systems Biology First Philosophy-Biology Workshop: From Thing to Being, Dundee
11/2015	Model Selection in Computational Biology Workshop "Validation and Models in Computational Biomedical Science: Philosophy, Engineering and Science", Sheffield, UK
10/2014	Updating Cowdry with Computational Models Workshop "Updating Cowdry at the MBL", Woods Hole, USA
10/2013	The Sum of the Parts: Mycoplasma genitalium and the Future of Systems Biology Workshop on History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science, Chicago, USA

Other Research Activities

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2016	The best model for a cat is another, or preferably the same cat. Modelle in den Wissenschaften Teaching
2011	Visiting graduate student at the Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science Stay abroad
2009	PhD at European School for Molecular Medicine (SEMM), Milan, Italy. Stay abroad