Christoph Kirst, PhD, MS

Title(s)Assistant Professor, Anatomy
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address1651 4th Street, #511G
San Francisco CA 94158
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    Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen, GermanyDr. rer. nat. / PhdTheoretical physics
    University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UKMSc / CASMMathematics
    University of Göttingen, Göttingen, GermanyDiplomPhysics
    Humboldt University, Berlin, GermanyTheoretical biology
    University of Oxford, Oxford, UKErasmus ScholarPhysics
    University of Göttingen, Göttingen, GermanyVordimplom / BScMathematics
    University of Göttingen, Göttingen, GermanyVordiplom / BScPhysics
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    Kavli Neural Systems Institute, USA2016  - 2018Kavli Fellow
    The Rockefeller University, USA2013  - 2016Fellow for Physics and Biology
    University of Göttingen, Germany2012  - 2012Dr. Berliner - Dr. Ungewitter Prize, Outstanding Dissertation
    University of Göttingen, Germany2007  - 2007Dr. Berliner - Dr. Ungewitter Prize, Outstanding Diploma
    University of Cambridge, UK2004  - 2005Kurt Hahn Scholar
    German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)2004  - 2005DAAD Scholar, University of Cambridge
    University of Oxford, UK2002  - 2002Erasmus Scholar

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    1. Design of Hopfield Networks Based on Superconducting Coupled Oscillators. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 2025 Aug 1; 35(5):1-9. Cheng CR, Kirst KC, Vasudevan VD. .
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    2. Extracellular matrix proteolysis maintains synapse plasticity during brain development. bioRxiv. 2025 Feb 27. Nakajo H, Cao R, Mula SA, McKetney J, Silva NJ, Shah M, Rose IVL, Kampmann M, Swaney DL, Kirst C, Molofsky AV. PMID: 40060405; PMCID: PMC11888425.
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    3. Publisher Correction: Network-level encoding of local neurotransmitters in cortical astrocytes. Nature. 2024 May; 629(8014):E17. Cahill MK, Collard M, Tse V, Reitman ME, Etchenique R, Kirst C, Poskanzer KE. PMID: 38740948; PMCID: PMC11136647.
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    4. Network-level encoding of local neurotransmitters in cortical astrocytes. Nature. 2024 May; 629(8010):146-153. Cahill MK, Collard M, Tse V, Reitman ME, Etchenique R, Kirst C, Poskanzer KE. PMID: 38632406; PMCID: PMC11062919.
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    5. Super-Tsetlin: Superconducting Tsetlin Machines. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 2024 Mar 27; 34(3):1-12. Cheng CR, Vasudevan VD, Kirst KC. .
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    6. Regional specialization manifests in the reliability of neural population codes. bioRxiv. 2024 Jan 26. Guidera JA, Gramling DP, Comrie AE, Joshi A, Denovellis EL, Lee KH, Zhou J, Thompson P, Hernandez J, Yorita A, Haque R, Kirst C, Frank LM. PMID: 38328245; PMCID: PMC10849741.
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    7. Network-level encoding of local neurotransmitters in cortical astrocytes. bioRxiv. 2023 Dec 04. Cahill MK, Collard M, Tse V, Reitman ME, Etchenique R, Kirst C, Poskanzer KE. PMID: 38106119; PMCID: PMC10723263.
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    8. Resolving Non-identifiability Mitigates Bias in Models of Neural Tuning and Functional Coupling. bioRxiv. 2023 Jul 12. Sachdeva P, Bak JH, Livezey J, Kirst C, Frank L, Bhattacharyya S, Bouchard KE. PMID: 37503030; PMCID: PMC10370036.
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    9. Superconducting-Oscillatory Neural Network With Pixel Error Detection for Image Recognition. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 2023 Mar 2; 33(5):1-7. Cheng CR, Kirst KC, Vasudevan VD. .
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    10. Edinger-Westphal peptidergic neurons enable maternal preparatory nesting. Neuron. 2022 04 20; 110(8):1385-1399.e8. Topilko T, Diaz SL, Pacheco CM, Verny F, Rousseau CV, Kirst C, Deleuze C, Gaspar P, Renier N. PMID: 35123655; PMCID: PMC9090132.
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    11. Mapping the Fine-Scale Organization and Plasticity of the Brain Vasculature. Cell. 2020 02 20; 180(4):780-795.e25. Kirst C, Skriabine S, Vieites-Prado A, Topilko T, Bertin P, Gerschenfeld G, Verny F, Topilko P, Michalski N, Tessier-Lavigne M, Renier N. PMID: 32059781.
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    12. WNT signaling memory is required for ACTIVIN to function as a morphogen in human gastruloids. Elife. 2018 10 12; 7. Yoney A, Etoc F, Ruzo A, Carroll T, Metzger JJ, Martyn I, Li S, Kirst C, Siggia ED, Brivanlou AH. PMID: 30311909; PMCID: PMC6234031.
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    13. hPSC Modeling Reveals that Fate Selection of Cortical Deep Projection Neurons Occurs in the Subplate. Cell Stem Cell. 2018 Jul 05; 23(1):60-73.e6. Ozair MZ, Kirst C, van den Berg BL, Ruzo A, Rito T, Brivanlou AH. PMID: 29937203.
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    14. Neuromodulatory Control of Long-Term Behavioral Patterns and Individuality across Development. Cell. 2017 Dec 14; 171(7):1649-1662.e10. Stern S, Kirst C, Bargmann CI. PMID: 29198526.
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    15. Transition to reconstructibility in weakly coupled networks. PLoS One. 2017; 12(10):e0186624. Lünsmann BJ, Kirst C, Timme M. PMID: 29053744; PMCID: PMC5650155.
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    16. Shifting attention to dynamics: Self-reconfiguration of neural networks. Current Opinion in Systems Biology. 2017 Jun 1; 3:132-140. Kirst KC, Modes MC, Magnasco MM. .
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    17. Convergence of Self-Organizing Pulse-Coupled Oscillator Synchronization in Dynamic Networks. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 2017 Apr 1; 62(4):1606-1619. Klinglmayr KJ, Bettstetter BC, Timme TM, Kirst KC. .
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    18. A Balance between Secreted Inhibitors and Edge Sensing Controls Gastruloid Self-Organization. Dev Cell. 2016 11 07; 39(3):302-315. Etoc F, Metzger J, Ruzo A, Kirst C, Yoney A, Ozair MZ, Brivanlou AH, Siggia ED. PMID: 27746044; PMCID: PMC5113147.
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    19. Mapping of Brain Activity by Automated Volume Analysis of Immediate Early Genes. Cell. 2016 Jun 16; 165(7):1789-1802. Renier N, Adams EL, Kirst C, Wu Z, Azevedo R, Kohl J, Autry AE, Kadiri L, Umadevi Venkataraju K, Zhou Y, Wang VX, Tang CY, Olsen O, Dulac C, Osten P, Tessier-Lavigne M. PMID: 27238021; PMCID: PMC4912438.
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    20. Dynamic information routing in complex networks. Nat Commun. 2016 Apr 12; 7:11061. Kirst C, Timme M, Battaglia D. PMID: 27067257; PMCID: PMC4832059.
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    21. Guaranteeing global synchronization in networks with stochastic interactions. New Journal of Physics. 2012 Jul 13; 14(7):073031. Klinglmayr KJ, Kirst KC, Bettstetter BC, Timme TM. .
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    22. Local control of non-local information flow in oscillatory neuronal networks. BMC Neuroscience. 2011 Dec 1; 12(Suppl 1):o15. Kirst KC, Timme TM, Battaglia BD. .
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    23. Breakdown of order preservation in symmetric oscillator networks with pulse-coupling. Chaos. 2011 Jun; 21(2):025113. Kielblock H, Kirst C, Timme M. PMID: 21721791.
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    24. Partial Reset in Pulse-Coupled Oscillators. SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics. 2010 Jan 1; 70(7):2119-2149. Kirst KC, Timme TM. .
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    25. Partial response to supra-threshold excitation desynchronizes spiking neurons. BMC Neuroscience. 2009 Sep 1; 10(Suppl 1):o17. Kirst KC, Timme TM. .
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    26. How Precise is the Timing of Action Potentials? Front Neurosci. 2009 May; 3(1):2-3. Kirst C, Timme M. PMID: 19753088; PMCID: PMC2695382.
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    27. Sequential desynchronization in networks of spiking neurons with partial reset. Phys Rev Lett. 2009 Feb 13; 102(6):068101. Kirst C, Geisel T, Timme M. PMID: 19257635.
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    28. From networks of unstable attractors to heteroclinic switching. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2008 Dec; 78(6 Pt 2):065201. Kirst C, Timme M. PMID: 19256893.
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