User profiles for Florian Nigsch

Florian Nigsch

Director Data Science, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
Verified email at flo.nigsch.com
Cited by 3702

[HTML][HTML] Online chemical modeling environment (OCHEM): web platform for data storage, model development and publishing of chemical information

…, QY Zhang, A Bender, F Nigsch… - Journal of computer …, 2011 - Springer
The Online Chemical Modeling Environment is a web-based platform that aims to automate
and simplify the typical steps required for QSAR modeling. The platform consists of two …

[PDF][PDF] Cell types of the human retina and its organoids at single-cell resolution

…, A Hierlemann, HPN Scholl, G Roma, F Nigsch… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Human organoids recapitulating the cell-type diversity and function of their target organ are
valuable for basic and translational research. We developed light-sensitive human retinal …

The RSPO–LGR4/5–ZNRF3/RNF43 module controls liver zonation and size

…, L Boulter, D Calabrese, M Pikiolek, F Nigsch… - Nature cell …, 2016 - nature.com
LGR4/5 receptors and their cognate RSPO ligands potentiate Wnt/β-catenin signalling and
promote proliferation and tissue homeostasis in epithelial stem cell compartments. In the liver…

Melting Point Prediction Employing k-Nearest Neighbor Algorithms and Genetic Parameter Optimization

F Nigsch, A Bender, B van Buuren… - Journal of chemical …, 2006 - ACS Publications
We have applied the k-nearest neighbor (kNN) modeling technique to the prediction of melting
points. A data set of 4119 diverse organic molecules (data set 1) and an additional set of …

Why are some properties more difficult to predict than others? A study of QSPR models of solubility, melting point, and Log P

LD Hughes, DS Palmer, F Nigsch… - Journal of chemical …, 2008 - ACS Publications
This paper attempts to elucidate differences in QSPR models of aqueous solubility (Log S),
melting point (T m ), and octanol−water partition coefficient (Log P), three properties of …

[PDF][PDF] YAP, but not RSPO-LGR4/5, signaling in biliary epithelial cells promotes a ductular reaction in response to liver injury

…, R Cuttat, A Waldt, N Carballido-Perrig, F Nigsch… - Cell stem cell, 2019 - cell.com
Biliary epithelial cells (BECs) form bile ducts in the liver and are facultative liver stem cells
that establish a ductular reaction (DR) to support liver regeneration following injury. Liver …

[HTML][HTML] High-resolution chemical dissection of a model eukaryote reveals targets, pathways and gene functions

…, B Knapp, P Krastel, N Melin, F Nigsch… - Microbiological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Due to evolutionary conservation of biology, experimental knowledge captured from genetic
studies in eukaryotic model organisms provides insight into human cellular pathways and …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell and bulk transcriptomics of the liver reveals potential targets of NASH with fibrosis

…, J Wu, G Roma, SB Helliwell, D Stroka, F Nigsch - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Fibrosis is characterized by the excessive production of collagen and other extracellular matrix
(ECM) components and represents a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. …

Rethinking molecular similarity: comparing compounds on the basis of biological activity

PM Petrone, B Simms, F Nigsch, E Lounkine… - ACS chemical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Since the advent of high-throughput screening (HTS), there has been an urgent need for
methods that facilitate the interrogation of large-scale chemical biology data to build a mode of …

[PDF][PDF] Genome-wide screening in human kidney organoids identifies developmental and disease-related aspects of nephrogenesis

…, R Cuttat, W Carbone, A Basler, G Roma, F Nigsch… - Cell Stem Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Human organoids allow the study of proliferation, lineage specification, and 3D tissue
development. Here we present a genome-wide CRISPR screen in induced pluripotent stem cell (…