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I’m a FNRS postdoctoral fellow in philosophy of biology at UCLouvain and an associate member of IHPST (Paris 1 & CNRS)...
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... as well as a comic book character exploring the philosophy of science universe. |
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My research focuses on philosophy of science, philosophy of biology and
epistemology of science in practice. |
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In my PhD dissertation, I investigated the explanatory role of chance in molecular and cellular biology. More recently, I have worked on contingency at molecular and developmental levels. My current projects focus on the notion of possibility and modal reasoning in developmental biology, and on reinterpreting Waddington's epigenetic landscape within a contemporary framework.
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News
A new preprint of a chapter from a collective book on contingency, written with Francesca Merlin, is now available.
Merlin F., Casali M., (forthcoming), Replaying life's developmental tape, In McConwell A, Millstein RL, Dietrich MR, Beatty J, Contingency Across the Life Sciences: How Accidents Can Be Consequential, Chicago
University Press.
Merlin F., Casali M., (forthcoming), Replaying life's developmental tape, In McConwell A, Millstein RL, Dietrich MR, Beatty J, Contingency Across the Life Sciences: How Accidents Can Be Consequential, Chicago
University Press.
New published paper
Check it out!
Casali M., Merlin F., Vianelli A., (2025), Dissecting Stochasticity in Translation: Time in Start Codon Selection as a Case-Study, Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology 17(2): 6.
Check it out!
Casali M., Merlin F., Vianelli A., (2025), Dissecting Stochasticity in Translation: Time in Start Codon Selection as a Case-Study, Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology 17(2): 6.
I won the Poster and Flash Talk Prize at the Porto 2025 ISHPSSB conference for my poster Replaying life's developmental tape. Here is the full video.
To watch the high-definition video, follow the YouTube link.
To watch the high-definition video, follow the YouTube link.
The prize challenged participants to explain their research project—presented as a poster at ISH 2025—in one entertaining minute. This is my result.
New edited Volumes
Casali M., Michon M., Pence C., Eds., (2024), Vagueness in Sciences, special issue, Lato Sensu Journal.
Casali M., Michon M., Pence C., Eds., (2024), Vagueness in Sciences, special issue, Lato Sensu Journal.
This website contains summaries and publications of past work, and descriptions of work in progress. There is also a section devoted to visual art, since drawing helps me narrate the adventures and misadventures of pursuing a career in the humanities.
