Michael Hochberg

Michael Hochberg is a Research Director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He is affiliated with the Institute of Evolutionary Sciences of Montpellier (ISEM) at the University of Montpellier, where he leads the Experimental Community Evolution Team. His research bridges evolutionary biology, disease ecology, and applied therapeutics.

Hochberg's work explores how environmental and spatial dynamics mediate ecological and evolutionary processes, with emphasis on:

• Phage-bacteria coevolution and antibiotic resistance management
• Cancer evolution, intratumor heterogeneity, and adaptive therapies
• Social evolution in pathogens and transitions from parasitism to mutualism
• Ecosystem-level approaches to disease treatment

His recent publications (2017–2021) demonstrate strong foci on evolutionary medicine, including phage steering to combat antibiotic resistance, COVID-19 mitigation modeling, tumor clonal dynamics, and ecological frameworks for disease management. These works integrate experimental data with computational models to predict therapeutic outcomes.

Hochberg mentors a robust cohort of students and postdocs, with alumni now in academic roles worldwide. His lab investigates community evolution through microbial systems, cancer cell interactions, and environmental feedback on social behaviors.