TITLE:

MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF CANCER-IMMUNOLOGY DYNAMICS

DATE:

Friday, December 11th, 2009

TIME:

3:30 PM

LOCATION:

GMCS 214

SPEAKER:

Dr. L.G. de Pillis,
Director, Harvey Mudd College Global Clinic

Norman F. Sprague Jr., Professor of Life Sciences and
Professor of Mathematics,
Department of Mathematics
Harvey Mudd College

ABSTRACT:

The critical importance of the immune system in combating cancer has been verified both clinically and through mathematical models. In this talk, we will discuss the biological and mathematical sides of the question of how cancer grows, how the cancer interacts with the immune system, and treatment approaches that harness the power of the immune system, including radiation, chemotherapy and immunotherapy. We will present computational solutions to models of various biological scenarios. .

HOST:

Jose Castillo

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