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| ID | 417 |
|---|---|
| First Name | Catherine |
| Last Name | Patterson |
| Institution | University of Iowa |
| Speaker Category | graduate student |
| Title of Talk | Modeling the Effects of Multiple Myeloma Bone Disease |
| Abstract | Cancer is a lot like a hurricane; you can see it coming, but you don't know exactly where it will go or how much damage it will do. However, by combining a mathematical model with patient data, we can make predictions about the development of a patient's cancer. My research focuses on multiple myeloma, a plasma cell cancer that disrupts the bone remodeling process. In multiple myeloma patients, bone destruction outpaces bone replacement, producing bone lesions. This talk will describe the cell dynamics that regulate bone remodeling and explain how they are impacted by multiple myeloma. I will then discuss techniques used to model this system, including Savageau's power law approximations. |
| Subject area(s) | Mathematical biology, applied math, modeling |
| Suitable for undergraduates? | Y |
| Day Preference | Either |
| Computer Needed? | Y |
| Bringing a laptop? | N |
| Overhead Needed? | N |
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| Date Submitted | 09/28/2015 |
| Year | 2015 |