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SpeakerProfessor David Basanta (Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, USA)
Speaker's BiographyProf David Basanta is from the Integrated Mathematical Oncology ar the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Florida, USA. David leads the CancerEvo lab, a group of mathematical modellers, working with biologists and clinicians, to understand the ecology of tumors and the evolutionary dynamics of cancer progression and resistance to treatment.
From: 13 Nov 2025, 3 p.m.To: 13 Nov 2025, 4 p.m.
Location: Wallace Zoology Museum (Singleton Campus) Please join us at 2.45pm for tea/coffee & biscuits! Zoom access has now been enabled, please register here: https://swanseauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/register/PaBY-FC-TQmYfy_VkQZ8Hw, Park Campus
Abstract:
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a critical factor in cancer initiation, progression, and treatment resistance. However, a lack of tools to study its dynamic nature has hindered our understanding of these key interactions, which likely explains important aspects of cancer progression and provides potential therapeutic targets. Our work introduces an integrated approach combining preclinical data, spatial statistics, mathematical modeling, and evolutionary learning to study TME dynamics. Our goal is to fill these knowledge gaps and design new treatment schedules that can prevent or delay the emergence of treatment resistance in cancer.
Contact: Dr Noemi Picco, Dr Valeria Giunta, Dr Geertje van Keulen, and Dr Miguel Lurgi Riviera CBM Colloquia organisers (Email: g.van.keulen@swansea.ac.uk)
Website: https://biomaths.swansea.ac.uk/the-only-constant-is-change-in-the-tumor-microenvironment/
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