Modelling Cancer Growth

Some of this work was supported by NSF grants DMS-1263127, DMS-0649127, and DMS-0353816

• A multicompartment mathematical model of cancer stem cell-driven tumor growth dynamics, SL Weekes, B Barker, S Bober, K Cisneros, J Cline, A Thompson, L Hlatky, P.Hahnfeldt, H. Enderling, Bulletin of mathematical biology 76 (7), 1762-1782, 2014.

• Student Projects:

  • Summer 2012 Modeling Cancer Stem Cell and Non-Stem Cancer Cell Population Growth by Brian Barker, Sarah Bober, Karina Cisneros, Justina Cline, and Amanda Thompson Industrial Sponsor: Center of Cancer Systems Biology, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center

  • Summer 2008 A Macroscale Model for the Growth of Glioblastoma Multiforme Incorporating Tumor Cell Heterogeneity by David B. Brown, Stephanie Browne-Schlack, Thomas Seaquist, and Erin Vinnedge Industrial Sponsor: IBM Corporation

  • May 2005 Modeling Gliobastoma Multiforme by David Voutila Industrial Sponsor: IBM Corporation

  • Summer 2004 A Continuum Model of the Growth of Malignant Brain Tumors by Erica Johnson, Christopher Long, Brian Skjerven, and Kimberly Ware Industrial Sponsor: IBM Corporation