Cancer Dynamics: Modeling and Experiment
Workshop Schedule
Monday, May 9th THEME: Avascular Tumor Growth
9:00 – 9:15 Welcome Conference Organizers
Opening Remarks L. Sander & T. Jackson
9:15 – 10:00 Stability/Instability of dormant tumors Avner Friedman
Ohio State University
10:00 – 10:45 Mathematical modeling for dormant Khalid Boushaba
pre-angiogenic tumors Iowa State University
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:00 Ductal Carcinoma in Situ: Modelling Helen Byrne
in the Dark U. of Nottingham
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 2:15 Solid Tumor Growth: A Multiscale Yi Jiang
Cellular Model Los Alamos NatŐl Lab
2:15 – 3:00 A Glioma CellŐs Strategy for Tim Demuth
Malignanat Invasion TGEN
3:00 – 3:30 Wrap Up/ Question and Answer Period
Tuesday, May 10th THEME: Treatment and Suppression
8:15 – 11:15 Trip to Detroit Institute of Arts
11:15 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 1:45 Modeling Cancer Treatment: Mixed Lisette de Pillis
Immuno-Chemo-Vaccine Therapy Harvey Mudd College
Strategies.
1:45 – 2:30 Differentiation as a Tumor Suppressor Carlo Maley
Mechanism The Wistar Institute
2:30 – 3:15 Multiscale Cancer Modeling: Thomas Diesboeck
Introducing CViT Harvard University
3:15 – 4:00 Wrap Up/ Question and Answer Period
Wednesday, May 11th THEME: Brain Tumors-Growth Patterns and Cellular Dynamics
9:00 - 9:15am Announcements Conference Organizers
Opening Remarks L. Sander & T. Jackson
9:15 – 10:00am TBA David Vader
Harvard University
10:00 – 10:45am TBA Cliff Brangwynne Harvard University
10:45 – 11:15am Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:00pm The Glioma Spheroid Invasion Model: Sean Lawler New Tools and New Therapeutic Insights Ohio State University
12:00 – 1:30pm Lunch
1:30 – 2:15pm Dynamics and Pattern Formation of Evgeniy Khain
Invasive Tumor Growth University of Michigan
2:15: - 3:00pm Clinical Applications of Quantitative Kristin Swanson
Modeling for Invasive Gliomas Univ. of Washington
3:00 – 3:30pm Wrap Up/ Question and Answer Period
Thursday, May 12th THEME: Vasculogenesis and Angiogenesis
9:00 – 9:15 Announcements Conference Organizers
Opening Remarks L. Sander & T.Jackson
9:15 – 10:00 Role of Bcl-2 in Tumor Angiogenesis: Jacques Nor
Biological Studies University of Michigan
10:00 – 10:30 Role of BCl2 in Tumor Angiogenesis: Harsh Jain
Mathematical Studies University of Michigan
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:45 Mathematical Modelling of Cell Motion Brian Sleeman
in Application to Angiogenesis University of Leeds
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 2:15 Modelling Vasculogenesis Luigi Preziosi
Politecnico di Torino
A Unified View Politecnico di Torino
3:00 – 3:30 Coffee Break
3:30 – 4:15 Nonlinear Simulation of Angiogenesis John Lowengrub
and Solid Tumor Growth UC Irvine
4 :15 – 5:00 Wrap Up/ Question and Answer Period
Friday, May 13th THEME: Vascular Tumor Growth and
Metastasis
9:00 - 9:15 Announcements Conference Organizers
Opening Remarks L. Sander & T. Jackson
9:15 – 10:00 Multi-scale Modelling in Vascular Philip Maini Tumors Oxford University
10:00 – 10:45 Wrap Up / Closing Remarks