Course on Introduction to Mathematical Oncology
Description
Instructors: M. Kohandel, S. Sivaloganathan
Description of the course:
This course will involve biology and clinical aspects of cancer, and will also present an overview of recent mathematical models developed to examine different stages of cancer growth and therapeutic strategies. It is basically designed as a course for graduate students (not for credit) who are interested
in working in the area of cancer modeling and related treatment strategies.
Lecture Times and Course Outline:
(The first hour of each lecture will cover the biology aspects, while the second half will consist of related mathematical modeling).
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July 7
11am-1:00pm |
Lecture 1: Introduction to cancer biology and mathematical oncology |
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July 11
11am-1:00pm |
Lecture 2: Cancer genetics |
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July 18:
11am-1:00pm |
Lecture 3: Tumor microenvironment |
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July 25,
11am-1:00pm |
Lecture 4: Metastasis and invasion |
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August 15,
11am-1:00pm |
Lecture 5: LAST LECTURE Cancer stem cells |
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August 22
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CANCELLED |
Recommended References:
- Cancer Biology (R. Weinberg)
- The Basic Science of Oncology (Tannock et al.)
- Mathematical Biology (J. D Murray)
- Cancer Modeling and Simulation (edited by L. Preziosi)
- Computational Biology of Cancer (D. Wodarz and N. Komarova)
- Some parts of lectures will be based on review and recent articles
Schedule
| 11:00 to 13:00 |
Introduction to cancer biology and mathematical oncology
Mohammad Kohandel, University of Waterloo, Siv Sivaloganathan, The Fields Institute and University of Waterloo |
| 11:00 to 13:00 |
Cancer genetics
Mohammad Kohandel, University of Waterloo, Siv Sivaloganathan, The Fields Institute and University of Waterloo |
| 11:00 to 13:00 |
Tumor microenvironment
Mohammad Kohandel, University of Waterloo, Siv Sivaloganathan, The Fields Institute and University of Waterloo |
| 11:00 to 13:00 |
Metastasis and invasion
Mohammad Kohandel, University of Waterloo, Siv Sivaloganathan, The Fields Institute and University of Waterloo |
| 11:00 to 13:00 |
Cancer stem cells
Mohammad Kohandel, University of Waterloo, Siv Sivaloganathan, The Fields Institute and University of Waterloo |
