University of Texas at Austin

Past Event: CSEM Student Forum

Predicting patient-specific response to therapy via quantitative MRI

Caleb Phillips, 3rd year CSEM Ph.D. student, Oden Institute, UT Austin

10 – 11AM
Friday Feb 12, 2021

Zoom Meeting

Abstract

This talk presents an integration of quantitative imaging data, specifically magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), with mathematical models of tumor growth and angiogenesis to provide tools for predicting the response of triple negative breast cancers to neoadjuvant therapy on a patient-specific basis. We will discuss the derivation of the mathematical models, how these are informed from MRI, some preliminary results, and key drawbacks and limitations of these approaches from experimental, biological, and computational points of view.

 

Biography

Caleb Phillips is a 3rd year Ph.D. student working with Dr. Thomas Yankeelov on modeling tumor angiogenesis at the microvascular and tissue scales. He is immensely interested in translating mathematical modeling research into the clinic and hospital setting. He enjoys watching the Mandalorian with his wife, Janelle, and reading the Chronicles of Narnia.

Predicting patient-specific response to therapy via quantitative MRI

Event information

Date
10 – 11AM
Friday Feb 12, 2021
Location Zoom Meeting
Hosted by Stefan Henneking