Cancer vaccines
The immune system can be modulated to kill cancer cells. I look at how vaccines can be leveraged to achieve this.
PhD awardee in Applied Mathematics at the University of Sydney
PhD awardee in Applied Mathematics at the University of Sydney
I'm a math biologist interested in developing realistic mathematical and computational models of biological systems, that can provide novel, experimentally verifiable insights. I model cancer treatments and cell systems using whatever tool is appropriate for the problem at hand (which often means a combination of ODEs, ABMs, and PDEs!)
The immune system can be modulated to kill cancer cells. I look at how vaccines can be leveraged to achieve this.
PD-L1 is a molecule upregulated by tumours that inhibits immune activity. I study how this cross-talk shapes the overall immune response.
Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell and when things go awry the results are bad. I examine how the organisation of mitochondria in the heart affects cardiac performance.
For more details, my CV is available here.