Figure: An early test of our new 3-D agent-based cell model, growing from 10 to 80,000 agents in about 25 days (24-threaded simulation required about 5 hours). Rendered in 3D using POVRAY (with a cutaway view). [Read more ...]

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Now hiring: Postdoctoral Researcher

I just posted a job opportunity for a postdoctoral researcher for computational modeling of breast, prostate, and metastatic cancer, with a heavy emphasis on calibrating (and validating!) to in vitro, in vivo, and clinical data.

If you're a talented computational modeler and have a passion for applying mathematics to make a difference in clinical care, please read the job posting and apply!

(Note: Interested students in the Los Angeles/Orange County area may want to attend my applied math seminar talk at UCI next week to learn more about this work.)


Monday, November 7, 2011

MMCL welcomes Gianluca D'Antonio

The Macklin Math Cancer Lab is pleased to welcome Gianluca D'Antonio, a M.S. student of Luigi Preziosi and mathematician from Politecnico di Torino. Gianluca, who brings with him a wealth of expertise in biomechanics modeling, will spend 6 months at CAMM at the Keck School of Medicine of USC to model basement membrane deformation by growing tumors, biomechanical feedback between the stroma and growing tumors, and related problems. Gianluca's interests and expertise fit very nicely into our broader vision of mechanistic cancer modeling, as well as USC / CAMM's focus on applying the physical sciences to cancer (as part of the USC-led PSOC).

He is our first international visiting scholar, and we're very excited for the multidisciplinary work we will accomplish together! So, please join us in welcoming Gianluca!