Online Colloquium: Michael Mackey - Using mathematics to understand, treat and avoid hematological disease

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February 20, 2019
12:00PM - 1:00PM
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2019-02-20 12:00:00 2019-02-20 13:00:00 Online Colloquium: Michael Mackey - Using mathematics to understand, treat and avoid hematological disease Michael Mackey Applied Mathematics in Bioscience and Medicine, Physiology, McGill University Mathematical modeling of the regulation of blood cell production has reached a level of sophistication where it can be used to help to understand the cellular/molecular basis of some diseases like cyclical neutropenia. Equally, it has been used to suggest ways to treat some of these diseases by suggesting likely targets for drug intervention. And, lastly, the mathematics is now suggesting that there are ways in which we can avoid the hematological side effects of procedures like chemotherapy. In spite of these types of progress, however, we must recognize the very primitive nature of our modeling and that much remains to be done. Click here for detailed instructions on how to participate. Participate virtually America/New_York public

Michael Mackey

Applied Mathematics in Bioscience and Medicine, Physiology, McGill University


Mathematical modeling of the regulation of blood cell production has reached a level of sophistication where it can be used to help to understand the cellular/molecular basis of some diseases like cyclical neutropenia. Equally, it has been used to suggest ways to treat some of these diseases by suggesting likely targets for drug intervention. And, lastly, the mathematics is now suggesting that there are ways in which we can avoid the hematological side effects of procedures like chemotherapy. In spite of these types of progress, however, we must recognize the very primitive nature of our modeling and that much remains to be done.

Click here for detailed instructions on how to participate.

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