Using mathematics to understand, treat, and avoid hematological disease

Using mathematics to understand, treat, and avoid hematological disease

Wed, 06/03
10:15 		Prof. Michael Mackey (McGill) OCCAM Wednesday Morning Event Add to calendar OCCAM Common Room (RI2.28)
Using mathematics to understand, treat, and avoid hematological disease
In this talk aimed at a general audience I will discuss the ways in which we have used mathematical models of the regulation of haematopoiesis (blood cell production) to understand haematological diseases, and suggest successful treatment strategies for these diseases. At the end I will talk about our current work on tailoring chemotherapy so that it has less damaging effects on the haematopoietic system and, consequently, improve the quality of life for patients being treated for a variety of tumours.