Seminar (WS 2008/09)

Principles of Biological Development: Cancer

Objective:

Physiologic biological development typically starts from a single fertilized cell, follows a precisely regulated sequence of steps and finally leads to an intricate pattern of differentiated tissues in the adult organism. On the contrary, pathologic unregulated proliferation may result in cancer development and tumour growth. It has turned out that cancer development can be interpreted as a loss of regulation of homeostatic cooperation in a system of interacting cells and molecules. Accordingly, mathematical modelling is essential to understand key steps such as signalling, differentiation and growth. In this seminar, we are focusing on the developmental dynamics of cancer progression. By means of talks, discussions and computer simulations, key questions and corresponding mathematical models will be introduced.

The seminar is intended for undergraduate and graduate students in mathematics, biology, physics, medical or computer sciences who are interested in this highly interdisciplinary application field.

• Flyer (pdf)  with the Objective of the lecture.
• Time: 4 Monday afternoons 15.00-18.00: Nov. 10, Nov. 24, Dec. 8, 2008 and Jan. 26, 2009
  Kickoff meeting and distribution of talks: October 20, 15.00-16.00, INF-E008
• Location: INF-1096, Computer Science Dept. of TU Dresden at Nöthnitzer Str. 46
• Organizers:
  Christopher Antos, Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden
  Lutz Brusch, ZIH, TU Dresden
  Arnaud Chauvière, ZIH, TU Dresden
  Andreas Deutsch, ZIH, TU Dresden
  Andy Oates, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG)
• Contact: Andreas Deutsch, Tel. 463-31943
• In this semester the related lecture "Introduction to Mathematical Biology II" takes place. More information.

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