Mathematical Biology Seminar: Modeling the Dynamics of Tumor Heterogeneity

Mathematical Biology Seminar: Modeling the Dynamics of Tumor Heterogeneity

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Jan 24, 2014, 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM | 939 Evans Hall | Happening As Scheduled
Ruchira Datta, University of California San Francisco (Speaker)
While each tumor may be descended from one mutant cell, recent studies have repeatedly shown single tumors to be comprised of multiple genomically distinct subpopulations. These subclones might be competing or neutrally coexisting. Axelrod, Axelrod, and Pienta (2006) suggested a third possibility: "Cooperation can evolve as by-product mutualism among genetically diverse tumor cells." Knowing...