Noise and Signaling in Cancer Systems Pharmacology By Marc Birtwistle, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Wednesday, July 16, 2014 1:00 - 2:00 pm EST
Abstract: Cellular behavior is collectively controlled by the spatiotemporal dynamics of biochemical signaling networks, which are often well-described by chemical kinetics-based differential equation models. Our prior work based on such models helped reveal design principles of these systems and how they may be interfaced with traditional pharmacokinetics models to help inform drug dosing regimens. However, gene expression and many other biochemical reactions are noisy processes, which can cause significant cell-to-cell variability in signal transduction, and as a result heterogeneity in cell fates such as response to a drug. Therefore we will also highlight recent and ongoing work that integrates single cell experimental data with stochastic approaches to modeling biochemical signaling networks which can give insight into how noisy signaling controls phenotypic divergence. Register for this free webinar at www.rosaandco.com/webinar.html<http://www.rosaandco.com/webinar.html>. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. More information about the webinar series, an archive of past webinars, and a list of future webinar speakers may be found at www.rosaandco.com/webinar.html<http://www.rosaandco.com/webinar.html> Toufigh Gordi Toufigh Gordi, PhD President, PK/PD and Clinical Pharmacology Services Direct: 408-480-7314 Corp: 408-370-9800 Fax: 408-370-9810 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
