Irina Kareva: Math can help uncover cancer's secrets
Irina Kareva: Mathematik kann helfen, die Geheimnisse von Krebs zu lüften
Irina Kareva is looking for answers to biological questions using mathematical modeling. Full bio
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ins Mathematische
Differentialgleichungssysteme,
of differential equations,
wie z.B. das Zellwachstum, zu beschreiben.
behavior over time
eines Mechanismus
interact with each other
these assumptions into equations,
die Annahmen in Gleichungen,
into the language of biology.
in die Sprache der Biologie.
do not think about what things are;
nachdenken, wie etwas beschaffen ist,
between individuals,
zwischen Individuen nach,
and with their environment.
und mit der Umgebung interagieren.
have in common?
und Immunzellen gemeinsam?
such as cancer cells.
wie zum Beispiel Krebszellen.
of predator-prey type equations
für Räuber-Beute-Beziehungen
between foxes and rabbits
und Hasen ebenso erklären
have been studied extensively
in der Fachliteratur ausgiebig erforscht.
of two populations,
zweier Populationen,
on consuming the other.
indem sie die andere frisst.
provide a framework
liefern ein Bezugssystem
cancer-immune interactions,
zu verstehen,
to prevent the predator from killing it,
um nicht vom Räuber getötet zu werden,
interesting implications.
sehr interessante Schlüsse ziehen.
in the field of immunotherapy,
auf dem Gebiet der Immuntherapie
immer noch recht beschränkt.
somewhat limited efficacy
such as glucose to survive.
the immune cells for shared nutrients
Nahrungsgrundlage gänzlich entziehen,
not be able to do their job.
nicht in der Lage zu arbeiten.
resource type model
zwischen Räuber und Beute
in my own research.
meiner eigenen Forschung.
dass die Wiederherstellung
in the tumor microenvironment --
im Tumormikromilieu --
immune cells get their food --
genug Nahrung verschafft --
their edge in fighting cancer, the prey.
wieder einen Vorteil verschafft.
as an ecosystem,
als Ökosystem vorstellen.
compete and cooperate
verschiedene Zellpopulationen miteinander
the immune system --
dem Immunsystem --
of the human body.
des menschlichen Körpers.
ecosystems from conservation biology?
aus der Naturschutzbiologie?
to extinguish species
verlässlich ausrotten will,
the key components
and therapeutic interventions
therapeutische Maßnahmen simulieren,
and affordable way
und kostengünstig.
of the microenvironment
des Mikromilieus anvisieren
without harming the host,
ohne dem Wirt zu schaden,
goal of my research
meiner Forschung ist,
is to save lives.
natürlich, Leben zu retten.
applied to biology,
angewandt auf die Biologie,
to the development of drugs.
die Entwicklung von Pharmaka.
recently has remained somewhat marginal,
nur am Rande wahrgenommen wurde,
mathematical methods,
mathematische Methoden,
of computational power available to us.
Rechnerleistung zur Verfügung.
of mathematical modeling
mathematischer Modelle
that it makes you formalize,
meine Annahmen wahr sind,
for testing biological hypotheses.
zum Testen biologischer Hypothesen.
unseren Voraussagen entsprechen,
so we can make further predictions
und machen weitere Voraussagen
aspect of the model.
do not match our observations,
mit den Beobachtungen übereinstimmen,
of our assumptions are wrong,
of the key mechanisms
der Schlüsselmechanismen
ist noch unvollständig.
are causing the discrepancy.
verursacht oder verursachen.
identified gap in knowledge
identifizierte Wissenslücke
Herangehensweisen füllen.
and theoretical approaches.
is extremely complex,
parts is not only very difficult,
zu beschreiben, ist nicht nur schwierig,
on a scale of seconds, some minutes,
im Bereich von Sekunden, ein paar Minuten,
to separate those out experimentally.
sie im Experiment auseinanderzuhalten.
so quickly or so slowly
oder so langsam ab,
never be able to measure them.
wird messen können.
on any subsystem in any timescale
auf jeder Zeitskala hineinzuzoomen
Eingriffs zu simulieren,
of a modeler alone.
nur die Arbeit des Modellbauers.
collaboration with biologists.
mit Biologen passieren.
some capacity of translation
an Übersetzungsgeschick
formulation of a problem
theoretisch formuliert,
for testing hypotheses
Hypothesen zu testen,
and therapeutic interventions,
therapeutische Maßnahmen zu simulieren,
and logical inconsistencies
logische Unstimmigkeiten zu erkennen
as to where we should keep looking
wo man weiterforschen sollte
can help us answer questions
Antworten auf Fragen zu finden,
Gesundheit betreffen --
person's health, actually --
genauer gesagt --
eine treibende Kraft
to asking the right question
die richtige Frage zu stellen
to the right equation ...
zu übersetzen ...
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Irina Kareva - Theoretical biologistIrina Kareva is looking for answers to biological questions using mathematical modeling.
Why you should listen
Dr. Irina Kareva studies cancer as an evolving ecosystem, bringing in insights from various disciplines -- from evolutionary biology to paleontology to ergodic theory -- to understand how we can manage, if not cure, cancer like a chronic disease. She has authored more than 25 publications, including several papers with her parents, who are also mathematicians. The Kareva clan was featured in a Nature article entitled "Relationships: Scions of Science."
Kareva is a research scientist at EMD Serono Research Center near Boston Massachusetts, US. Her book, Understanding Cancer from a Systems Biology Point of View: From Observation to Theory and Back, was recently published by Elsevier, and a second book on mathematical modeling of the evolution of heterogeneous populations will be released in mid-2019.
In addition to her scientific studies and endeavors, Kareva also holds a degree in music and works actively as a professional opera singer. She is a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Tanglewood Festival Chorus, has performed solo roles in local productions, religious music performances, and can even occasionally be heard in pieces as varied as video game soundtracks and heavy metal recordings.
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