Irina Kareva: Math can help uncover cancer's secrets
Ирина Карева: Математика может помочь раскрыть секреты рака
Irina Kareva is looking for answers to biological questions using mathematical modeling. Full bio
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на математический
of differential equations,
behavior over time
могут со временем повлиять
interact with each other
этих элементов между собой
these assumptions into equations,
эти предположения в уравнения.
into the language of biology.
математического моделирования
do not think about what things are;
не принимают во внимание сущность объекта,
between individuals,
взаимоотношения индивидуумов,
and with their environment.
и с окружающей средой.
have in common?
such as cancer cells.
захватчиками, типа раковых клеток.
of predator-prey type equations
between foxes and rabbits
уравнение «хищник — жертва».
have been studied extensively
of two populations,
on consuming the other.
поедая другой.
provide a framework
cancer-immune interactions,
to prevent the predator from killing it,
жертва прибегает ко всевозможным уловкам,
interesting implications.
любопытные последствия.
in the field of immunotherapy,
успехи в области иммунотерапии,
somewhat limited efficacy
в борьбе с со́лидными опухолями
с точки зрения экологии,
such as glucose to survive.
вещества, например глюкоза.
the immune cells for shared nutrients
питательные вещества у иммунных
not be able to do their job.
не могут выполнять свою работу.
resource type model
in my own research.
между хищником и жертвой.
in the tumor microenvironment --
баланса в микросреде опухоли —
immune cells get their food --
что иммунные клетки получат свою пищу, —
their edge in fighting cancer, the prey.
в борьбе с жертвой, с раком.
as an ecosystem,
рассматривать как экосистему,
compete and cooperate
соревнуются и объединяются
the immune system --
иммунной системой,
of the human body.
экосистемы человеческого тела.
ecosystems from conservation biology?
из природоохранной биологии?
to extinguish species
избавиться от видов —
the key components
and therapeutic interventions
и терапевтическую помощь —
and affordable way
of the microenvironment
without harming the host,
goal of my research
is to save lives.
разумеется, спасение жизней.
applied to biology,
моделирование в биологии,
to the development of drugs.
recently has remained somewhat marginal,
оставалась несколько второстепенной,
mathematical methods,
математические методы,
of computational power available to us.
мощности постоянно растут.
of mathematical modeling
that it makes you formalize,
for testing biological hypotheses.
проверки биологических гипотез.
so we can make further predictions
и можем делать новые прогнозы,
aspect of the model.
do not match our observations,
of our assumptions are wrong,
предположений неверно,
of the key mechanisms
are causing the discrepancy.
вызывает расхождение.
identified gap in knowledge
найденный пробел в знаниях
and theoretical approaches.
и теоретического подходов.
is extremely complex,
экосистемы очень сложна,
parts is not only very difficult,
какой-то её элемент крайне затруднительны
on a scale of seconds, some minutes,
занимают секунды или минуты,
to separate those out experimentally.
проверить допущения экспериментально.
so quickly or so slowly
настолько быстро или медленно,
never be able to measure them.
не сможем оценить результаты.
on any subsystem in any timescale
независимо от временных рамок
of a modeler alone.
не один специалист.
collaboration with biologists.
сотрудничество с биологами.
some capacity of translation
formulation of a problem
проблемы может открыть
for testing hypotheses
для проверки гипотез,
and therapeutic interventions,
терапевтической помощи,
and logical inconsistencies
и логические несоответствия,
as to where we should keep looking
can help us answer questions
поможет ответить на вопросы,
со здоровьем человечества,
person's health, actually --
отдельно взятого человека,
моделирование станет ключом
to asking the right question
правильного вопроса
to the right equation ...
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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