Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria Computational Systems Biology w/ Stacey Finley
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Apr 15, 2019 Dr. Stacey Finley, Head of the Computational Systems Biology Laboratory at USC, discusses the intersection of math and biology in cancer research, promoting computational thinking, big data in predictive models, embracing differences, and translating complex models to clinical settings.
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Role Models Boost Confidence
- Stacey Finley shared how attending a historically black university empowered her with role models and confidence.
- Seeing successful faculty who looked like her helped shape her academic ambitions and identity.
Cancer Hijacks Normal Cells
- Cancer cells exploit normal biological processes like metabolism and signaling to survive and proliferate.
- They mutate to grow aggressively, even in harsh environments, by hijacking the body's own cell functions.
Modeling Cancer Dynamics
- Mathematical models reveal cancer processes dynamically, capturing time-based changes unmeasurable experimentally.
- These models integrate multiple molecules and reactions for system-level understanding beyond reductionist biology.