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PRESENTER: Philip Altrock, PhD

LECTURE: Non-cell-autonomous driving of tumor growth support sub-clonal heterogeneity

Philipp studied physics at the University of Leipzig, Germany, where he minored in chemistry and mathematics and focused on theoretical physics. Philipp received his PhD from University of Kiel, Germany in 2011. He gained his first research experience in statistical mechanics working with Prof. Ulrich Behnin Leipzig, and then went on to study evolutionary game theory, evolutionary dynamics, and population genetics with Arne Traulsenand Floyd A. Reed at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology.

At the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Philipp investigates cancer initiation, progression, diversity, and response to treatment. With a micro-evolutionary framework, Philipp uses computational and mathematical analyses of cancer genomics and expression data to aim at improving cancer mortality and morbidity.

Philipp is active on social media, follow him on Twitter at @evolsci