Robert Gatenby
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Robert Gatenby is Chair of the Department of Radiology at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Florida and also the Principle Investigator of the Moffitt Cancer Center PS-OC. He describes the content of the talk he was about to give. Listen Now
Mike Levin
Tufts University
Mike Levin is a professor of biology at Tufts University near Boston. He aims to control cancer by using electrical gradients across the cell membranes of cells and tissue. Listen Now
Jan Liphardt
Stanford University
Jan Liphardt is an Associate Professor of Bioengineering at Stanford University. He describes the work of the Stanford Physical Sciences-Oncology Center, where he is Principle Investigator. Listen Now
Paul Macklin
University Of Southern California
Paul Macklin is a mathematician at the University of Southern California and a member of the USC PS-OC. He develops mathematical and computer models that simulate cancer in individual patients. He explains how he goes about the process. Listen Now
Xiaolin Nan
Stanford University
Xiaolin Nan, is an assistant professor at Oregon Health and Science University. Until recently, he worked in Dr. Steven Chu's lab doing imaging of single molecules. His background is physical chemistry and after that he trained as a biophysicist , concentrating on cancer biology. Listen Now
Rob Phillips
Northwestern University
Rob Phillips is a Professor at Caltech in Pasadena working at the intersection of physics and biology. Over the past12 years he has evolved from being a condensed matter physicist to now concentrating on biophysics. He wants to understand how we can use mathematics and physics to understand biological systems and is co-author of the book 'Physical Biology of the Cell' which came out in 2008. He began by describing why he thinks scientific disciplines should work together. Listen Now
Kenneth Pienta
Princeton University
Kenneth Pienta is the Donald S. Coffey Professor of Urology and Oncology at Johns Hopkins University. Listen Now
Claudia Fischbach-Teschl
Cornell University
Claudia Fischback-Teschl works at Cornell University in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. She uses engineering approaches to study the micro-environmental control of cancer. One of the PS-OC projects that she directs uses microfabrication approaches to develop culture models to recapitulate some of the micro-environmental conditions that occur in cancer. She also studies the matrix around cancer cells and this is what she spoke about in the conference. Listen Now
Sara Walker
Arizona State University
Sara Walker works in the School of Life Science and the Beyond Center at Arizona State University. She is also a NASA Astrobiology fellow. She spoke about the deep evolutionary history of life on earth and it's routes to cancer. Listen Now
Val Weaver
Stanford University
Valarie Weaver is a professor at University of California San Francisco who describes herself as a 'Jack of all trades'. Her research group focuses on how cell context regulates cell fate, which involves looking at the interplay between stemness, mechanics and force in tumors and the tissue surrounding them. Listen Now