Program

Day 1 (Week 1 Monday)

2PM Intro to course (LZ/EL)
2:30PM Seminar (EL): Mathematical modelling of tumour-immune interactions via discrete and continuum models
3:00PM Seminar : Immune system shapes cancer evolution and influence response to treatment
4PM Module 1.0 (EL): Introduction to mathematical modelling of biological systems
5PM Module 2.0 (LZ): Introduction genomic analysis of cancer datasets
5:45PM Welcome Ceremony

Day 2 (Week 1 Tuesday)

9:30AM – 12:30PM Module 1.1/1.2 (EL): Qualitative analysis of ODE models in R (examples: exponential, logistic and gompertz model)

Day 3 (Week 1 Wednesday)

9:30AM – 12:30PM Module 2.1/2.2 (LZ): Fundamentals of data science and genomics (Part 1 and Part 2)

Day 4 (Week 1 Thursday)

9:30AM – 10:45AM Module 1.3 (EL): Qualitative analysis of ODE models in R^2: linear systems
11:15AM – 12:30 Module 2.3 (LZ): Analysis of genomic data in cancer
2PM – 3:30PM Poster Session

Day 5 (Week 1 Friday)

9:30AM – 10:45AM Module 1.4 (EL): Qualitative analysis of ODE models in R^2: nonlinear systems (example: Lotka-Volterra model, tumour-immune interaction model)
11:15AM – 12:30 Module 2.4 (LZ): Integration of multi-omics data
12:30 – 2PM Pizza – Lunch

Day 6 (Week 2 Monday)

2:30PM-5:30PM Module 1.5/1.6 (EL): Numerical schemes for ODEs (practical session) and introduction to discrete and stochastic modelling

Day 7 (Week 2 Tuesday)

9:30AM -12:30PM Module 2.5/2.6 (ADG): Machine learning for tumour profiling.

Day 8 (Week 2 Wednesday)

9:30AM -12:30PM Seminars / Final Day / Networking / Closing remarks

Additional Activities

  • Seminars and talks: Guest experts will present current topics in the field.
  • Discussion sessions: Spaces to resolve doubts and discuss progress.
  • Group projects: Students will work on collaborative projects applying the knowledge acquired.