{"id":27,"date":"2024-09-23T12:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T15:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2025\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2025-11-24T19:42:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T22:42:59","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Teaching Team<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#zapata\">Dr. Luis Zapata Ortiz<\/a>. Course leader, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), UK<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#digenova\">Dr. Alex Di Genova<\/a>. Associate professor, Universidad de O&#8217;Higgins, Chile<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#maass\">Dr. Alejandro Maass<\/a>. Full Professor, Universidad de Chile, Chile<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#colson\">Dr. Chlo\u00e9 Colson<\/a>. Postdoctoral Training Fellow, ICR, UK<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Giulio Caravagna. Professor of Artificial Intelligence, University of Trieste, Italy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[su_divider divider_color=&#8221;#E23A2E&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"zapata\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"speaker_pic alignleft wp-image-30 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/09\/zapata_01.jpg\" alt=\"Luis Zapata\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/09\/zapata_01.jpg 240w, https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/09\/zapata_01-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icr.ac.uk\/our-research\/researchers-and-groups\/dr-luis-zapata-ortiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Luis Zapata Ortiz<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Course leader, specialist in mathematical modeling and cancer evolution, PI Team Evolutionary Immunogenomics, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Luis Zapata Ortiz is investigating the fascinating interplay between the immune system and genetic variability within our bodies using genomic technologies and algorithms for detecting these changes. He is a member of scientific societies, and has a broad network of collaborations in the UK, EU, USA, Chile and Latin America.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evilab.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.es\/citations?user=4E627HYAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"simple-icon-googlescholar\" style=\"fill:#4285F4;\"><svg role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><title>Google Scholar<\/title><path d=\"M5.242 13.769L0 9.5 12 0l12 9.5-5.242 4.269C17.548 11.249 14.978 9.5 12 9.5c-2.977 0-5.548 1.748-6.758 4.269zM12 10a7 7 0 1 0 0 14 7 7 0 0 0 0-14z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[su_divider divider_color=&#8221;#E23A2E&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"digenova\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"speaker_pic alignleft wp-image-35 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/09\/digenova_240_01.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Di Genova\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/09\/digenova_240_01.jpg 240w, https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/09\/digenova_240_01-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmm.uchile.cl\/?cmm_people=alex-di-genova\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Alex Di Genova<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Bioinformatics Engineer. PhD in Complex Systems Engineering from the Universidad Adolfo Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez. Associate professor of computational biology at the Universidad de O&#8217;Higgins and associate researcher at the CMM. His research focuses on the development of new algorithms for the analysis of genomic data and characterizing genomic rearrangements in human cancers to understand mutational processes in disease progression. He has developed academic roles in computer science, algorithms and biotechnology, as well as participating in genomics projects of international relevance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/digenoma-lab.cl\/author\/alex-di-genova\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=KtBttDgAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"simple-icon-googlescholar\" style=\"fill:#4285F4;\"><svg role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><title>Google Scholar<\/title><path d=\"M5.242 13.769L0 9.5 12 0l12 9.5-5.242 4.269C17.548 11.249 14.978 9.5 12 9.5c-2.977 0-5.548 1.748-6.758 4.269zM12 10a7 7 0 1 0 0 14 7 7 0 0 0 0-14z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[su_divider divider_color=&#8221;#E23A2E&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"maass\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"speaker_pic alignleft wp-image-34 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/09\/maass_240_01.jpg\" alt=\"Alejandro Maass\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/09\/maass_240_01.jpg 240w, https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/09\/maass_240_01-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmm.uchile.cl\/?cmm_people=alejandro-maass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Alejandro Maass<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>PhD in Pure Mathematics. Full Professor at the Department of Mathematical Engineering of the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences at University of Chile, Director of International Relations of the Center for Mathematical Modeling (CMM) and associate researcher of the Millennium Institute Center for Genome Regulation. Appointed as Fellow-Ambassadeur by the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) of France.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmm.uchile.cl\/?cmm_people=alejandro-maass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&amp;user=mYN1dVQAAAAJ&amp;view_op=list_works&amp;sortby=pubdate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"simple-icon-googlescholar\" style=\"fill:#4285F4;\"><svg role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><title>Google Scholar<\/title><path d=\"M5.242 13.769L0 9.5 12 0l12 9.5-5.242 4.269C17.548 11.249 14.978 9.5 12 9.5c-2.977 0-5.548 1.748-6.758 4.269zM12 10a7 7 0 1 0 0 14 7 7 0 0 0 0-14z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[su_divider divider_color=&#8221;#E23A2E&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"colson\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chloecolson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Chlo\u00e9 Colson<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icr.ac.uk\/our-research\/research-divisions\/division-of-molecular-pathology\/evolutionary-immunogenomics\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"speaker_pic alignleft wp-image-121 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2025\/10\/colson_01.jpg\" alt=\"Chlo\u00e9 Colson\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2025\/10\/colson_01.jpg 240w, https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2025\/10\/colson_01-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Postdoctoral Training Fellow, Genomics and Evolutionary Dynamics lab, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), Sutton.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Colson holds a DPhil in Mathematical Biology from the University of Oxford, where her doctoral research focused on the development and analysis of novel mechanistic models of tumour growth, invasion and responses to combinations of radiotherapy and hyperthermia. She is now working on taking a data-driven population genetics approach to studying cancer cell plasticity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3042-7086\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"simple-icon-orcid\" style=\"fill:#A6CE39;\"><svg role=\"img\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><title>ORCID<\/title><path d=\"M12 0C5.372 0 0 5.372 0 12s5.372 12 12 12 12-5.372 12-12S18.628 0 12 0zM7.369 4.378c.525 0 .947.431.947.947s-.422.947-.947.947a.95.95 0 0 1-.947-.947c0-.525.422-.947.947-.947zm-.722 3.038h1.444v10.041H6.647V7.416zm3.562 0h3.9c3.712 0 5.344 2.653 5.344 5.025 0 2.578-2.016 5.025-5.325 5.025h-3.919V7.416zm1.444 1.303v7.444h2.297c3.272 0 4.022-2.484 4.022-3.722 0-2.016-1.284-3.722-4.097-3.722h-2.222z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[su_divider divider_color=&#8221;#E23A2E&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Course Objective<\/h2>\n<p>This course provides students with advanced and practical knowledge in mathematical modeling and data science\/genomics applied to tumor evolution. It covers essential concepts for understanding biological systems, including how to represent them with mathematical models and analyze their asymptotic behavior. Practical examples related to cell growth and cell interactions will be explored.<\/p>\n<p>Students will learn fundamental concepts of cancer evolution and population genetics, relating mathematical models and evolutionary theory to real data obtained from cancer patients. The course includes a practical session on building numerical schemes for ODEs and another session exploring stochastic branching processes to understand tumor-immune coevolution.<\/p>\n<p>By combining theory and practice, the course promotes active participation and collaborative learning.<\/p>\n<p>[su_divider divider_color=&#8221;#E23A2E&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icr.ac.uk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-56\" src=\"https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/10\/logo_share-1-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/10\/logo_share-1-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/10\/logo_share-1-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/10\/logo_share-1-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/10\/logo_share-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uoh.cl\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-60\" src=\"https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/10\/loh-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"71\" height=\"71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/10\/loh-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/10\/loh-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/10\/loh.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 71px) 100vw, 71px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devinci.fr\/en\/research-center\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-81\" src=\"https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/10\/Logo-DVRC-960x620-2-300x194.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/10\/Logo-DVRC-960x620-2-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/10\/Logo-DVRC-960x620-2-768x496.png 768w, https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/10\/Logo-DVRC-960x620-2.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101\" src=\"https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/12\/CMM-25-anos-Logoblanco-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"121\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/12\/CMM-25-anos-Logoblanco-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/12\/CMM-25-anos-Logoblanco-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/12\/CMM-25-anos-Logoblanco-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/12\/CMM-25-anos-Logoblanco-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/12\/CMM-25-anos-Logoblanco.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 121px) 100vw, 121px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-134\" src=\"https:\/\/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl\/mmce2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2025\/11\/cgr-3.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"59\" height=\"57\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teaching Team Dr. Luis Zapata Ortiz. Course leader, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), UK Dr. Alex Di Genova. Associate professor, Universidad de O&#8217;Higgins, Chile Dr. Alejandro Maass. Full Professor, Universidad de Chile, Chile Dr. Chlo\u00e9 Colson. Postdoctoral Training Fellow, ICR, UK Dr. Giulio Caravagna. 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