ICM Seminar: Brody Foy

Description

Brody H. Foy, acting assistant professor at UW (University of Washington) Medicine Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, will give a talk titled "Mathematical and Computational Frameworks for Adaptively Benchmarking Patients in States of Health, Disease, and Recover" for the Institute of Computational Medicine.

This is a hybrid event; to attend virtually, use the Zoom link.

Abstract:

Laboratory testing is a cornerstone of modern medicine. While cutting-edge assays are constantly in development, the bulk of worldwide clinical testing is dominated by only a handful of markers. These 'boring' markers are regularly used in patient evaluation – but the physiologic insights they can provide are often overlooked. In this talk I will explore how mathematical and statistical methods can be used to generate deep clinical and physiologic insights from routine clinical laboratory tests such as the complete blood count. From my own research I will show how careful analysis and modelling of biomarker dynamics can provide exciting and novel insights into homeostatic recovery and regulation, chronic illness, and physiologic shifts such as pregnancy and menopause.