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Streamlining global drug testing by modelling side effects of drugs on the heart

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Gary Mirams is a Professor of Mathematical Physiology at the University of Nottingham. Gary and his team at the Centre for Mathematical Medicine & Biology work on modelling cardiac electrical activity. They collaborate with pharmaceutical companies such as GSK and Roche, as well as their regulators, and use simulations of drug effects on heart cells…

Maths Beyond Academia: Data Science & Consulting with DAMSL

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Richard Wilkinson and Theo Kypraios are Professors of Statistics at University of Nottingham. In 2017, Theo, Richard and 3 other UoN colleagues founded DAMSL, a datascience consultancy that works with clients from industry and the publicsector to help them extract value from their data. Their clients includeNetwork Rail, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, SC…

Mathematics in Drug Development with Linnéa Franssen

Linnéa Franssen, Principal Modeling and Simulation Scientist at Roche, is joining us to share personal reflections and suggestions regarding opportunities to enter the pharmaceutical industry from academia as a modeller. Linnéa holds a PhD in Mathematical Oncology from the University of St Andrews, following an MSci in Mathematics at the University of Glasgow. She joined…