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David Basanta's profile
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- Postdoctoral research assistant
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- University of Dundee
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- 2008 - Present
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My main interest in evolution. As a computer scientist I try to understand it from a theoretical point of view but in the context of something practical. I study the (somatic) evolution taking place inside a tumour with the help and collaboration of biologists at Vanderbilt University.
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1. Phenotypic cancer evolution with cellular automata.
2. Acid mediated tumour invasion using game theory.
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Publications
Basanta D, Miodownik M, Baum B. The Evolution of Robust Development and Homeostasis in Artificial Organism PLoS Comput Biol (2008)
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- basanta [ at ] maths.dundee.ac.uk
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