Location

Phoenix, Arizona

Contact

Swanson.Kristin@mayo.edu Clinical Profile

SUMMARY

Kristin R. Swanson, Ph.D., is a mathematical oncologist with research interests in clinical trial design and mathematical modeling for the treatment of patients with brain cancer.

Dr. Swanson's lab works to generate patient-specific predictive models to effectively and accurately predict tumor growth and response to therapy in individual patients. The lab works with clinical and research teams at Mayo Clinic to bring these innovations to the clinic while identifying new predictive models.

Focus areas

  • Cancer biology
  • Brain and nervous system cancer
  • Medical informatics
  • Neuro-oncology
  • Oncology
  • Quantitative MRI
  • Radiation oncology
  • Radiology

Significance to patient care

The research conducted by Dr. Swanson in the development of patient-specific mathematical models can generate accurate predictions of disease course and response to therapy. This information can be used to inform novel therapy design, resulting in better treatment and outcomes for patients.

Professional highlights

  • Vasek and Anna Maria Polak Professor of Cancer Research, 2020

PROFESSIONAL DETAILS

Primary Appointment

  1. Consultant, Department of Neurologic Surgery

Administrative Appointment

  1. Vice Chair for Research, Department of Neurologic Surgery

Academic Rank

  1. Professor of Neurosurgery

EDUCATION

  1. Post Doctoral Fellowship - Mathematical and Computational Medicine University of California, San Francisco
  2. Ph.D. - NSF Mathematical Biology Graduate Research Fellow/Boeing Research Fellow/Graduate Research Associate/Teaching Assistant University of Washington
  3. MS - Mathematical Biology University of Washington
  4. BS - Mathematics (Minor: Physics) Tulane University

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