February 23-24, 2023
UF Health Research and Academic Center, Orlando, FL
Sponsors:
- U.S. Department of Defense, Army Research Office, Biomathematics Program
- Department of Medicine, University of Florida
Local Organizers:
Reinhard Laubenbacher, Ph.D.
University of Florida
Borna Mehrad, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Florida
Scientific Committee:
Fred Adler, Ph.D.
University of Utah
Gary An, M.D.
University of Vermont
James Glazier, Ph.D.
Indiana University
Reinhard Laubenbacher, Ph.D.
University of Florida
Borna Mehrad, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Florida
Anna Niarakis, Ph.D.
Université Paris-Saclay
Participants:
Fred Adler, PhD, University of Utah | email
Gary An, MD, FACS, University of Vermont | email
Filippo Castiglione, PhD, Technology Innovation Institute | email
Stephen Eubank, PhD, University of Virginia | email
James Glazier, PhD, Indiana University | email
Tomas Helikar, PhD, University of Nebraska | email
Marti Jett-Tilton, PhD, U.S. Department of Defense | email
George Karniadakis, PhD, Brown University | email
Denise Kirschner, PhD, University of Michigan | email
Reinhard Laubenbacher, PhD, University of Florida | email
Paul Macklin, PhD, Indiana University | email
Borna Mehrad, MD, University of Florida | email
Beth Moore, PhD, University of Michigan | email
Anna Niarakis, PhD, Universite Saclay | email
Virginia Pasour, PhD, U.S. Army Research Office | email
Ilya Shmulevich, PhD, Institute for Systems Biology | email
Amber Smith, PhD, University of Tennessee | email
Thomas Yankeelov, PhD, University of Texas at Austin | email
Tjalf Ziemssen, MD, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus | email
Forum Goal:
Following the successful introduction of the digital twin paradigm in industry, the use of medical digital twins, computational models personalized to individual patients, has received much attention in recent years, and first prototypes have been deployed successfully. Due to the central role the immune system plays in a plethora of diseases it deserves special attention. Its complexity makes computational modeling a key technology for translational applications.
During this 2-day event participants will discuss opportunities and obstacles in the development and use of immune digital twins in medicine. The group will determine the outlines and requirements of a research program to make them a reality within a wide spectrum of translational applications. Results will include a journal publication and a report that can be used for several purposes, in particular with public and private funding bodies.