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CURRENT PROJECTS

I am always looking for enthusiastic undergraduate and graduate students to join my group. The list of projects below are ongoing and have received funding, but are not exhaustive. Students may ask to join ongoing work, but are also encouraged to suggest research topics themselves. 

Prostate Cancer Therapeutics​
Research topics​

  • Mitigating resistance to Docetaxel chemotherapy

  • Immunotherapy/vaccination

  • Impact of intra- and inter-patient heterogeneity on response to treatment

  • Evaluating efficacy of prostate specific antigen (PSA) as a biomarker

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Funding:

  • Grant-in-Aid, University of Minnesota System, 2023-24

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Recent Publications:

  • Barnaby and Jain, Appl. Sci. 2022:12

  • Jain et al., Cancers 2021:13

  • Barnaby et al., Comp. Sys. Oncol. 2021:1

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SMoRe ParS: Connecting ABMs with Real-world Data
Research topics​

  • Equation learning

  • Global sensitivity methods for ABMs

  • ABM parameterization, uncertainty quantification and parameter identifiability

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Funding:

  • NIH NOSI grant, 2023-24

  • NSF eMB grant, 2023-26

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Recent Publications:

  • Jain et al., Front. Mol. Biosci. 2022:9

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Sulfate Pollution in the Great Lakes
Research topics​

  • Dynamical systems model of sulfur transport in aquatic sediment

  • Modeling to aid in managing aquatic ecosystems

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Funding:

  • EVCAA Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Committee, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2023-24

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Nociceptive Pain Therapeutics Development
Research topics​

  • Role of polarized macrophages in mediating nociceptive pain

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Funding:

  • LRAP, Eli Lilly & Company, 2023-24

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