Vandana Ravindran is a computational biologist at the Oslo Center for Biostatistics and Epidemiology. Her research involves applying mathematical modelling, specifically complex network analysis, to understand viral interactions in relation to cancer.
TIMESTAMPS
(00:29) – Basis of complex network analysis to understand biology
(06:02) – Understanding viral infection
(09:37) – Machine learning methods vs experimental data
(23:05) – Modelling cancer signalling pathways
(33:15) – Bridging the gap between computational and experimental work
(37:12) – How to get into the field
(39:15) – Advice for young scientists