Today, Ellen
Lesshammar defended her master thesis project: ‘Mathematical modelling of TLR4-activated
macrophages in inflammation’. The project aimed to use a model-based approach to
investigate the synthesis and release of
cytokines from macrophages during inflammation and also when inflammatory
response is suppressed by anti-inflammatory drugs. The models Ellen constructed
have the potential of being further refined and extended to include other
aspects of inflammation and might thus hold the possibility to contribute to
the further understanding of inflammation and how it can be the root cause to
several common diseases.
The work was done here in the ISB-group but also at the
Linköping based company Wolfram MathCore. We would like to congratulate Ellen on a
job well done, and we wish her luck with all future endeavours!
