{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Holy Shift! Biomedical Breakthroughs Shaping Tomorrow ","title":"COMPUTING CANCER | MELISSA KEMP","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/2b508c2e\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1897,"description":"What if we could simulate your cancer on a computer and predict which treatment will work before you ever receive it?In this episode of Holy Shift!, host Angela Gill Nelms speaks with Dr. Melissa Kemp, a biomedical engineer and systems biologist using computational modeling to understand how cells behave and how diseases develop. By combining biology, engineering, and computer science, Dr. Kemp builds simulations that help researchers predict how cells respond to drugs, radiation, and other therapies. Dr. Kemp explains how computer models can reveal patterns that are nearly impossible to see in traditional experiments. Her work is helping move medicine toward a future where treatments can be tailored to each individual patient.Dr. Kemp also shares how unexpected research challenges led to new scientific insights, why intellectual curiosity is essential in science, and how interdisciplinary collaboration is shaping the next generation of biomedical breakthroughs. If you have ever wondered how computers can help scientists understand disease or how personalized medicine may change the way we treat patients, this episode offers an accessible look at how computational biology is helping push healthcare beyond one size fits all.Learn More About Dr. Melissa Kemp:Redox Systems Biology Lab: https://kemp.gatech.edu/pi-bio/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-kemp-8156774/ Support Tomorrow’s Breakthroughs – Donate Today: If you want to support the research you heard about on today’s episode, consider a donation to the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory. Every contribution—big or small— supports ongoing work and fuels future innovations.https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/46972/donations/newSelect \"Designation\"Choose \"Make a Special Gift to Georgia Tech (write in your preference)\"In the open field, write: \"BME Fund for Excellence (555788) Connect!Learn More: https://bme.gatech.edu/bme/YouTube:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ppaJ0Mv46VBbMZeacUDkcMULAKsszvGOgDNDx132NiY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lMGI4/Y2U5NjRlNGVjZTlm/Yzc5Y2Q2Y2I5Y2U3/NjJmMS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}