computational model

A 3D rendering of a human body showing a lung, a granuloma, and a zoomed-in insert of bacteria.

Mar 09, 2023|5 min read

Calculating better tuberculosis treatments

Denise Kirschner developed an equation-based lung model of a fatal but forgotten infectious disease, revealing an unexpected role for math in drug discovery.

Hands held up to a screen displaying hexagons containing pills, a doctor, a map, and other drug discovery scenes.

Nov 09, 2022|4 min read

By Sarah Anderson, PhD

A new database helps predict effective drug combinations

Researchers developed a continuously updated database to help computational models screen combinatorial drugs for evasive diseases.