Franziska Michor, PhD

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Academic Titles

Professor, Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School Of Public Health

Research Program Affiliation

Co-Leader, Cancer Data Sciences

Leadership Roles

Member, Center Scientific Council

Research Abstract

The research of our lab focuses on the evolutionary dynamics of cancer. Cancer emerges due to an evolutionary process in somatic tissue. The fundamental laws of evolution can best be formulated as exact mathematical equations. Therefore, the process of cancer initiation and progression is amenable to mathematical investigation. Current areas of research include cancer stem cells, evolution of drug resistance, and the dynamics of metastasis formation.