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Rebecca Bekker

@rebeccabekker.bsky.social

Mathematical Oncologist.

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Dr Emma Swai@emmajoyswai.bsky.social · last yr.

I am genuinely excited to be helping students ask innovative questions which challenge perspectives in our field.

Westcott House Cambridge@westcotthousecam.bsky.social · last yr.

Dr Emma Swai is up next in our intro series. An educator for over two decades, her research interests look at the portrayal of disability in New Testament writings, linguistic analysis of ecclesiastical texts and positionality & interpretation. More info about Emma’s research in bio: buff.ly/kNk2CXB

Photo of Dr Emma Swai, Associate Supervisor at Westcott House. Text: 'Disability, as embodied experience, is a lens not often factored into academic study. I believe that it should be and, therefore, I offer students the opportunity to consider research from a perspective that specifically aims to recognise potential embedded prejudice in the issues or area they are examining. I see my job as a supervisor as supporting my students to find confidence in their own voice. I will never tell students what to think, but I might challenge them: not necessarily because I disagree, but because I want them to strengthen their own position.'
Rebecca Bekker@rebeccabekker.bsky.social · last yr.

Recently read a paper that looked at effects of diff ICI's on CD8+ T cells in the TME. IIRC: one ICI helped prevent exhaustion in newly recruited cells & one rescued CD8's that were already present. Think authors also looked at Lag-3 or TIM-3. Sound familiar? Pls drop a link!

Rebecca Bekker@rebeccabekker.bsky.social · last yr.

So happy to see this is out! If you're interested in ML + mechanistic models for in silico clinical trials, please read our #mathonco blog post! As always, happy to discuss and open to feedback!

MathOnco@mathonco.bsky.social · last yr.

In Silico Trials using Simulation and Artificial Intelligence for Therapy Evaluation by @rebeccabekker.bsky.social in collaboration with other BIRS attendees: Renee Brady, Jana Gevertz and Harsh Jain: mathematical-oncology.org/blog/insite....

Dr. Jessie Christiansen@aussiastronomer.bsky.social · 2y ago

PSA for anxious grad students: unless the evaluation rubric explicitly calls out 'has won prizes' (and I haven't worked with one that does) I am skipping the prizes section of CVs. So if you don't have any, *don't stress and don't undersell yourself*.

Rebecca Bekker@rebeccabekker.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hi all! I'm slowly migrating from the Other Place to here. Any tips / tricks / features I need to know about? One thing I haven't found is a way to bookmark posts. Am I missing something? Thank you!!

Rebecca Bekker@rebeccabekker.bsky.social · 3y ago

#HiSciSky! I'm in the 5th year of my PhD looking at the immunological consequences of radiotherapy using mathematical oncology 👩‍💻☢️ Starting to look for #postdocs in #mathonco if you know anyone who's hiring!