UCS grad leads research project that uses supercomputers to study blood flow

The future to understanding how cancer spreads in a human body is taking shape in a Duke University lab led by a Utica Community Schools graduate.

Amanda Randles, a 2001 UCS grad, has been making headlines as the lead researcher on a project that uses a supercomputer to study blood flow to determine origins and growth of human diseases ranging from atherosclerosis to cancer.

An assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Duke University, Randles is leading a team using 3D technology called “Harvey” – a tribute to 17th-century physician William Harvey who first discovered that blood is pumped in a loop around the body.

The technology allows researchers to create a representation of every human artery to trace how diseases such as cancer are spreading and test how different interventions will impact the entire blood system.

A recent article in BBC news reports on her findings as presented at the American Physical Society’s meeting in Baltimore. The article is located at this link: http://www.bbc.com/news/scienc...