David Dingli, M.D., Ph.D.

Location: Minnesota

Primary Appointment
Hematology
Joint Appointment
Molecular Medicine
Academic Rank
Professor of Medicine

Summary

The research of David Dingli, M.D., Ph.D., aims to develop and optimize the use of replicating viruses for cancer therapy. The laboratory lives at the interface between theory and experiment.

Focus areas

Mathematical models. Dr. Dingli's research group develops mathematical models to understand the outcomes of in vivo experiments and explore in silico therapeutic scenarios based on validated models. The models generate hypothesis that are utilized to design novel viruses that are then tested experimentally.
Clonal evolution in hematopoiesis. Dr. Dingli also studies clonal evolution in hematopoiesis with special reference to hematopoietic neoplasms. Starting from normal hematopoiesis, his group models tumor development and its response to therapy, as well as the evolution of "benign" clonal disorders (such as paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria) and nonmalignant processes (such as cyclic hematopoiesis and hematopoietic recovery after stem cell transplantation).

Significance to patient care

Dr. Dingli is interested in understanding the dynamic interactions between tumors cells, therapeutic viruses and the immune system, and how these interactions determine the outcome of therapy. This approach enables the development of novel viruses with altered dynamic properties that may lead to better tumor control.

Recent publications

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Education

Visiting Scientist –
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plon, Germany

Visiting Scientist – Program for Evolutionary Dynamics
Harvard University

Visiting Scientist – Complexo Interdisciplinar, Department of Physics
University of Lisbon

Fellowship –
Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic

Ph.D. –
Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Track, Mayo Graduate School, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic

Ph.D. – Molecular Biology
Mayo Graduate School, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic

Residency –
Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic

Senior House Officer –
Department of Hematology, West Glasgow University Hospitals, NHS Trust, University of Glasgow, Scotland

Senior House Officer –
Department of Internal Medicine, St. Luke's University Hospital, Guardamangia

Internship –
St. Luke's University Hospital, Guardamangia

M.D. –
University of Malta Medical School, Guardamangia, Malta

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