Iman Tavassoly’s Ph.D. thesis presents the first thorough theoretical study of the interplay between autophagy and apoptosis in the response of cancer cells to starvation or chemotoxic stress. Dr. Tavassoly’s thesis is a fine example of applying theoretical and experimental methods of molecular systems biology to gain a deeper understanding of an important problem in human health.
John J. Tyson
University Distinguished Professor of Molecular Systems Biology