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Timothy W. Secomb, PhD

Professor, BIO5 Institute
Professor, Physiology
Professor, Mathematics
Professor, Applied Mathematics
Professor, Physiological Sciences
Professor, Biomedical Engineering

PO BOX 210240
Building: T W KEATING BLG (#00240)
Room #: 102

Selected Publications

Lanzen J. Braun RD. Klitzman B. Brizel D. Secomb TW. Dewhirst MW. Direct demonstration of instabilities in oxygen concentrations within the extravascular compartment of an experimental tumor. Cancer Research. 66(4):2219-23, 2006.

Secomb TW. Comments on Point:Counterpoint "Positive effects of intermittent hypoxia (live high:train low) on exercise performance are/are not mediated primarily by augmented red cell volume". Journal of Applied Physiology. 99(6):2454-5, 2005.
 
Pries AR. Reglin B. Secomb TW. Remodeling of blood vessels: responses of diameter and wall thickness to hemodynamic and metabolic stimuli. Hypertension. 46(4):725-31, 2005
 

Student Opportunities Through Research

Application of mathematical and computational methods to study physiological problems, in collaboration with experimental physiologists. (Note: Suitable for students with strong interest and background in mathematics and/or engineering.)

Degrees

  • University of Melbourne, 1975 (B.Sc., -Honors - Mathematics)
  • University of Melbourne, 1976 (M.Sc., Mathematics)
  • University of Cambridge, 1979 (Ph.D., Applied Mathematics)

Awards

  • Lamport Young Investigator Award, Microcirculatory Society 1982
  • Acting Chairman, Program in Applied Mathematics 1989-1992
  • Fellow, American Institute of Medical and Biomedical Engineering