Timothy W. Secomb, PhD

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

Address:

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

Phone:

(502) 626-4513

Email:

secomb@arizona.edu

Education:

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

Honors and Awards:

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

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.)

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