Modeling the Appearance of Secondary Diabetes: From Data to Systems Modeling | David Quesada, Ph.D.

In this month’s Research Seminar Series, Dr. David Quesada discusses the challenge of understanding how diabetes develops alongside other health problems, especially among Gulf War veterans.
Dr. Quesada and his team noticed that diabetes often shows up alongside issues like high blood pressure and cholesterol. By studying these connections, they hope to uncover how diabetes relates to factors like stress and brain injuries.
Using collected data, they created a computer model that mimics how the body handles sugar and insulin. However, challenges were encountered in ensuring the model matches real-life situations.
You're invited to join Dr. Quesada as he continues his efforts toward a clearer understanding of diabetes and its connections to other health problems.
Modeling the Appearance of Secondary Diabetes: From Data to Systems Modeling | David Quesada, Ph.D.
Key points:
00:01 Introduction
05:25 Dr. Quesada’s motivations driving the project.
07:54 The prevalence of diabetes within the GWI patient population.
09:05 A review of relevant literature on diabetes.
15:10 TBI categories and Body Mass Index (BMI).
17:45 How BMI distribution varies across different levels of inflammation.
21:30 Connections between blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol, and insulin.
23:50 Creating a mathematical model of glucose-insulin feedback mechanisms.
25:45 The equations and representations in the mathematical model.
David Quesada Saliba, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Computational Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. He holds a B.S. and MSc in Physics and Mathematics from Moscow State University and earned his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Havana. Previously, he chaired the Department of Mathematics at Miami Dade College and taught Physics at St. Thomas University, Miami. His research focuses on mathematical modeling and computational physics in quantum condensed matter physics and biophysics. He has secured over $1.3 million in funding and has been published 36 times in peer-reviewed journals, presenting at numerous conferences and workshops.
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