Kyle Jon Lafata
Thaddeus V. Samulski Associate Professor of Radiation OncologyOverview
Kyle Lafata is the Thaddeus V. Samulski Associate Professor at Duke University with faculty appointments in Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Pathology, Medical Physics, and Electrical & Computer Engineering. He joined the faculty at Duke in 2020 following postdoctoral training at the US Department of Veterans Affairs. His dissertation work focused on the applied analysis of stochastic partial differential equations and high-dimensional image phenotyping, where he developed physics-based computational methods and soft-computing paradigms to interrogate images. These included stochastic modeling, self-organization, and quantum machine learning (i.e., an emerging branch of research that explores the methodological and structural similarities between quantum systems and learning systems).
Prof. Lafata has worked in various areas of computational medicine and biology, resulting in over 55 academic papers, 20 invited talks, and more than 60 national conference presentations. At Duke, the Lafata Laboratory focuses on the theory, development, and application of computational oncology. The lab interrogates disease at different length-scales of its biological organization via high-performance computing, multiscale modeling, advanced imaging technology, and the applied analysis of stochastic partial differential equations. Current research interests include tumor topology, cellular dynamics, tumor immune microenvironment, drivers of radiation resistance and immune dysregulation, molecular insight into tissue heterogeneity, and biologically-guided adaptative treatment strategies.
Positions
Thaddeus V. Samulski Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology in the School of Medicine
2023 School of Medicine
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology in the School of Medicine
2023 School of Medicine
Associate Professor in Radiology in the School of Medicine
2023 School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pathology in the School of Medicine
2023 School of Medicine
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute in the School of Medicine
2020 School of Medicine
Education
Ph.D. 2018
2018 Duke University
C. 2018
2018 Duke University
Postdoctoral Associate, RADIATION ONCOLOGY/RADIATION PHYSICS DIVISION
2020 Duke University, School of Medicine
Publications, Grants & Awards
Offices & Contact
Durham, NC
27710 Radiation Physics
Durham, NC
27710