Kyle Jon Lafata
Kyle Jon Lafata

Kyle Jon Lafata

Thaddeus V. Samulski Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology

Overview

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

Radiation Physics
Durham, NC
27710
Radiation Physics
Durham, NC
27710