Benjamin K Schneider

Benjamin SchneiderI graduated from Indiana University in 2013 with a B. Sc. in Physics and shortly thereafter went onto pursue an MS in Biomedical Sciences at Iowa State University. I’m a graduate research assistant of Pharmacometrics with SMART Pharmacology and I will graduate with my PhD in 2020. My primary duties involve contributing to the group’s collaboration with the Mayo Clinic and Inria by mathematically modeling biological mechanisms of tumor growth and therapeutic intervention. My current research involves modeling the effect of cisplatin-bevacizumab combination therapy in a xenograft model of non-small cell lung cancer (2018 PAGE abstract). I enjoy writing music, hiking, and believe in the power of medicine to widely create positive change. My philosophy of research is best summed up by Richard Feynman who said, “Study hard what interests you in the most undisciplined irreverent and original manner possible.”

Recent Publications:

  1. Model Based Reverse Translation Between Veterinary and Human Medicine: The One Health Initiative | CPT Pharmacometrics Syst. Pharmacol., 7: 65-68. doi:10.1002/psp4.12262; Schneider, B. , BalbasMartinez, V. , Jergens, A. E., Troconiz, I. F., Allenspach, K. and Mochel, J.
  2. Modeling Measurement Error of Tumor Volume via Biofluorescence in a Xenograft Mouse Model of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer | Abstract for European Association for Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology (accepted); Benjamin K Schneider, Kenneth Wang, Martin Fernandez-Zapico, Jonathan P Mochel, Sebastien Benzekry, Arnaud Boyer and Joseph Ciccoli
  3. Modeling Primary Tumor Growth in Xenograft Model of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer | Abstract for Population Approach Group in Europe (pending); Benjamin K Schneider, Kenneth Wang, Martin Fernandez-Zapico, Jonathan P Mochel, Sebastien Benzekry, Arnaud Boyer and Joseph Ciccolini
  4. Nonlinear Mixed Effects Modeling of Bevacizumab and Pemetrexed-Cisplatin Administration for Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Optimizing the Scheduling Gap | Currently Finishing for Submission to CPT:PSP; Benjamin K Schneider, Kenneth Wang, Martin Fernandez-Zapico, Jonathan P Mochel, Sebastien Benzekry, Arnaud Boyer and Joseph Ciccolini