Atherosclerosis is a silent but deadly condition. It happens when your arteries get clogged with plaque, restricting blood flow and putting you at serious risk for heart attacks and strokes.

But here’s the fascinating part: maths is stepping up to help doctors and scientists understand how this condition develops and progresses.

In this episode, we’re joined by two brilliant minds who organised a recent research program at MATRIX, Australia’s residential institute for the mathematical sciences. University of Oxford Professor Helen Byrne sits down with the University of Sydney’s Professor Mary Myerscough. Together, they unpack the complexities of using maths to model biological conditions like atherosclerosis.

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MATRIX Program: Mathematical Models for Lipids and Cells in Atherosclerotic Plaques