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Nico Appold

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergORCID 0000-0002-9564-484XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Organism:yeast· 1

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Jona KayseriD· 2 shared Timon CitakiD· 2 shared Auguste PalmiD· 1 shared Elias Fischer· 1 shared Maximilian Eiche· 1 shared Serhii AifiD· 1 shared

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Reinforcement Failing guides the discovery of emergent spatial dynamics in adaptive tumor therapy

Serhii Aif, Maximilian Eiche, Nico Appold, Elias Fischer, Timon Citak, Jona Kayser

This paper introduces Reinforcement Failing, an AI framework that identifies emergent spatial dynamics in adaptive tumor therapy by refining training environments.

npj Artificial Intelligence · Oct 8, 2026Peer-reviewedBiophysics

Spatial resource dynamics control resistance escape

Nico Appold, Timon Citak, Auguste Palm, Jona Kayser

This study shows how intermittent treatment pulses reshape resource landscapes and spatial growth zones, enabling resistant mutants to escape confinement and drive therapy failure.

bioRxiv · Feb 26, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics