HI 5001 Mathematical Modeling of Biological Systems and Disease

Course Type: basic

Credit Hours: 3

Modeling tools from mathematical and computational biomedicine for graduate students and faculty in biomedical engineering and health information science.

Prerequisites

Undergraduate calculus, biology

Additional Information

Topical Outline:
Mathematical modeling of cancer
1.    Carcinogenesis and avascular solid tumors
2.    Tumor angiogenesis
3.    Vascular growth
4.    Invasion
5.    Metastasis
6.    Surgery
7.    Chemotherapy
8.    Radiotherapy
9.    Novel therapies
Mathematical modeling of the cardiovascular system
10.    Blood flow in large vessels and in artificial circuits
11.    Microcirculation
12.    Blood flow in capillaries