Modeling and Control of Infectious Diseases in the Host

Dr. Esteban A. Hernandez-Vargas is a Professor at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Germany, and a research group leader and principal investigator at the Institute of Mathematics (UNAM, Mexico). He obtained his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the Hamilton Institute at the National University of Ireland. In July 2014, he founded the pioneering research group of Systems Medicine of Infectious Diseases at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI). He is a member of the Society of Mathematical Biology, the European Society of Virology, and the Mexican Research Council (CONACYT). Additionally, he is an Editorial Board member of Plos One, Journal of Franklin Institute, as well as a Research Topic Editor at Frontiers of Microbiology and Frontiers of Immunology.

• Part 1. Theoretical Biology Principles1. Introduction2. Mathematical Modeling Principles3. Model Parameter EstimationPart 2. Modeling Host Infectious Diseases4. Modeling Influenza Virus Infection5. Modeling Ebola Virus Infection6. Modeling HIV Infection7. HIV Evolution During TreatmentPart 3. Advanced Topics in Control Theory8. Optimal Therapy Scheduling9. Suboptimal Therapy Scheduling10. PK/PD-based Impulsive Control

"Given the still very limited number of textbooks covering within-host modeling, this new volume is a welcome addition. It is written in a fairly technical style. Therefore,immunologists, virologists, and other bench scientists, who might have limited training in differential equations and coding, might not find this the most accessible way of learning the topic. However, for individuals with a strong quantitative background, this publication provides a nice introduction to the subject of within-host modeling. After working through the book, readers will have gained a solid introduction to the field and should be ready to proceed to the primary research literature and, if desired, can start to contribute to this area of research themselves." --The Quarterly Review of Biology