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Physics Colloquium,
May 11, 2004
Modeling Viral Infections in Vivo
Alan S. Perelson
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Viral infections caused by agents such as HIV and hepatitis C virus are
responsible for tens of thousands of deaths in the US each year. I will show
that using mathematical models combined with experimental data one can gain
insights into the dynamic properties of infection that can be used to guide
treatment. One basic principle is that drug therapy can be viewed as a
perturbation, and by studying the dynamics of the response to therapy one
can insights into the underlying dynamical processes and the dissect out
processes occurring on different time scale.
3.30 p.m., Smith Laboratory, Room 1005
Refreshments served in Smith 1094 at 3:00 p.m.
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