Networks in Systems Biology
Applications for Disease Modeling
Editors: da Silva, F.A.B., Carels, N., Trindade dos Santos, M., Lopes, F.J.P. (Eds.)
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- Gathers contributions from renowned experts in the field
- Covers topics including networks in systems biology, the computational modeling of multidrug-resistant bacteria, and systems biology of cancer
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- About this book
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This book presents a range of current research topics in biological network modeling, as well as its application in studies on human hosts, pathogens, and diseases. Systems biology is a rapidly expanding field that involves the study of biological systems through the mathematical modeling and analysis of large volumes of biological data. Gathering contributions from renowned experts in the field, some of the topics discussed in depth here include networks in systems biology, the computational modeling of multidrug-resistant bacteria, and systems biology of cancer. Given its scope, the book is intended for researchers, advanced students, and practitioners of systems biology. The chapters are research-oriented, and present some of the latest findings on their respective topics.
- About the authors
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Dr. Fabrício Alves Barbosa da Silva is a Public Health Researcher in the Scientific Computing Program (PROCC) at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His other publications include the Springer title Theoretical and Applied Aspects of Systems Biology (with Dr. Carels).
Dr. Nicolas Carels is a Titular Researcher in the Centre for Technological Development in Health (CDTS) at FIOCRUZ.
Dr. Marcelo Trindade dos Santos is a Full Technologist at the Department of Computational Modeling, National Laboratory of Scientific Computing (LNCC), Petrópolis, Brazil.
Dr. Francisco José Pereira Lopes is an Associate Professor in the Graduate Program in Nanobiosystems at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Duque de Caxias, Brazil.
- Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Network Medicine: Methods and Applications
Pages 3-18
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Computational Tools for Comparing Gene Coexpression Networks
Pages 19-30
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Functional Gene Networks and Their Applications
Pages 31-43
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A Review of Artificial Neural Networks for the Prediction of Essential Proteins
Pages 45-68
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Transcriptograms: A Genome-Wide Gene Expression Analysis Method
Pages 69-91
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Networks in Systems Biology
- Book Subtitle
- Applications for Disease Modeling
- Editors
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- Fabrício Alves Barbosa da Silva
- Nicolas Carels
- Marcelo Trindade dos Santos
- Francisco José Pereira Lopes
- Series Title
- Computational Biology
- Series Volume
- 32
- Copyright
- 2020
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-51862-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-51862-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-51861-5
- Series ISSN
- 1568-2684
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- X, 377
- Number of Illustrations
- 11 b/w illustrations, 71 illustrations in colour
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