Computational Biomedicine 2014

By the end of the twenty-first century, computer-based modelling and simulation
will be integral to the way clinical decisions are taken. Drugs will be selected
on the basis of an individual patient's 'digital profile', while clinical treatments
will be tailor-made for the individual in question. For this to come to pass, however,
we must prepare for a future where we can simulate our own bodies with precision,
drawing upon remarkable advances in information technology, computer, mathematical,
physical and engineering science, data management, and high performance computing.

Computational Biomedicine lays the foundations for a new approach
to the subject - one that unifies the different strands of a broad-ranging subject,
and demonstrates how computational biomedicine is a powerful tool with the potential
to revolutionise our understanding of the human body, and the therapeutic strategies
available to maintain and protect it.
Written by a team of world-leading
experts in the field, it explores the modelling of physiological systems at different
scales - cells, tissues, organs - before considering the issues around biomedical
computing, and data collection and analysis. It emphasises how a theoretical understanding
of computational biomedicine translates into practice, with illustrative examples
and case studies used throughout.
Computational Biomedicine is
the perfect introduction to the subject for anyone new to the field, from student
to researcher.