Springer Global Virology III: Virology in the 21st Century

Global Virology, Volume III: Virology in the 21st Century examines work that has been undertaken, or is planned, in several fields of virology, in an effort to promote current and future work, research, and health. Fields and methods addressed include virology, immunology, space research, astrovirology/astrobiology, plasmids, swarm intelligence, bioinformatics, data-mining, machine learning, neural networks, critical equations, and advances in biohazard biocontainment. Novel and forward-looking methods, techniques, and approaches in research and development are presented by experts in the field.  From the Back Cover Global Virology, Volume III: Virology in the 21st Century examines work that has been undertaken, or is planned, in several fields of virology, in an effort to promote current and future work, research, and health. Fields and methods addressed include virology, immunology, space research, astrovirology/astrobiology, plasmids, swarm intelligence, bioinformatics, data-mining, machine learning, neural networks, critical equations, and advances in biohazard biocontainment. Novel and forward-looking methods, techniques, and approaches in research and development are presented by experts in the field. About the Author Paul Shapshak, PhD, is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Universitiy of South Florida, Morsani School of Medicine, in Tampa, Florida, USA. His background is in molecular biology, virology, neuro-immunology, and drug abuse research. S. Balaji, PhD, is an Associate Professor (Sr. Scale) in the Department of Biotechnology, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka-576104, India.  His background is in biochemistry, bioinformatics and drug design.  Pandjassarame Kangueane, PhD, is the Director of Biomedical Informatics Private Limited, India and is the Chief Editor of Bioinformation, an open access journal in Biological Knowledge Discovery, India. His research interest is in HLA based short peptide vaccine design and in protein-protein interaction. Charurut Somboonwit, MD, is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, in Tampa, Florida, USA. . Her expertise is in communicable diseases and HIV medicine.