Mathematical models of viral infections have been informing virology research for years. Estimating parameter values for these models can lead to understanding of biological values. This has been successful in HIV modeling for the estimation of values such as the lifetime of infected CD8 T-Cells. However, estimating these values is notoriously difficult, especially for highly complex models. We use Bayesian inference and Monte Carlo Markov Chain methods to estimate the underlying densities of the parameters (assumed to be continuous random variables) for three models of influenza. We discuss the advantages and limitations of parameter estimation using these methods. The data and influenza models used for this project are from the lab of Dr. Amber Smith in Memphis, Tennessee. / Master of Science / Mathematical models of viral infections have been informing virology research for years. Estimating parameter values for these models can lead to understanding of biological values. This has been successful in HIV modeling for the estimation of values such as the lifetime of infected CD8 T-Cells. However, estimating these values is notoriously difficult, especially for highly complex models. We use Bayesian inference and Monte Carlo Markov Chain methods to perform parameter estimation for three models of influenza. We discuss the advantages and limitations of these methods. The data and influenza models used for this project are from the lab of Dr. Amber Smith in Memphis, Tennessee.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/77611 |
| Date | 11 May 2017 |
| Creators | Torrence, Robert Billington |
| Contributors | Mathematics, Chung, Matthias, Borggaard, Jeffrey T., Smith, Amber Marie, Ciupe, Stanca M. |
| Publisher | Virginia Tech |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | ETD, application/pdf |
| Rights | In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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