Books in the Mathematical Biosciences Institute Lecture Series series

This volume develops results on continuous time branching processes and applies them to study rate of tumor growth, extending classic work on the Luria-Delbruck distribution. As applications, the author evaluate ovarian cancer screening strategies and give rigorous proofs for results of Heano and Michor concerning tumor metastasis.

Their research is focused on probability and stochastic processes with applications in biology and other areas of science and technology.These notes are based in part on lectures given by Professor Anderson at the University of Wisconsin - Madison and by Professor Kurtz at Goethe University Frankfurt.