Edward C. Deland, PhD, FACMI

Edward C. DeLand started working at the Rand Corporation (Santa Monica, CA) after finishing his Ph.D. in mathematics at UCLA in 1956. He spent the next six years managing the analog computers, REAC and TRAC, and then began developing mathematical models for blood biochemistry. After switching to physiological research in 1963, DeLand helped construct the BIOMOD program. DeLand left RAND in 1972 for UCLA's Department of Surgery where he developed applications for computers in medical instruction and diagnosis.