Society for Mathematical Biology (SMB) Joint Mathematical Epidemiology and Mathematical Immunology Mid-Year Mini Subgroup Virtual Conference
February 27-28, 2022 (Eastern Standard Time)
Theme: "Epidemiology meets Immunology and Vice Versa - Linking Math Epidemiology to Math Immunology”
Note: Participants will be provided a Zoom link after they have registered.
Key Note Speakers (Speaking order will likely change)
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Dr. Jane Heffernan, PhD
Faculty of Science - Department of Mathematics & Statistics, York Research Chair (Tier II) Multi-Scale Methods for Evidence-based Health Policy; Director of the Centre for Disease Modelling
Title: Modelling Immunity
Faculty of Science - Department of Mathematics & Statistics, York Research Chair (Tier II) Multi-Scale Methods for Evidence-based Health Policy; Director of the Centre for Disease Modelling
Title: Modelling Immunity
Dr. Olivia Prosper, PhD
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, University of Tennessee, Tennessee
Title: Multi-scale modeling of malaria parasite diversity
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, University of Tennessee, Tennessee
Title: Multi-scale modeling of malaria parasite diversity
Dr. Stanca M. Ciupe, PhD
Professor of Mathematics, Virginia Tech
Title: The role of testing in COVID-19 control
Professor of Mathematics, Virginia Tech
Title: The role of testing in COVID-19 control
Dr. Joshua T. Schiffer, M.D., M.Sc.
Professor, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutch; Professor, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
Attending Physician, Infectious Disease Consulting Service, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
Attending Physician, Infectious Disease Consulting Service, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Title: A herpes virologist’s guide to SARS-CoV-2
DEBATE-STYLE PANEL SESSION
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Cluster Topics:
- How much do we really know about immunology?
- Does incorporating multiple scales really bring enhanced understanding of a system?
- What is the value of data-free and/or data-driven models?
Panelists: Moderated by TBD
Dr. Fred Adler (University of Utah)
Dr. Lauren Childs (Virginia Tech )
Dr. Veronika I. Zarnitsyna (Emory University)
Dr. Fred Adler (University of Utah)
Dr. Lauren Childs (Virginia Tech )
Dr. Veronika I. Zarnitsyna (Emory University)
PANEL SESSION: Honoring Prof. Fred Brauer
This session honors Prof. Fred Brauer who passed away on 10-17-2021 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Prof. Brauer was a kind man, a good mentor who made impactful contributions to the field of Mathematical Biology, especially in Mathematical Epidemiology. He will be truly missed.
Panelists: Moderated by TBD
- Prof. Carlos Castillo-Chavez (Retired)
- Prof. Daniel Coombs (Professor and Head, Mathematics Department, Institute of Applied Mathematics, University of British Columbia)
- Prof. Zhilan Feng (NSF-DMS Program Director, Purdue University)
- Dr. Jummy Funke David (Postdoctoral Research Visitor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, and Institute for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (LIAM, York University, Canada), Prof. Aziz Yakubu (Howard University)
- Prof. Aziz Yakubu (Department of Mathematics, Howard University)
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