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Southeast Center for Mathematics and Biology 4th Annual Symposium

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Join us for a lively exploration of the math-bio interface The Symposium will host daily panel discussion about important issues in math-bio research and traineeship. How can we productively embed ourselves in a second discipline? What paths have led to successful math-bio careers in academia? In industry? Support the next generation of math-bio researchers Following

Yang Yang (UF Biostatistics)

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Statistical Adjustment for Reporting Bias in Surveillance Data of Infectious Diseases Reporting bias is common in the surveillance of infectious diseases and takes different forms. A typical example is that outbreaks are investigated only if the number of cases exceeds a prespecified threshold. Another example is that most outbreak investigations only survey cases, ignoring individuals

Hannah Anderson (UF Mathematics)

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The effect of myeloid-derived suppressor cells on glioblastoma-immune dynamics Despite improvements in cancer therapies, the current standard of care for glioblastoma (GBM) only confers a 5.1% five-year survival rate. A major reason for this poor prognosis is the brain cancer’s highly complex and immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, thus pointing researchers to novel immunotherapies. This talk seeks