Mathematical Biology

Population-level consequences of the interaction between host stage-structure and disease Multiple life stages are a universal feature of organismal life cycles. Disease impacts life stages differently, and, in some cases, …

Minimizing the financial cost of COVID-19 using optimal control The COVID-19 pandemic has already caused hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide. Countries have implemented national lockdowns in an effort to …

Asymptomatic transmission in COVID-19 dynamics Asymptomatic transmission has been critical to the spread of COVID-19, making the disease more difficult to control. However, the bulk of prior work assumes that …

Visual models: A look at different approaches to understanding the mammalian visual system The mammalian visual system is a large, complex network of neurons composed of a number of spatially …

Being the biologist in a world of mathematicians: Lessons learned from a decade in quant bio Communication and collaboration between the mathematical and biological sciences is paramount to the success …

Understanding the effects of habitat loss on population persistence Habitat loss is the dominant threat to biodiversity worldwide. Habitat loss comes in the form of land conversion, where suitable habitat …

To reset, or not to reset, that is the question The first passage statistics of stochastic processes play an important role in understanding the behavior of some useful models in …

Agent-Based Modeling of Aspergillus fumigatus: parametrization and predictions Fungal infections of the respiratory system are life-threatening complications for immunocompromised patients. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, caused by the airborne mold Aspergillus fumigatus, …