A novel integration of fine scale ecological data, high-resolution precision mapping, and epidemiological models to improve control of schistosomiasis dynamics Eliminating human parasitic disease often requires interrupting complex transmission pathways. …
Optimal control for management of aquatic population models Optimal control techniques of ordinary and partial differential equations will be introduced to consider management strategies for aquatic populations. In the first …
Mathematical modelling of the transmission dynamics of opisthrochiasis The trematode liver fluke (flat worm), Opisthorchis viverrini, is prevalent in southeast Asia, causing the chronic hepatobiliary disease, opisthorchiasis. Long term infection …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Modeling across-scale feedbacks of infectious diseases A current challenge for disease modeling and public health is to understand pathogen dynamics across infection scales from within-host to between-host. Viral and immune …
Quantifying the effects of vaccines and a booster vaccine dose on the dynamics of COVID-19 in the United States The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to have a devastating …
Using Mathematics to Unravel Mosquito Behavioral Dynamics that Capacitates Malaria Parasite Success in a Human-Mosquito Built Environment Many bottlenecks can hamper a successful malaria parasite transmission from one human to …
The impact of vaccination on human papillomavirus infection with disassortative geographical mixing Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection can spread between regions. What is the impact of disassortative geographical mixing on the …
