Mathematical Biology

Asymptomatic spread of Huanglongbing and Implications for Disease Control Huanglongbing (HLB, citrus greening) is a vector-transmitted disease that has nearly destroyed the citrus industry in Florida and is threatening other citrus-producing states. Recent research has shown that young flush shoots (newly emerging leaves) become infectious in a short amount of time after initial infection. In …

Multiple Peaks During Flu Pandemics

Tools from Computational Topology, with applications in medicine and the life science The field of topology, and in particular computational topology, has produced a powerful set of tools for studying both model systems and data measured directly from physical systems.  I will focus on three classes of topological tools:  computational homology, topological persistence, and Conley …