Mathematical Biology

Approximating the probability of invasion in discrete stochastic population models When an individual with a novel trait is introduced in a new environment, we would like to understand what drives the likelihood that its lineage will persist. In deterministic population models, whether the invasive population “succeeds” often depends on whether the parameters of the system

Predicting disease outbreak in models of aquaculture Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) virus (ISAv) is an Orthomyxovirus which causes ISA in a variety of finfish including Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.).  The disease has resulted in large mortality events and associated economic losses to the salmon culture industries in nearly all major salmon producing countries.  We

Effect of Phosphorous on West Nile Virus Replication: Combining Experiments with Modeling