Professor Jane Heffernan receives a $200000 grant from the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) for her project on COVID-19 immunity. She will study immune response to COVID-19 vaccine after one and two doses, combining mathematical models and machine learning techniques. This study will include multiple factors related to immunization, such as antibodies, memory cells, […]
The Centre for Disease Modelling is proud to host the One Health Modelling Network for Emerging Infections (OMNI)/RÉseau UNe seule santé sur la modélisation des InfectionS (REUNIS), led by Dr Huaiping Zhu. This cross-country network consists of more than 100 researchers and collaborators from key academic and government institutions. “Working with organizations in Canada, we […]
On February 8, Dr. Eileen de Villa (Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health) held a briefing on COVID-19 status in Toronto (video is here). Dr. de Villa mentioned the modeling projections done by the Canadian Centre for Disease Modelling (CDM) team led by Prof. Zhu. The team has been supporting Toronto Public Health over the past […]
7 February 2021 - 8 February 2021 Keynote Speakers: Alun Lloyd (North Caroline State University), Rachel Slayton (US CDC) Organizers: Miranda Teboh-Ewungkem, Jane M Heffernan, Stacey Smith? Sponsors: Society for Mathematical Biology, Canadian Centre for Disease Modelling