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Outline of Scientific Activities
The spread of an infectious disease involves characteristics of
the agent (e.g. virus, bacteria, etc.), the host (e.g., susceptibility
due to genetic, environmental and other factors), and the environment
in which transmissions take place. The purpose of modeling infectious
diseases, in relation to public health, is to evaluate the agent-host-environment
interface and to understand, and alter, the interface through interventions
advantageous to the host, be they preventive or therapeutic.
The two-month thematic program at the Fields Institute will focus
on the Emergence of Drug Resistance in Infectious Diseases, and
will bring together leading researchers in mathematical epidemiology/immunology
from around the world in order to stimulate major progress in this
area of applied mathematics. The program will also provide a unique
opportunity for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to interact
with these researchers in a productive and sustained way over this
two-month duration.
Subthemes
The program will consist of two main sub-themes that are of fundamental
importance to understanding and predicting the emergence of drug
resistance:
- Mathematical Immunology: from In-host to Population
- Transmission Heterogeneity in Infectious Diseases
The majority of our efforts throughout the program will be directed
towards furthering research on the mathematical aspects of these
issues. Each topic will also involve a one-day workshop of a more
applied nature, bringing together public health officials and policy
makers with applied mathematicians.
Affiliated Activities
May 10-June 2, 2010
Mathematics
for Biological Networks
University of Victoria
July 26-28, 2010
CMM Neuro-Mechanics
Workshop
Fields Institute
Outline of the Program
This two week block will open the thematic program, and will
focus on introducing the mathematics of drug resistance, highlighting
current modeling challenges and unresolved issues.
First week: Short introductory course (3-4 hours); 4-day workshop
on mathematics; 1 day workshop on applications
Second week: Research Time (4-5 resident faculty);
Friday Colloquium invited speakers include Professor Marc Lipsitch
and Dr. Ram Laxminarayan.
Headed by:
David Fisman (University of Toronto)
Troy Day (Queen’s), Jianhong Wu (York), Shigui
Ruan (Miami)
Seyed M. Moghadas (National Research Council), Tom Wong
(Public Health Agency of Canada)
Partners: Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion &
MITACS, Mathematics for
Information Technology and Complex Systems
First week: Short introductory course (3-4 hours); 4-day workshop
on mathematics; 1 day workshop on applications 1 and 2
Second week: Research Time (4-5 resident faculty); Friday Colloquium
Headed by:
Luis Barreto (Sanofi Pasteur), Jane Heffernan (York),
Catherine A.A. Beauchemin (Ryerson)
Partners: Sanofi Pasteur, Ontario Agency of Health Protection
and Promotion
First week: Short introductory course (3-4 hours); 4-day workshop
on mathematics; 1 day workshop on applications
Second week: Research Time (4-5 resident faculty); Friday Colloquium
Also, 1-day symposium in the Second Week: Spatio-temporal Patterns
Headed by:
Chris Bauch (Guelph), Babak Pourbohloul (BC CDC)
Jianhong Wu (York), James Watmough (UNB)
Art Weis (U Toronto), Ping Yan (PHAC)
Partners: PHAC (Geomatics for Informed Decisions -GEOIDE and Canadian
Institute of Ecology and Evolution - CIEE, see symposium below)
and BC CDC
Weeks 7-8 (Aug. 16-Aug. 27):
The final two weeks of the thematic program will be set aside
for uninterrupted research by the resident faculty, students,
and postdoctoral fellows. This time will be used to tie together
various aspects of the program, to work on key research projects,
and to solidify and research collaborations that will extend beyond
the duration of the program.
The thematic program will also include four colloquia, invited
speakers include Professor Marc Lipsitch and Dr. Ram Laxminarayan.
Coxeter Lecturers
August 4-6, 2010
Coxeter Lecture Series
Speaker: Professor Neil M Ferguson
OBE, FMedSc
Imperial College, London
Graduate courses
Each event will start with a short introductory course (3-4 hours)
on the basic modeling techniques and fundamental medical and public
health issues to be addressed by these techniques. These courses
are aimed at the participating graduate students and postdoctoral
fellows, and will ensure that they are able to participate fully
in the program.
Program Visitors
All scientific events are open to the mathematical sciences community.
Visitors who are interested in office space or funding
are requested to apply by filling out the application
form. Additional support is available (pending NSF funding)
to support junior US visitors to this program. Fields scientific
programs are devoted to research in the mathematical sciences,
and enhanced graduate and post-doctoral training opportunities.
Part of the mandate of the Institute is to broaden and enlarge
the community, and to encourage the participation of women and
members of visible minority groups in our scientific programs.
For additional information contact thematic(PUT_AT_SIGN_HERE)fields.utoronto.ca
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