OMNI-RÉUNIS Distinguished Lecture Series: "Modelling to support public health decisions for responding to emerging infectious diseases" with Dr. Nick Ogden, Public Health Agency of Canada

We are delighted to announce our upcoming Distinguished Lecture Series talk!

Title: Modelling to Support Public Health Decisions for Responding to Emerging Infectious Diseases”

Date | Time: March 16, 2023 | 11:00-12:15 EST

Speaker: Dr. Nick Ogden , Senior Research Scientist & Director of Public Health Risk Sciences Division, Public Health Agency of Canada

Moderator: Dr. Huaiping Zhu, OMNI-RÉUNIS PI & Director, CCDM Director, York Research Chair in Applied Mathematic, and Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, York University

Speaker Bio: Dr. Nick Ogden is a UK-trained veterinarian with a doctorate in vector-borne disease ecology and post-doctoral training in disease modelling. He is a senior research scientist and Director of the Public Health Risk Sciences division within the National Microbiology Laboratory of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), normally focusing on assessing disease risk through the study of ecology, epidemiology and genetic diversity of vectors and zoonotic and vector-borne micro-organisms. A key component of his work is assessing the impacts of climate change on zoonoses and vector-borne diseases and developing tools for public health adaptation. Most recently, he has led PHAC's COVID-19 modelling and emerging science teams.

Mar 16, 2023 11:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)