We invite you to
participate in the 2008 MITACS-PIMS Summer School
on Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Diseases at the
University of Alberta. This is the 4th summer school
organized by the
MITACS team on
Transmission Dynamics and Spatial Spread of Infectious Diseases: Modelling,
Prediction and Control.
The purpose of the summer school is to provide effective training for
collaborative research in infectious diseases based on mathematical modeling
and qualitative analysis. Our goal is to educate mathematics and statistics students how to address
issues of great importance in disease control and prevention, and to educate
public health students and researchers why and how mathematical and statistical
techniques and tools are useful. It is our hope that the summer school will prepare
students who might wish to work as modelers in a public health environment, and to
help public health people and mathematical modelers to learn a language in which
they can communicate with one another.
The scientific program of the summer school consists of a variety of formats:
- Short Courses These are two 1.5-hour lectures on the following subjects:
- Mathematical basics
- Statistical methods for data analysis
- Basic medical epidemiology
- Deterministic models
- Stochastic models
- Network models
- Case Studies These are 1.5-hour lectures that focus on modeling analysis of specific diseases including
- Pandemic influenza
- West-Nile virus
- HIV/AIDS
- Tuberculosis
- Public Lectures These are lectures given by distinguished scientists and
mathematical modelers on broader issues related to mathematical modeling and public health.
- Group projects Participants will be working in groups on assigned research projects. Group projects are an essential part of the School. They are designed to provide participants with hands-on research experience and to apply the knowledge they have learned during the School.
To participate, please register using the online
registration form. Space is limited so we encourage you
to apply early. A limited number of scholarships
are available to graduate student participants to partially offset their travel expenses. Apply online using the
registration form.
Hope to see you in Edmonton.
Organizing Committee
