Lauren Childs

Associate Professor

Virginia Tech

United States

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Lauren Childs is an Associate Professor at Virginia Tech, United States. Her research focuses on mathematical modeling in epidemiology, with recent articles addressing topics such as human risk responses in epidemic models, malaria vaccination dynamics, and the impact of host heterogeneity on susceptibility to pathogens. Additionally, she explores decision support models for outbreak management under uncertainty, contributing to a deeper understanding of infectious diseases and their policies.

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Michael Robert

Assistant Professor

Virginia Tech

UNITED STATES

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Navid Ghaffarzadegan

Professor

Virginia Tech

UNITED STATES

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Arietta E. Fleming-Davies

University of California, San Diego

UNITED STATES

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Denis Patterson

Assistant Professor

University of Durham

UNITED KINGDOM

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James Adelman

Assistant Professor

University of Memphis

UNITED STATES

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Caroline Buckee

Associate Professor

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

UNITED STATES

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Dana Hawley

department of biomedical engineering and mechanics virginia polytechnic institute and state university blacksburg virgi

UNITED STATES

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Flaminia Catteruccia

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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

UNITED STATES

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Zhuolin Qu

University of Texas at San Antonio

UNITED STATES

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Gergely Röst

University of Szeged

HUNGARY

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Gary Lin

Senior Professional Staff

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

UNITED STATES

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Olivia Prosper

Assistant Professor

University of Tennessee

UNITED STATES

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David Pannell

University of Western Australia

AUSTRALIA

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Douglas Paton

Assistant Professor

University of Georgia

UNITED STATES

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Articles (18)

Formulating human risk response in epidemic models: Exogenous vs endogenous approaches

Mathematical modeling of malaria vaccination with seasonality and immune feedback

Developmental synchrony and extraordinary multiplication rates in pathogenic organisms

Infection-induced increases to population size during cycles in a discrete-time epidemic model

Prior exposure to pathogens augments host heterogeneity in susceptibility and has key epidemiological consequences

Mathematical analysis of simple behavioral epidemic models

Extraordinary parasite multiplication rates in human malaria infections

Modeling Immunity to Malaria with an Age-Structured PDE Framework

Multiple models for outbreak decision support in the face of uncertainty

Why Similar Policies Resulted In Different COVID-19 Outcomes: How Responsiveness And Culture Influenced Mortality Rates

Declines in prevalence alter the optimal level of sexual investment for the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

Requirements for the containment of COVID-19 disease outbreaks through periodic testing, isolation, and quarantine

Modeling the effects of Aedes aegypti's larval environment on adult body mass at emergence

COVID-19 Seroprevalence in Canada Modelling Waning and Boosting COVID-19 Immunity in Canada a Canadian Immunization Research Network Study

Parasitism of Aedes albopictus by Ascogregarina taiwanensis lowers its competitive ability against Aedes triseriatus

Role of Repeat Infection in the Dynamics of a Simple Model of Waning and Boosting Immunity

Multiple blood feeding in mosquitoes shortens the Plasmodium falciparum incubation period and increases malaria transmission potential

Mathematical model of broadly reactive plasma cell production

Collaborators (14)

Michael Robert

Navid Ghaffarzadegan

Arietta E. Fleming-Davies

Denis Patterson

James Adelman

Caroline Buckee

Dana Hawley

Flaminia Catteruccia

Zhuolin Qu

Gergely Röst

Gary Lin

Olivia Prosper

David Pannell

Douglas Paton

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