The focus of this mentored reading program is to provide Math Alliance Scholars with an introduction to some of the most common infectious diseases. We expect to implement valid mathematical and statistical models capturing the natural history of a given infectious disease to understand its dynamics and evolution. In addition, by fitting epidemiological data with the statistical software R, we aim to estimate key parameters, provide conclusions, and make predictions for different hypothetical scenarios.
Instructor: Félix Pabón-Rodríguez, Biostatistics and Health Data Science, Indiana University
- References: The faculty mentor will provide lecture notes. In addition, some research articles will be provided for reading and discussion purposes. The following textbook will be used as a reference, but Math Alliance Scholars are not required to buy it unless they want to have their own copy! An Introduction to Infectious Disease Modelling, by Emilia Vynnycky and Richard White.
- Prerequisites: Basic Statistics and Probability, Calculus I-II
- Meetings: Once per week, from September 4, 2023, to December 15, 2023; and it could continue during the Spring semester.
- Deadline: CLOSED
- Type: Advanced Undergraduate, Beginning Graduate, Reading, Research
- Size: 1-3 Students
PROJECT CLOSED. Thank you for your interest!
Mentored Reading Program 