This workshop is jointly organized with African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), and
South African Centre for
Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (SACEMA).
This workshop is jointly sponsored by:
Monday, June 25, 2007
9:00 - 9:15 Opening Remarks
John Hargrove, SACEMA Director and Fred Roberts, DIMACS Director
Session I Evaluating the Potential Consequences of
Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases
9:15 - 9:45 Emerging and Reemerging Problems in the Mathematics of Disease
Simon Levin, Princeton University
9:45 - 9:55 Question & Answer
9:55 - 10:25 Thoughts on Simplifying the Estimation of HIV Incidence
John Hargrove, SACEMA
10:25 - 10:35 Question & Answer
10:35 - 10:50 Break and discussion period
10:50 - 11:20 Using Mathematics to Understand the Transmission Dynamics of
HIV/AIDS and Control
Abba Gumel, University of Manitoba
11:20 - 11:30 Question & Answer
11:30 - 12:00 Disease Emergence in Immunocompromised Populations
James Lloyd-Smith, Penn State
12:00 - 12:10 Question & Answer
12:10 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 2:00 Incidence from Prevalence - Theory and Practise
Alex Welte, Wits University
2:00 - 2:10 Question & Answer
2:10 - 2:40 Epidemic Attractors in Periodic Environments
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, Howard University
2:40 - 2:50 Question & Answer
2:50 - 3:05 Break and discussion period
3:05 - 3:35 Some Probabilistic Results on the Nonrandomness of Simple
Sequence Repeats in DNA Sequences
Asamoah Nkwanta, Morgan State University
3:35 - 3:45 Question & Answer
3:45 - 4:15 Meaningless Statements in Epidemiology
Fred S. Roberts, DIMACS
4:15 - 4:25 Question & Answer
Evening excursion
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
9:00 - 9:15 Announcements
Session II The Design and Evaluation of Cost-effective
and Sustainable Strategies for Combating Disease Spread in Africa
9:15 - 9:45 A Model for HIV Treatment in the Presence of HIV-Strains
Edward Lungu, University of Botswana
9:45 - 9:55 Question & Answer
9:55 - 10:25 Intervention Impacts in Joined-Up HIV and TB Epidemics
Dominic P. Clemence, North Carolina A&T University
10:25 - 10:35 Question & Answer
10:35 - 10:50 Break and discussion period
10:50 - 11:20 The Mathematical Model of HIV/AIDS Transmission:
Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy
Moatlhodi Kgosimore, Botswana College of Agriculture
11:20 - 11:30 Question & Answer
11:30 - 12:00 Seasonality, Stochasticity and the Dynamics of Measles in the Sahel
Matt Ferrari, Penn State
12:00 - 12:10 Question & Answer
12:10 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 2:00 Evaluation of Targeted Influenza Vaccination Strategies via Population Modeling
John Glasser, CDC/CCID/NCIRD
2:00 - 2:10 Question & Answer
2:10 - 2:40 Optimal Control of a Discrete Time Disease Model on a Spatial Grid
Suzanne Lenhart, University of Tennessee
2:40 - 2:50 Question & Answer
2:50 - 3:05 Break and discussion period
2:50 - 3:20 The Impact of Local Perspectives on the Challenges
Posed by Global Health Issues
Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Arizona State University
3:20 - 3:30 Question & Answer
3:45 - 5:05 Poster Session
Evening: Banquet
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
9:00 - 9:15 Announcements
Session III Economic and Policy Aspects of Disease Epidemiology
9:15 - 9:45 Making Models Useful for Policy Makers
Martin I. Meltzer, CDC
9:45 - 9:55 Question & Answer
9:55 - 10:25 Economic Aspects of Disease Epidemiology
Ramanan Laxminarayan, Resources for the Future
10:25 - 10:35 Question & Answer
10:35 - 10:50 Group photo
10:50 - 11:00 Break and discussion period
11:00 - 11:30 Modeling the Epidemiological and Economic Impact of
HIV/AIDS with Special Reference to Zimbabwe
S. D. Hove-Musekwa, National University of Science & Technology
11:30 - 11:40 Question & Answer
11:40 - 12:10 Does Securing Infrastructure Against Workforce-Depletion
Depend on Whether the Risk is Environmental or Infectious?
Nina Fefferman, DIMACS
12:10 - 12:20 Question & Answer
12:20 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 2:00 New Strategies for Promoting Biomathematics in Africa
Wandera Ogana, University of Nairobi
2:00 - 2:10 Question & Answer
2:10 - 2:45 Panel: Next Steps
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