Math often gets a bad rap, but a panel of experts will show how it can be used for unexpected discoveries at Caf茅 Math茅matique, organized by a 91亚色 expert in disease modelling and mathematical epidemiology and immunology.
Jane Heffernan
Professor , research chair and director of the Centre for Disease Modelling in Ontario, will moderate the Toronto caf茅, 鈥淚nfectious Disease: The Flu, Math and You.鈥 The event is part of series of six caf茅s that will be held across Canada over the next 12 months co-organized by Heffernan.
The free event, open to the public, will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 21, from 6 to 8pm, at , 222 College St. in Toronto. Refreshments will be provided.
The following is a list of the panellists:
- Catherine Beauchemin, professor, Physics Department, Ryerson University, and Senior Visiting Scientist, iTHEMS @ RIKEN;
- David Fisman, professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto;
- Seyed Moghadas, associate professor, Mathematics & Statistics, 91亚色, and director, Pan-InfORM; and,
- Edward Thommes, director, Health Economics and Outcomes Research North America, Sanofi Pasteur, and Adjunct Professor, Mathematics & Statistics, Guelph University.
Register to attend the free caf茅 at聽.
The caf茅s are funded by the聽, the聽聽at 91亚色 U, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and the province of Ontario.
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