Modellers from Oxford tropical network (OTN) had their annual meeting on 13th Mar to discuss the roles of modelling as the bridge between science and policy. Over 25 modellers and people who were interested attended the meeting in Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Vietnam (OUCRU), Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Hospital for Tropical Diseases (HTD). There […]
The demographic structure of populations in both more developed and less developed countries is changing: increases in life expectancy and declining fertility have led to older populations and smaller households. The implications of these demographic changes for the spread and control of infectious diseases are not fully understood. While reasonable over short time frames, for example […]
Department: Mathematics, Statistics Section Salary: £36,800 – £38,730 per annum plus benefits* Duration: 24 months, starting as soon as possible Closing date: 06 April 2017 How to apply: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/employment NAT00099 Applications are invited from a talented individual with strong quantitative skills to join Dr. Oliver […]
Virlogeux et al. BMC Medicine (2017) 15:217, DOI 10.1186/s12916-017-0979-1 BACKGROUND: HCV treatment uptake has drastically increased in HIV-HCV coinfected patients in France since directacting antiviral (DAA) treatment approval, resulting in HCV cure in 63% of all HIV-HCV patients by the end of 2015. We investigated the impact of scaling-up DAA on HCV prevalence in the […]
Malar J. 2017 Nov 28;16(1):483. doi: 10.1186/s12936-017-2130-3. Tun STT1, von Seidlein L2,3, Pongvongsa T4, Mayxay M3,5,6, Saralamba S2, Kyaw SS2, Chanthavilay P6,7, Celhay O2, Nguyen TD8, Tran TN8, Parker DM9, Boni MF3,8,10, Dondorp AM2,3, White LJ2,3. BACKGROUND: The number of Plasmodium falciparum malaria cases around the world has decreased substantially over the last 15 years, but with the spread of resistance against anti-malarial drugs and insecticides, this decline may not […]
Abdulkareem J. Al-Quwaidhi, Mark S. Pearce, Eugene Sobngwi, Julia A. Critchley, and Martin O’Flaherty Aims To compare the estimates and projections of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) prevalence in Saudi Arabia from a validated Markov model against other modelling estimates, such as those produced by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Diabetes Atlas and the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) project. […]
HFSP Invites applications from eligible countries for grants to support innovative approaches to understanding complex mechanisms of living organisms. Preliminary results are not required- posted on Trialect . Guidelines for 2019 Program and Young Investigator applications are now available. Applications will be made via the HFSP extranet website which is now operational. You must initiate an application […]
Providing financial support for high-achieving female researchers from developing APEC economies. The 2018 round of the fellowship is now open. The Australia – APEC Women in Research Fellowship will provide financial support for high-achieving female researchers from developing APEC economies to pursue research opportunities in partnership with Australian education and research institutions. This fellowship aims […]
Call for applications to attend the conference organised by Prism in August. The scholarship includes air-ticket and accommodation to present at the conference. Modellers from low/lower middle income countries are eligible for the scholarship. If you are interested, please send your abstract by email – pan@tropmedres.ac – Deadline: 24th February 2018
