Introduction to Bioinformatics and Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Diseases
18-22 December 2023, Arba Minch University, Ethiopia
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Program
The preliminary program for the course:
| Monday 18 December 2023 | |
| 08:00-08:25 | Registration |
| 08:25-08:30 | Opening |
| 08:30-09:30 | Lecture 1: Introduction to epidemiology and mathematical epidemiology - Part 1 |
| 09:30-09:45 | Break |
| 09:45-11:15 | Lecture 2: Introduction to epidemiology and mathematical epidemiology - Part 2 |
| 11:15-11:30 | Break |
| 11:30-13:00 | Lecture 3: Introduction to Dynamical systems – part 1 |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-15:00 | Lecture 4: Introduction to epidemiology and mathematical epidemiology - Part 3 |
| 15:00-16:30 | Tutorial/Presentation/distribution of projects |
| Tuesday 19 December 2023 | |
| 08:30-10:00 | Lecture 5: Examples of single location, single population models using ordinary differential equations |
| 10:00-10:30 | Break |
| 10:30-12:00 | Lecture 6: Models incorporating a spatial component |
| 12:00-13:00 | Computer lab: Introduction to R |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-15:30 | Lecture 7: Introduction to data fitting |
| 15:30-17:00 | Tutorial/lab: Model calibration |
| Wednesday 20 December 2023 | |
| 08:30-10:00 | Lecture 8: Practical session |
| 10:00-10:30 | Break |
| 10:30-12:00 | Lecture 9: Introduction to Bioinformatics |
| 12:00-13:00 | Group work/Project |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-15:30 | Lecture 10: Stochastic epidemiological models |
| 15:30-17:00 | Group work/Project |
| Thursday 20 December 2023 | |
| 08:30-10:00 | Lecture 11: Taking complex processes into account: advanced models |
| 10:00-10:30 | Break |
| 10:30-12:00 | Lecture 12: Virus models |
| 12:00-13:00 | Group work/Project |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-15:30 | Lecture 13: Agent-based and network models |
| 15:30-16:30 | Group work/Project |
| Friday 21 December 2023 | |
| 08:30-10:00 | Discussion on career development: research writing, funding opportunities for students and academics |
| 10:00-10:30 | Break |
| 10:30-12:00 | Project presentations |
| 12:45-13:00 | Research talks and closing |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch |