Infectious Disease Dynamics Unit
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Dr Freya Shearer freya.shearer@unimelb.edu.au
Infectious diseases pose a continuing threat to global public health, exemplified by the COVID-19 pandemic and its whole-of-society impacts. Our team develops and applies model-based methods in mathematical epidemiology and statistics to identify the key determinants of infectious disease transmission, project likely disease burden and identify high-impact surveillance and control strategies.
The Infectious Disease Dynamics Unit (previously called Modelling and Simulation Unit) was established in 2005 through a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Capacity Building Grant focused on developing national infectious diseases modeling capability to inform control policy. Since that time, it has expanded its remit to include methodological research in mathematical epidemiology and Bayesian statistical methods for infectious disease analytics, infectious disease surveillance, decision-science and pandemic planning and response. We are a key node in the Parkville precinct-wide infectious diseases modelling and analytics network (Melbourne School of Population and Global Health; Doherty Institute; School of Mathematics and Statistics; School of Computing and Information Systems; Doherty Institute; WEHI)
We have a national leadership role in viral respiratory disease surveillance, forecasting and pandemic preparedness. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we led Australia’s national consortium providing 'situational assessment' to all states and territories. In partnership with Doherty Institute colleagues, our work on influenza pandemic preparedness and response has influenced national and international policy.
Our team represents expertise in modern methods in infectious diseases epidemiology, public health, mathematics, statistics and computer science. Our research is supported by the NHMRC, Australian Research Council and multiple government departments.
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dr Freya Shearer | (Unit Head) |
| Dr Rob Moss | |
| Dr David Duncan | |
| Dr Camelia Walker | |
| Dr Oliver Eales | |
| Ruarai Tobin | |
| Lucy Harrison | |
| Prof John Mathews | |
| Dr Richard Creswell | |
| Dr Ada Yan |
From the at the Kids Research Institute Australia:
From LaTrobe University:
| Reports to Government |
|---|
| Ecology, epidemiology and surveillance of zoonotic malaria in Southeast Asia |
| Informing surveillance and response to arboviruses in Australia |
| Optimising the design of respiratory virus surveillance systems |
| Evolutionary and immuno-epidemiological dynamics |
| Epidemic preparedness and response |
| National COVID-19 Epidemic Situational Assessment (2020–23) |
Infection and Immunology
Data science, health metrics and disease modeling, Disparities, disadvantage and effective health care
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Unit Head Dr Freya Shearer
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