105 - Modeling & Forecasting Infectious Diseases




Human Current show

Summary: In this episode, Angie talks with Irene Bosch and Elena Naumova at the Ninth International Conference on Complex Systems. Irene Bosch is a research scientist at MIT who works with Tropical diseases and viruses like Zika, Dengue, and Chikungunya. Bosch discusses the lack of research and understanding around how diseases are diagnosed and spread. Bosch’s work colleague, Elena Naumova, a Mathematician, also talks with Angie about applying mathematical models to better understand biological phenomenon.