Mike Tildesley
Michael J. Tildesley is Professor in Infectious disease modelling at the University of Warwick.[1] He is a member of the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Modelling group (SPI-M) of SAGE.[2]
Education
Born in Keighley, West Yorkshire, Tildesley went to school in the city of York and studied mathematics at Clare College, Cambridge. He read for his Ph.D. in 2003 with a thesis on Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics under the supervision of Nigel Weiss. He later moved to the University of Warwick and transitioned into the field of infectious disease modeling, a field he has worked in ever since.[3]
Research
Tildesly's main area of research is the development of mathematical models to simulate the spread of livestock and zoonotic diseases.[4] He has a particular interest in the targeting of control in the event of an outbreak to minimize the spread of disease.
References
- ^ James Gallagher (29 October 2020). "Covid-19: Nearly 100,000 catching virus every day - study". BBC News.
- "Dr Mike Tildesley". University of Warwick. - ^ "Dr Michael Tildesley". The Alan Turing Institute.
- ^ Lois Mackenzi (8 November 2021). "Will there be another Covid-19 lockdown in the UK? What experts are saying". North Wales Chronicle. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- James Gallagher (5 November 2021). "Where are we at with Covid?". BBC News. Retrieved 24 November 2021. - ^ "Professor Mike Tildesley". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
External links
- Tildesley talking about epidemics on YouTube
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