Patrick Brown receives research grant to support Canada’s COVID-19 response

April 9, 2021 by Sean McNeely

Congratulations to Patrick Brown, an associate professor with the Department of Statistical Sciences, for being awarded a $750,000 grant over two years for his project, Statistical Methods for Managing Emerging Infectious Diseases. Brown’s project assembles top Canadian biostatisticians working on infectious diseases and pairs them with epidemiologists developing novel methods for data collection during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The grant is part of a Government of Canada initiative, aiming to invest in infectious disease modelling networks. Delivered jointly by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), the Emerging Infectious Diseases Modelling Initiative seeks to support Canada’s COVID-19 response by creating modelling products that can contribute to public health decisions.

The department also congratulates Kumar Murty, a professor in the Department of Mathematics, and Director of the Fields Institute, who received a $3 million grant over two years to further develop his project, Mathematics for Public Health (MfPH).


Two A&S professors receive federal grants for COVID-19 modelling projects

by Sean McNeely - A&S News

Two professors from the Faculty of Arts & Science will receive funding from the Government of Canada to advance the country’s ability to better respond to health emergencies like COVID-19 through its Emerging Infectious Diseases Modelling Initiative.  

Delivered jointly by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), the Emerging Infectious Diseases Modelling Initiative seeks to support Canada’s COVID-19 response by creating modelling products that can contribute to public health decisions.

The initiative will also enhance Canada’s infectious disease modelling capacity to support public health responses to infectious diseases in the future by building a national network for collaboration and knowledge transfer.

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