Gerardo Chowell

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Gerardo Chowell
Born
Colima, Mexico
NationalityAmerican
Other namesGerardo Chowell-Puente
Education
Known for Mathematical epidemiology
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
Thesis Mathematical models of emergent and re-emergent infectious diseases: Assessing the effects of public health interventions on disease spread  (2005)
Doctoral advisor Carlos Castillo-Chavez

Gerardo Chowell is professor of mathematical epidemiology and chair of the Department of Population Health Sciences in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University. [1] He grew up in Colima, Mexico, where he became interested in mathematics as a child. He graduated from the University of Colima in 2001 before beginning the summer program at Cornell University's Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute. He later decided to enroll in the Ph.D. program at Cornell, which he completed in 2005 under the supervision of Carlos Castillo-Chavez. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gerardo Chowell". School of Public Health. Georgia State University. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  2. Francisco, Edna (2004-01-16). "A Love for Numbers". Science. Retrieved 2020-07-01.