Mike Tildesley

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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]

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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.

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References

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