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SUMMARY: ‘Quantitative approaches to confront asymptomatic transmission 
 & pathogens of pandemic concern’ - Professor Joshua Weitz (University of
  Maryland)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20250317T110000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20250317T120000Z
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DESCRIPTION:We're delighted to host Professor Joshua Weitz\, Professor of 
 Biology at the University of Maryland and Clark Leadership Chair in Data A
 nalytics. In this seminar\, Professor Weitz will explore asymptomatic tran
 smission and its consequences. \n\nThe seminar will take place from 11:00 
 to 12:00 in the Richard Doll Building lecture theatre and will be chaired 
 by Luca Ferretti. It will be followed by lunch and networking from 12:00 t
 o 13:00.\n\nAbstract\nThis talk examines asymptomatic transmission and its
  broader implications. The first part revisits competing narratives surrou
 nding the COVID-19 threat\, using models and epidemic data to illustrate h
 ow SARS-CoV-2's ability to spread silently between individuals made it cat
 astrophic for society as a whole. The second part looks ahead\, drawing on
  lessons learned from model-informed interventions to improve public healt
 h preparedness and response. Throughout\, the talk emphasises that address
 ing future pandemic threats to both public health and socioeconomic well-b
 eing depends on stopping transmission - even when individuals feel fine.\n
 \nBiography \nJoshua S. Weitz is a Professor of Biology at the University 
 of Maryland\, USA where he holds the Clark Leadership Chair in Data Analyt
 ics. He directs an interdisciplinary group focusing on understanding how v
 iruses transform the fate of cells\, populations and ecosystems. Weitz is 
 the author of multiple books including Asymptomatic (Johns Hopkins U Press
 \, 2024) and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement o
 f Science\, a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology\, and a Simon
 s Foundation Investigator in Theoretical Physics of Living Systems.\nSpeak
 ers:\nProfessor Joshua Weitz (University of Maryland)
LOCATION:Richard Doll Building (Richard Doll Building lecture theatre)\, O
 ld Road Campus OX3 7LF
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URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/3c4f2754-08ef-436a-8174-640ccaf6ea3d/
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