Summer 2018 SMB Newsletter: People; Dr. Garry Odell

Memorial article – Dr Garry Odell (1943-2018) By Dr George von Dassow On May 10, 2018 my mentor and friend Garry Odell died after a half-year struggle to slow an advancing liver cancer just long enough for those closest to him to get used to his unavoidable departure. In a…

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Summer 2018 SMB Newsletter: People; Dr. George Oster

Memorial article – Dr George Oster (1940-2018) By Dr Padmini Rangamani and Dr Jasmine Nirody George Oster, professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, died on April 15, 2018. His death is a true loss for the scientific community. George was one…

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Summer 2018 SMB Newsletter: People; Dr. Nik Cunniffe

Research interview – Dr Nik Cunniffe By Dr Robin Thompson Robin Thompson talks with Dr Nik Cunniffe, Fellow in Mathematical Biology at the University of Cambridge, about his research in mathematical epidemiology Your research focuses on mathematical modelling of infectious disease epidemics. How did you get into this field? After…

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Summer 2018 SMB Newsletter: People

Research interview – Dr Nik Cunniffe Dr Robin Thompson talks with Dr Nik Cunniffe, Fellow in Mathematical Biology at the University of Cambridge, about his research in mathematical epidemiology. Read the interview.       Memorial article – Dr George Oster (1940-2018) Drs Padmini Rangamani and Jasmine Nirody have written…

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