Data rich viral phylodynamics (ID Epi Seminar Series)

This hybrid in-person/virtual seminar will be presented by Trevor Bedford, Professor at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The in-person portion will be held in Kresge G2 and does not require registration. Register for the seminar here.

Trevor Bedford is a Professor in the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, an Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and an Affiliate Professor at the University of Washington. His research program focuses on phylodynamic analysis of pathogen sequence data with the goal of making inferences that are actionable to public health. This research program spans both epidemiological and evolutionary questions and spans a number of viral systems including seasonal and avian influenza, Ebola, Zika, MERS-CoV, dengue, mpox and SARS-CoV-2.

Recommended readings

• Kiem and Bedford (2023). Estimating the reproduction number and transmission heterogeneity from the size distribution of clusters of identical pathogen sequences.
• Figgins and Bedford (2022). SARS-CoV-2 variant dynamics across US states show consistent differences in effective reproduction numbers.