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Chadi Saad-Roy

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Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia in the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Microbiology and Immunology Interested in disease ecology and evolution, mathematical biology https://chadisaadroy.wordpress.com

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Chadi Saad-Roy @chadisaadroy.bsky.social · Sep 2

I'm super excited to have joined @ubcmath.bsky.social
and @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social !! Please get in touch if you might be interested in graduate studies or postdoctoral research opportunities!

UBC Mathematics @ubcmath.bsky.social · Aug 29

Help us give a warm welcome to Dr. Chadi Saad-Roy, who is joining UBC Mathematics this fall as an Assistant Professor, jointly appointed in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology (‪@ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social‬).

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Chadi Saad-Roy @chadisaadroy.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thanks!

Chadi Saad-Roy @chadisaadroy.bsky.social · Sep 3

thank you!

Chadi Saad-Roy @chadisaadroy.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thank you, Matt!

Chadi Saad-Roy @chadisaadroy.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thanks!

Chadi Saad-Roy @chadisaadroy.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thanks, Amy!

Chadi Saad-Roy @chadisaadroy.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thank you, Asher!

Chadi Saad-Roy @chadisaadroy.bsky.social · Sep 2

I'm super excited to have joined @ubcmath.bsky.social
and @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social !! Please get in touch if you might be interested in graduate studies or postdoctoral research opportunities!

UBC Mathematics @ubcmath.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Chadi Saad-Roy @chadisaadroy.bsky.social · Aug 31

Thanks so much, Becky!

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Pedro Vale @pfvale.bsky.social · Aug 12

This piece on infection history as a driver of individual heterogeneity in infection outcomes was fun to think about and to write with @chadisaadroy.bsky.social and Mike Boots. Also suggest that systems like #Drosophila can offer useful tools to tackle the epidemiological consequences.

PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · Aug 12

Forecasting the effects of #epidemics is complicated by a population’s pathogen exposure history. @pfvale.bsky.social @chadisaadroy.bsky.social & Mike Boots argue for the use of experimental #DiseaseEcology to better understand the consequences of variations in #infection history 🧪
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The ghost of infections past: Accounting for heterogeneity in individual infection history improves accuracy in epidemic forecasting

Variable pathogen exposure history contributes to individual immune differences, complicating epidemic forecasting. This Essay argues that experimental disease ecology can offer powerful tools and app...

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Daniel Cooney @danielcooney1.bsky.social · Jul 18

I am really happy to share that there will be a @nitmb.bsky.social workshop next year on mathematical and biological features of evolutionary game theory.

It was really fun to co-organize this workshop with Olivia Chu, Alex McAvoy, and @jplotkin.bsky.social.

www.nitmb.org/evolutionary...

Evolutionary Games: Mathematical Theory and Biological Insights

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Benny Rice, PhD @bennyrice.bsky.social · Jul 17

Out today in Science: Our work on tropical cyclones and malaria in Madagascar. Work inspired by many and done in collaboration with many www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Vaccination to mitigate climate-driven disruptions to malaria control in Madagascar

Extreme weather is common in high malaria burden areas and is likely to increase in severity owing to climate change–related severe weather events. Yet, data on infection rates after these events and ...

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Chadi Saad-Roy @chadisaadroy.bsky.social · May 15

thanks so much!

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theobioarne.bsky.social @theobioarne.bsky.social · Apr 9

Corina Tarnita and I have discussed the relation between theoretical ecology and evolutionary game theory since my sabbatical in 2022. Now the paper is out, doi.org/10.1073/pnas... Cooperation in nature may not be mysterious when there are growth differences- questioning the notion of cooperation.

Reconciling ecology and evolutionary game theory or “When not to think cooperation” | PNAS

Evolutionary game theory (EGT)—overwhelmingly employed today for the study of cooperation in various systems, from microbes to cancer and from inse...

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Kayla King, Ph.D. @kayla-king.bsky.social · Mar 31

Come join us at beautiful UBC! The King Lab is recruiting a Post-doc Fellow to develop mathematical theory on infectious disease evolution and emergence, together with Ben Ashby (SFU) #zoonoses #biodiversity www.zoology.ubc.ca/kinglab/join...