VAS Talk: Infection: From diagnosis to modelling
The PhD school in Veterinary and Animal Sciences is pleased to invite you to the VAS Talk titled: “Infections: From diagnosis to modelling”.
This session will begin with three short communications presenting case studies on viral and parasitic infections, followed by the main talk, which will delve into the application of mathematical modelling to Veterinary Sciences.
This approach will focus on the practical applications of modelling techniques, emphasising their real-world impact and outcomes.
The main talk will be delivered by Dr. Elisa Fesce, from the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, of the Università degli Studi di Milano and will cover the topic of mathematical and mechanistic modelling applied to the understanding and prevention of the spread of communicable and parasitic infections.
The main talk will be introduced by short communications delivered by: Dr. Carolina Allievi, Dr. Maria Cristina Rapi and Dr. Matteo Nava.
The first two introductory short communications will focus on the West Nile virus and the parasite Ascaris suum, discussing their biological background, the rationale for studying them, and various diagnostic techniques.
The third communication will explore statistical approaches to studying wildlife infections, applying these methods to field-collected data.
These talks will set the stage for the main presentation, which will showcase a different modelling approach used to investigate mechanisms of infection and simulate the dynamics of disease spread.
This model expands the classical approach to epidemiological analyses that focus on patterns, enabling us to not only investigate the underlying mechanisms of infections but also simulate intervention strategies, offering new perspectives for infection study and control.
Dr. Elisa Fesce short bio: Dr. Fesce has an interdisciplinary background, which she began developing at our department.
She honed her expertise in analysing and modelling vector-borne infections during her PhD in Scienze per la Sanità Pubblica, supervised by Prof. Nicola Ferrari.
Her research focused on infection mechanisms and control strategies. She then expanded her studies to Australian bat infections at the University of Cambridge, aiming to understand infection dynamics and prevent spillovers from wildlife to humans, with the support of the Bat One Health consortium.
Now her work focuses on the application of mathematical modelling to a broad range of infections, to disentangle the mechanisms underlying their spread.
The talk will be held on Wednesday March 5, 2025 at 14:00 in Room L121, Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milan, Lodi Campus, via dell’Università 6, Lodi
