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Scholars will use math to study malaria, AIDS, and other issues at the University of Buea in Cameroon
Miranda Teboh-Ewungkem, assistant professor of mathematics, has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to organize an international workshop at the University of Buea in Cameroon in May. The workshop will bring together faculty members from colleges and universities in Africa, the United States, and Europe in order to use mathematics to study malaria, AIDS, and other issues.
The International Workshop on Mathematical Biology will take place May 15-17 and will dovetail with the first International Conference on Mathematical Sciences to be held in Buea May 12-16. More than 150 scholars from around the world are expected to attend the conference.
Mathematical biology is an interdisciplinary field that uses math to predict answers to biological problems and is useful in understanding the spread of disease, including issues related to immunology, population dynamics, and genetics.
The goal of the conference and workshop is to bring together mathematicians from academia to share their thoughts on current research and develop ideas for ongoing research. Teboh-Ewungkem says the workshop will give participants the opportunity to collaborate with others in the field and work directly on solving problems in mathematical biology.
Down the road, Teboh-Ewungkem is interested in having a follow-up workshop at Lafayette. She also intends to incorporate the knowledge she gains from the conference and workshop into her classes so that her students can benefit from the ideas generated by distinguished specialists in mathematical biology.