Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
“When the Final Boss is a Bacterium: The mathematics of fighting disease”
featuring MOST Fellow Lora Newman, Friday October 3, 2025
What are our most effective weapons against an epidemic? How do we know? And what does that have to do with video games? Join mathematician and MOST Fellow Lora Newman to learn how mathematicians and epidemiologists think about disease spread and how mathematical models can reveal the best way to deal with an outbreak. We’ll talk about epidemiology, optimal control theory, and even how to speed-run a video game!
MOST provides opportunities for students to explore engaging math with dynamic, early-career female mathematicians. To learn more about MOST, visit momath.org/most. This program is funded by Simons Foundation International and administered by the Simons Foundation’s Science, Society & Culture division.
“When the Final Boss is a Bacterium: The mathematics of fighting disease”
featuring MOST Fellow Lora Newman, Friday October 3, 2025
What are our most effective weapons against an epidemic? How do we know? And what does that have to do with video games? Join mathematician and MOST Fellow Lora Newman to learn how mathematicians and epidemiologists think about disease spread and how mathematical models can reveal the best way to deal with an outbreak. We’ll talk about epidemiology, optimal control theory, and even how to speed-run a video game!
MOST provides opportunities for students to explore engaging math with dynamic, early-career female mathematicians. To learn more about MOST, visit momath.org/most. This program is funded by Simons Foundation International and administered by the Simons Foundation’s Science, Society & Culture division.
