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Lauren Meyers received her B.A. degree in Mathematics and Philosophy from Harvard University in 1996 and completed her Ph.D. in 2000 in the Department of Biological Sciences at Stanford University. After finishing her postdoctoral fellowship at the National Science Foundation, she joined the faculty of the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Texas at Austin in 2003. Her research focuses on the interface of evolutionary biology and epidemiology, investigating the interplay between disease transmission dynamics and the evolution of pathogens responsible for epidemics of meningitis, influenza, walking pneumonia, and SARS. Collaborating with public health officials in Canada, Lauren has developed robust mathematical methods for forecasting the spread of respiratory diseases and designing effective disease control strategies for hospitals in metropolitan areas. In recognition of her impactful research work, MIT Technology Review named Lauren one of the top 100 global innovators under age 35.
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