Oliver G Spacey

Parasite Biologist

Computational modelling, Ecology, Evolution and Epidemiology

DPhil Student, NERC DTP

Department of Biology, University of Oxford

Me standing beside a tree with a mistletoe in a park, wearing a checked blazer, white hoodie, and brown pants.

Modelling parasites in a changing world

From cholera to mistletoe, the dynamics of parasites and pathogens are responding to global change. I want to understand how, what the impacts could be, and what we can do about it.

I use mathematical modelling to investigate what factors impact parasite spread and persistence, and simulate different interventions.

Check out my projects
Credit: https://magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2019/machine-learning-may-help-prevent-cholera-deaths
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