This $199,775 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology will support research at the University of California, Los Angeles to develop models to understand and predict the spread of monkeypox virus. The research will analyze monkeypox virus surveillance data and transmission patterns in both core and non-core populations. Mathematical models will be built to design disease control strategies, such as comparing outcomes from reducing transmission in core groups versus non-core groups. Research will also advance understanding of orthopoxvirus transmission biology and implications for vaccine immunity and new viral strains. The project aligns with the Biological Sciences program's goal of increasing scientific knowledge of major biological problems and will inform public health planning for the ongoing global monkeypox outbreak.
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