This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences, CFDA 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences, provides $265,000 in funding to the University of Missouri at Kansas City (UMKC) from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026. The project aims to enhance mathematical models to investigate the influences of climate change on zoonotic disease transmission, or the transmission of infectious diseases from animals to humans. The research team will use historical data on weather, wildlife populations, and zoonotic disease outbreaks to develop improved modeling approaches that can elucidate the underlying mechanisms and predict potential impacts of climate change on zoonotic spillover events. The analytical tools, simulation codes, and tutorials produced through this effort will be publicly released to advance theoretical knowledge and practical modeling capabilities in this domain.
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