19. Interview with #covid19 science advisor Professor James McCaw
Episode 3 of the Let's Talk SciComm podcast, hosted by Unimelb SciComm, titled "19. Interview with #covid19 science advisor Professor James McCaw" was published on May 25, 2022 and runs 28 minutes.
May 25, 2022 ·28m · Let's Talk SciComm
Summary
This week, we couldn’t be more thrilled to chat with James McCaw, Professor of Mathematical Biology in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Melbourne. James studied physics before embarking on a research career in infectious diseases epidemiological modelling. One of his primary research interests over the past 15 years has been pandemic preparedness and response. Since January 2020, he has supported the Australian government's response to COVID-19 through membership of key national committees and leadership of a research program evaluating the transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in Australia. We’re so chuffed James was able to find the time to chat with us about communicating science during a pandemic. You can learn more about James here: https://twitter.com/j_mccaw https://www.science.org.au/covid19/experts/james-mccaw https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-mccaw-863b0b1/ https://theconversation.com/tired-of-lockdown-rules-our-analysis-shows-most-australians-have-curbed-mixing-and-helped-suppress-covid-168946 Transcript: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/46pe
Episode Description
This week, we couldn’t be more thrilled to chat with James McCaw, Professor of Mathematical Biology in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Melbourne. James studied physics before embarking on a research career in infectious diseases epidemiological modelling. One of his primary research interests over the past 15 years has been pandemic preparedness and response.
Since January 2020, he has supported the Australian government's response to COVID-19 through membership of key national committees and leadership of a research program evaluating the transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in Australia.
We’re so chuffed James was able to find the time to chat with us about communicating science during a pandemic.
You can learn more about James here:
https://www.science.org.au/covid19/experts/james-mccaw
https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-mccaw-863b0b1/
Transcript: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/46pe
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