Professor Julia Gog

Professor of Mathematical Biology at Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP), University of Cambridge

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Professor of Mathematical Biology, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP), University of Cambridge

Julia Gog is the Professor of Mathematical Biology, at DAMTP, Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, and the David N. Moore Fellow in mathematics at Queens’ College Cambridge. Julia’s research is in the spread and evolution of infectious disease, particularly influenza. Julia contributed to the scientific advice to the UK government during the COVID-19 emergency, as a member of the modelling group SPI-M, and as a participant of SAGE. Julia is co-lead of the JUNIPER consortium which brings together epidemiological research across several UK universities (maths.org/juniper). Julia is also a keen supporter of mathematics outreach and is the Director of the Millennium Mathematics Project (https://maths.org).

Julia Gog was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to academia and the COVID-19 response.

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UK Health Security Agency
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Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP), University of Cambridge

Professor of Mathematical Biology

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    Science advice and government: Covid modelling

    How have scientists contributed to UK government decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic? In CSaP's Science and Policy Podcast, Dr Rob Doubleday was joined by Julia Gog, Professor of Mathematical Biology at the University of Cambridge, and Sir John Aston, Harding Professor of Statistics in Public Life.