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Alison Hill, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, with affiliations at the Institute for Computational Medicine and the Infectious Disease Dynamics Group. She transitioned from Harvard, where she completed her graduate studies and served as a junior group leader for six years. Her research focuses on mathematical modeling to understand infectious diseases, particularly viral infections like HIV/AIDS and SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19, drug resistance, and evolutionary dynamics.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Queen’s University, Canada
- PhD in Biophysics (Harvard) and Medical Engineering & Medical Physics (Harvard-MIT HST)
- MPH and Global Infectious Diseases Program, Harvard School of Public Health
Research Interests: Alison’s team collaborates with experimental biologists and clinicians to model viral dynamics within hosts and across populations. Key areas include drug resistance, anti-viral immune responses, bed bug infestations, and general evolutionary theory of infectious diseases. Their work integrates diverse data (e.g., genetic, pharmacokinetic, behavioral) to predict disease outcomes and inform policy.
Awards & Affiliations:
- NIH Director’s Early Independence Award
- Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity (Johns Hopkins)
- Member of the CDC-funded Center for Applied Modeling Utilization and Synthesis
- Organizing committee for the COVID-19 Data Forum and Dynamics Conference
Grants & Outreach: Alison leads multi-institutional projects funded by the CDC. She advocates for science communication and policy, contributing to PBS Nova, Physics Today, and STEM outreach for girls. She previously directed a graduate student science policy group.
Labs & Teams: The Hill Lab develops computational tools for infectious disease modeling. Collaborations span public health, medicine, and engineering at Johns Hopkins and globally.
