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Emma McBryde is an Adjunct Professor at the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (JCU) and leads the TB control unit at the Torres Strait and Cape York Health Service. She holds a PhD in mathematical modeling from QUT and an MBios from the University of Melbourne, alongside clinical training as an infectious diseases physician (FRACP). Her research bridges clinical practice, epidemiology, and biostatistics, with a focus on infectious disease transmission modeling.
Key affiliations include JCU, collaborations with Imperial College London, Harvard, and the Doherty Institute. Her work addresses emerging pathogens (e.g., tuberculosis, influenza, Ebola) and employs methods like Bayesian inference, compartmental models, and social network analysis. She has led international projects on tuberculosis control, healthcare-associated infections, and pandemic response.
Research priorities include forecasting, scenario analysis for public health decisions, and integrating machine learning with epidemiological data. She advises governments and international bodies (e.g., WHO, Global Fund) on pandemic strategies and has contributed to Australia’s COVID-19 modeling efforts through initiatives like AUS-CMI.
Emma collaborates across disciplines, leading teams of mathematicians, biostatisticians, and epidemiologists. Her work emphasizes cross-border health challenges, particularly in the Torres Strait/PNG region, and advocates for geospatial analysis to optimize resource allocation for TB control.
