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Gabriela Gomes is a Professor of Mathematics and Statistics in the Faculty of Science at the University of Strathclyde. She previously led research programs at the University of Porto and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and established an independent research group at the Gulbenkian Science Institute. She has held visiting positions in the USA and Brazil and is currently an integrated member of NOVA Centre for Mathematics and Applications and formerly of the Centre for Mathematics at the University of Porto.
Her educational background includes a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Warwick, with a thesis on symmetries in bifurcation theory. She transitioned into mathematical biology through a Wellcome Research Training Fellowship.
Gabriela's research focuses on population dynamics, particularly how individual variation affects outcomes in epidemiology, ecology, demography, and evolutionary biology. She applies mathematical models to study microbial population dynamics, infectious disease spread, vaccine efficacy, and public health policy. Her work emphasizes optimizing study designs and policy decisions through modeling.
The most recent publications show a strong trend in modeling infectious diseases such as Covid-19 and pneumococcal infections, with a focus on herd immunity, heterogeneity in susceptibility, disease forecasting, and statistical analysis of epidemic data. Her work bridges theoretical mathematics with real-world public health applications.
She has received several scientific distinctions:
- Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
- Wellcome Research Training Fellowship in Mathematical Biology
- Marie Curie Excellence Grant
Gabriela Gomes has been funded by major research agencies including Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) under projects UIDB/00297/2020 and UIDP/00297/2020. She collaborates extensively with scientists across disciplines and countries, particularly in the UK, Portugal, and Malawi. She is actively involved in PhD supervision and is currently accepting PhD students. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals in health and education.
She is affiliated with the research group in Mathematical Biology at the University of Strathclyde and collaborates with the Health and Wellbeing research theme. Her network includes strong links with institutions in Portugal, Brazil, and Africa, particularly through infectious disease modeling and vaccine trials.
