معرفی
Katia Koelle is Professor in the Department of Biology at Emory University, leading research on ecological and evolutionary dynamics of RNA viruses through mathematical modeling and genomic analyses.
Research program spans four areas: viral evolution in partially immunizing infections (e.g., influenza), constraints on viral adaptation, within-host viral dynamics heterogeneity, and control measure impacts on disease burden. Combines dynamical modeling with statistical inference from sequence data.
Key contributions include revealing influenza antigenic evolution patterns, quantifying transmission bottlenecks using deep-sequencing data, and modeling waning immunity effects on respiratory virus evolution. Applications inform dengue and influenza intervention strategies.
