معرفی
Nicola Mueller, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Her research focuses on quantifying transmission dynamics of bacterial and viral infectious diseases using pathogen genome sequence data to inform public health interventions. Methodologically, she employs phylodynamic approaches to integrate pathogen genomics with epidemiological and spatial data.
Education: PhD in Epidemiology and Phylodynamics from ETH Zürich (2019), MSc in Biotechnology (Systems Biology major) from ETH Zürich (2016), and BSc in Biotechnology from ETH Zürich (2015).
Research interests include developing multi-source data integration methods for phylodynamics, with applications to SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and bacterial pathogens. Her work emphasizes understanding community-level transmission patterns, zoonotic spillover risks, and the impact of antimicrobial resistance on public health.
Notable contributions include studies on SARS-CoV-2 spread in metropolitan areas, mpox epidemic dynamics, and antibiotic-resistant E. coli transmission between humans and canines. Her computational tools, such as MASCOT-Skyline, advance phylogeographic and migration modeling.
Her research has implications for improving surveillance and intervention strategies in infectious disease outbreaks, leveraging cutting-edge genomic and statistical methods.
