Lauren M. Childs
Lauren Maressa Childs | |
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| Education | |
| Awards | Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Thesis | Macrophages, Oscillators and Fish: Using Dynamical Systems to Examine Biological Problems (2010) |
| Doctoral advisor | Steven Strogatz |
Lauren Maressa Childs is an American mathematician specialising in mathematical and computational modelling applied to topics in biology, particularly spread of infectious disease. She is an associate professor of mathematics and Cliff and Agnes Lilly Faculty Fellow at Virginia Tech. She was awarded the 2023-2024 Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize.