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===== Ells is a PhD Candidate at the [http://cidd.psu.edu Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics] at Penn State [http://salathegroup.com (Salathé Group)]. In August, he'll begin work as an [http://orise.orau.gov/cdc/ ORISE Fellow] at the [http://cdc.gov CDC] in Atlanta, GA. ===== | ===== Ells is a PhD Candidate at the [http://cidd.psu.edu Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics] at Penn State [http://salathegroup.com (Salathé Group)]. In August, he'll begin work as an [http://orise.orau.gov/cdc/ ORISE Fellow] at the [http://cdc.gov CDC] in Atlanta, GA. ===== | ||
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'''Research | '''Past & Present Research''' | ||
* evolution of antibiotic resistance and optimal antibiotic-use strategies [http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0086971] | * evolution of antibiotic resistance and optimal antibiotic-use strategies [http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0086971] | ||
* public health impacts of health behaviors that spread from person-to-person (social contagion) [http://www.nature.com/srep/2013/130528/srep01905/full/srep01905.html] | * public health impacts of health behaviors that spread from person-to-person (social contagion) [http://www.nature.com/srep/2013/130528/srep01905/full/srep01905.html] | ||
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** infectious disease management by improved ventilation when vaccination is not feasible | ** infectious disease management by improved ventilation when vaccination is not feasible | ||
'''Academic Interests''' | '''Academic Interests & Experience''' | ||
*Open Source & Open-Access ''without exception'' | *Open Source & Open-Access ''without exception'' | ||
* | *Leveraging interactive media for scientific outreach and citizen science | ||
**Developed a browser-based game about epidemic prevention called [http://vax.herokuapp.com Vax] | **Developed a browser-based game about epidemic prevention called [http://vax.herokuapp.com Vax] | ||
**TA for Coursera MOOC on [http://coursera.org/course/epidemics Epidemics] | **TA for Coursera MOOC on [http://coursera.org/course/epidemics Epidemics] | ||
Revision as of 03:56, 9 June 2014
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Ells is a PhD Candidate at the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Penn State (Salathé Group). In August, he'll begin work as an ORISE Fellow at the CDC in Atlanta, GA.
Past & Present Research
- evolution of antibiotic resistance and optimal antibiotic-use strategies [1]
- public health impacts of health behaviors that spread from person-to-person (social contagion) [2]
- optimal vaccination strategies when susceptibility is clustered on a network
- infectious disease management by improved ventilation when vaccination is not feasible
Academic Interests & Experience
- Open Source & Open-Access without exception
- Leveraging interactive media for scientific outreach and citizen science
Hobbies
- Video games (more than I'd like to admit)
- steam: ellscubed
- Hiking/Camping (when whether permits)
- Poker (Texas Hold'em)
- Billiards (8-ball & 9-ball)
- Trees & Pineapples and such
Education:
- BS in Human Biology from UC San Diego in 2009
- MS in Biology from UC San Diego in 2011
- PhD ongoing at Penn State / CDC (expected 2016)
Technical Expertise:
- Agent-based simulations in Java & Python
- Mass Action PopGen models in MatLab
- Data Visualization in D3.js, Gephi & ggplot2
- Data Analysis via Python, R, and PostgreSQL
- Web Development in Ruby on Rails, Javascript & CSS