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Biography
Dr. Caroline Colijn is a professor and Canada 150 Research Chair in the Department of Mathematics at Simon Fraser University. She is a mathematician and epidemiologist, and her work is at the interface of mathematics and the epidemiology and evolution of pathogens. She holds a Canada 150 Research Chair in Mathematics for Evolution, Infection and Public Health. Colijn leads the Mathematics, Genomics and Prediction in Infection and Evolution (MAGPIE) research group, and is affiliated with Imperial College Mathematics and the Centre for Mathematics of Precision Healthcare. Colijn was awarded the Radio-Canada Scientist of the Year for 2020.