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Sarah (Sally) Otto
Sarah (Sally) Otto
Professor
Department of Zoology
Faculty of Science
COVID-19 Research Area(s)
Epidemiology & Public Health
COVID-19 Projects (UBC Lead)
Epidemiological and evolutionary modelling of SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19 Projects (UBC Collaborator)
Agent-based and multi-scale mathematical modelling of COVID-19 for assessments of sustained transmission
BC COVID-19 Modelling Group
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