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		"id": 1168,
		"title": "Mathematical Biology Calendar",
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		"url": "https://events.ucf.edu/calendar/1168/mathematical-biology-calendar/"
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	"id": "4223705",
	"title": "Colloquium by Professor Libin Rong, University of Florida",
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	"description": "\u003Cp\u003EOur \u003Ca href\u003D\u0022https://sciences.ucf.edu/sdmss/colloquium/\u0022 target\u003D\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EColloquium\u003C/a\u003E series offers a diverse platform for research scholars, faculty, students, and industry experts to share and exchange ideas, fostering discussion and networking across mathematics, statistics, and data science.\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003EProfessor \u003Ca href\u003D\u0022https://people.clas.ufl.edu/libinrong/\u0022 target\u003D\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELibin Rong\u003C/a\u003E from University of Florida will speak at this week\u0027s colloquium on \u0022\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFrom Drug Action to Disease Spread: Multiscale Models of Viral Infection and Treatment\u003C/em\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E.\u0022\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract: \u003C/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp\u003BViral infection and antiviral therapy involve processes operating across multiple biological and temporal scales, from drug action and intracellular viral replication to within\u002Dhost dynamics and transmission between hosts. Mathematical models that connect these scales can reveal mechanisms that are difficult to identify from single\u002Dscale models alone. In this talk, I will discuss examples involving HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV), and SARS\u002DCoV\u002D2. These models link pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics to HIV treatment and resistance, intracellular viral replication to HCV kinetics under therapy, and within\u002Dhost SARS\u002DCoV\u002D2 dynamics to population\u002Dlevel transmission. These examples illustrate how multiscale modeling, combined with data and mathematical analysis, can improve our understanding of viral infection and help evaluate treatment strategies.\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker Bio:\u003C/strong\u003E Libin Rong is Professor and Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Courtesy Affiliate Professor in the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Florida. He received his B.S. in Mathematics (2000) and M.S. in Applied Mathematics (2003) from Fudan University in Shanghai, and his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Purdue University in 2007. His research lies at the interface of mathematics, biology, and medicine, with a focus on mathematical and computational modeling of viral infections and infectious diseases. His work includes studies of drug resistance, immune responses, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, and multiscale processes, combining mathematical analysis, computation, and experimental or clinical data to understand disease mechanisms and treatment responses.\u003C/p\u003E",
	"location": "MSB 318: Mathematical Sciences Building, Room 318",
	"location_url": "https://www.ucf.edu/location/mathematical\u002Dsciences\u002Dbuilding/",
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	"starts": "Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:30:00 -0400",
	"ends": "Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:30:00 -0400",
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	"category": "Speaker/Lecture/Seminar",
	"tags": ["UCF SDMSS"],
	"contact_name": "Zhisheng Shuai",
	"contact_phone": null,
	"contact_email": "Zhisheng.Shuai@ucf.edu",
	"url": "https://events.ucf.edu/event/4223705/colloquium-by-professor-libin-rong-university-of-florida/"
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