Bio
Michael Irvine obtained his MSci in Mathematics at University College London. He then obtained his PhD in Mathematical Ecology and Complexity Science from the University of Warwick, as well as a MSc in Complexity Sciences. He has completed a postdoctoral fellowship evaluating elimination campaigns for neglected tropical diseases as part of the Bill & Melinda Gated Foundation neglected tropical disease modelling consortium. He further received a CIHR Health Systems Impact Fellowship award collaborating with the BC Centre for Disease Control and the BC Ministry of Mental Health & Addictions evaluating the impact of the province's overdose response. He is currently a senior scientist in mathematical modeling at the BC Centre for Disease Control.