Alexander Rutherford, Simon Fraser University

Research

complex networks drug resistance dynamical networks epidemic control heuristic optimization mathematical epidemiology multi-strain diseases operations research

Latest papers

Red blood cell inventory management: Insights from transfusion laboratory technologists in British Columbia, Canada.
Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) · 2025 · senior author
Systematic comparison of coexistence in models of drug-sensitive and drug-resistant pathogen strains.
Theoretical population biology · 2020

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Disease Dynamics and Epidemic Control on Complex Networks
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$90,000
CANMOD: Canadian Network for Modelling Infectious Disease
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$2,500,000
Operational Modelling for the Implementation of Treatment as Prevention Programs to Contain the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
CIHR · 2012 · Co-investigator
$300,238

All 4 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Red blood cell inventory management: Insights from transfusion laboratory technologists in British Columbia, Canada.

Dhahan J, Morrison D, Shih AW, McDonald D, Chen R, Hao L, Rosinski K, Buchko S, Blake J, Rutherford A

Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/tme.13131 PMID: 39961314

02

Systematic comparison of coexistence in models of drug-sensitive and drug-resistant pathogen strains.

Mulberry N, Rutherford A, Colijn C

Theoretical population biology2020

DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2019.12.001 PMID: 31887315

Disease Dynamics and Epidemic Control on Complex Networks

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Rutherford, Alexander

Keywords: complex networks; mathematical epidemiology; dynamical networks; simulation; operations research; multi-strain diseases; epidemic control; drug resistance; optimization of stochastic models; heuristic optimization

$90,000

CANMOD: Canadian Network for Modelling Infectious Disease

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Emerging Infectious Diseases Modelling Initiative (EIDM)

Principal investigators: Colijn, Caroline

$2,500,000

Operational Modelling for the Implementation of Treatment as Prevention Programs to Contain the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant - PA: HIV/AIDS Res Initiative - Hlth Svs/Population Hlth Stream

Principal investigators: Vasarhelyi, Krisztina

Keywords: Health Systems; Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy; Hiv/Aids; Implementation Science; Mathematical Modelling; Network Modelling; Operations Research; Seek; Systems Dynamics; Test; Treat And Retain Programs; Treatment As Prevention

$300,238

Treatment as prevention - biomedical and behavioural interventions to eliminate the HIV epidemic among injection drug users

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Catalyst Grant: Infection and Immunity - New Investigator Catalyst Grant

Principal investigators: Vasarhelyi, Krisztina

Keywords: Herd Immunity; Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy; Hiv; Injection Drug Use; Prevention; Risk Behaviour

$62,600

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Caroline Colijn

Head Office

1 shared papers, latest 2020

John Blake

Industrial Relations

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: complex networks Dear Professor Rutherford, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Red blood cell inventory management: Insights from transfusion laboratory technologists in British Columbia, Canada." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Disease Dynamics and Epidemic Control on Complex Networks" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]