James Watmough, University of New Brunswick

Latest papers

Targeting stem cells with oncolytic viruses: a mathematical modelling approach.
Mathematical biosciences and engineering : MBE · 2025 · senior author
Finding Hopf bifurcation islands and identifying thresholds for success or failure in oncolytic viral therapy.
Mathematical biosciences · 2024 · senior author
SARS-CoV-2 booster vaccine dose significantly extends humoral immune response half-life beyond the primary series.
Scientific reports · 2024 · senior author

All 18 publications

Latest funding

One Health Modelling Network for Emerging Infections (OMNI)
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$2,500,000
Mathematics for Public Health (MfPH)
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$3,000,000
The effect of heterogeniety on host-pathogen, plant-herbivore and disease-transmission systems
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$144,000

All 12 grants and awards

18 publications.

01

Targeting stem cells with oncolytic viruses: a mathematical modelling approach.

Jahedi S, Kaveh K, Watmough J

Mathematical biosciences and engineering : MBE2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2025090 PMID: 40899166

02

Finding Hopf bifurcation islands and identifying thresholds for success or failure in oncolytic viral therapy.

Jahedi S, Wang L, Yorke JA, Watmough J

Mathematical biosciences2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2024.109275 PMID: 39127095

03

SARS-CoV-2 booster vaccine dose significantly extends humoral immune response half-life beyond the primary series.

Korosec CS, Dick DW, Moyles IR, Watmough J

Scientific reports2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-58811-3 PMID: 38637521

04

Climate-dependent effectiveness of nonpharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 mitigation.

Ji J, Wang H, Wang L, Ramazi P, Kong JD, Watmough J

Mathematical biosciences2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2023.109087 PMID: 37858753

05

The importance of quarantine: modelling the COVID-19 testing process.

Xu W, Shu H, Wang L, Wang XS, Watmough J

Journal of mathematical biology2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00285-023-01916-6 PMID: 37097481

06

Pandemic modelling for regions implementing an elimination strategy.

Hurford A, Martignoni MM, Loredo-Osti JC, Anokye F, Arino J, Husain BS, Gaas B, Watmough J

Journal of theoretical biology2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2022.111378 PMID: 36584747

07

Assessing transmission risks and control strategy for monkeypox as an emerging zoonosis in a metropolitan area.

Yuan P, Tan Y, Yang L, Aruffo E, Ogden NH, Bélair J, Heffernan J, Arino J, Watmough J, Carabin H, Zhu H

Journal of medical virology2023

DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28137 PMID: 36089815

08

Modeling vaccination and control strategies for outbreaks of monkeypox at gatherings.

Yuan P, Tan Y, Yang L, Aruffo E, Ogden NH, Bélair J, Arino J, Heffernan J, Watmough J, Carabin H, Zhu H

Frontiers in public health2022

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1026489 PMID: 36504958

09

Mathematical modelling of vaccination rollout and NPIs lifting on COVID-19 transmission with VOC: a case study in Toronto, Canada.

Aruffo E, Yuan P, Tan Y, Gatov E, Moyles I, Bélair J, Watmough J, Collier S, Arino J, Zhu H

BMC public health2022

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13597-9 PMID: 35841012

10

Efficacy of a "stay-at-home" policy on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Toronto, Canada: a mathematical modelling study.

Yuan P, Li J, Aruffo E, Gatov E, Li Q, Zheng T, Ogden NH, Sander B, Heffernan J, Collier S, Tan Y, Li J, Arino J, Bélair J, Watmough J, Kong JD, Moyles I, Zhu H

CMAJ open2022

DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20200242 PMID: 35440484

One Health Modelling Network for Emerging Infections (OMNI)

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Emerging Infectious Diseases Modelling Initiative (EIDM)

Principal investigators: Zhu, Huaiping

$2,500,000

Mathematics for Public Health (MfPH)

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Emerging Infectious Diseases Modelling Initiative (EIDM)

Principal investigators: Murty, Vijayakumar

$3,000,000

The effect of heterogeniety on host-pathogen, plant-herbivore and disease-transmission systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Watmough, James

$144,000

Thresholds and spread in structured host-pathogen systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Watmough, James

$105,000

MPrime Network (formerly MITACS) / Réseau MPrime (autrefois MITACS)

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Networks of Centres of Excellence

Principal investigators: Gupta, Arvind

$12,553,000

Modeling the environmental interactions involving a key species in the Bay of Fundy ecosystem in relation to local and global change scenarios

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Barbeau, Myriam

$500,773

Modelling heterogeneities in disease transmission and predation

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Watmough, James

$72,200

Modelling heterogeneities in disease transmission and predation

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Watmough, James

$40,000

Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems/Les mathématiques des technologies de l'information et des systèmes complexes

Co-investigatorNSERC2005Networks of Centres of Excellence

Principal investigators: Gupta, Arvind

$17,419,000

The effects of spatial and behavioural heterogeneity on disease transmission

Principal investigatorNSERC2001Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Watmough, James

$80,000

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

Frequent collaborators

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Lin Wang

Mathematics and Statistics - Fredericton

8 shared papers, latest 2024

Huaiping Zhu

Mathematics and Statistics

4 shared papers, latest 2023

Jane Heffernan

Mathematics & Statistics

3 shared papers, latest 2023

Pouria Ramazi

Mathematics and Statistics

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Hao Wang

Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Latest papers

Latest funding

Targeting stem cells with oncolytic viruses: a mathematical modelling approach.

Finding Hopf bifurcation islands and identifying thresholds for success or failure in oncolytic viral therapy.

SARS-CoV-2 booster vaccine dose significantly extends humoral immune response half-life beyond the primary series.

Climate-dependent effectiveness of nonpharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 mitigation.

The importance of quarantine: modelling the COVID-19 testing process.

Pandemic modelling for regions implementing an elimination strategy.

Assessing transmission risks and control strategy for monkeypox as an emerging zoonosis in a metropolitan area.

Modeling vaccination and control strategies for outbreaks of monkeypox at gatherings.

Mathematical modelling of vaccination rollout and NPIs lifting on COVID-19 transmission with VOC: a case study in Toronto, Canada.

Efficacy of a "stay-at-home" policy on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Toronto, Canada: a mathematical modelling study.

One Health Modelling Network for Emerging Infections (OMNI)

Mathematics for Public Health (MfPH)

The effect of heterogeniety on host-pathogen, plant-herbivore and disease-transmission systems

Thresholds and spread in structured host-pathogen systems

MPrime Network (formerly MITACS) / Réseau MPrime (autrefois MITACS)

Modeling the environmental interactions involving a key species in the Bay of Fundy ecosystem in relation to local and global change scenarios

Modelling heterogeneities in disease transmission and predation

Modelling heterogeneities in disease transmission and predation

Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems/Les mathématiques des technologies de l'information et des systèmes complexes

The effects of spatial and behavioural heterogeneity on disease transmission

Frequent collaborators

Lin Wang

Julien Arino

Huaiping Zhu

Jane Heffernan

Iain Moyles

Amy Hurford

Pouria Ramazi

Beate Sander

Hao Wang