UCSF

Pandemic Potential Pathogens remain an ever-present scourge upon the human species. Epidemics and pandemics have ranged from nuances to having the power to shut the entire world down. Molecular biology and epidemiology have the synergistic power to understand, prepare for, and combat this horseman of the apocalypse. In this thesis, I share my humble part in this perpetual struggle, examining the potential mutations of note and their phenotypic properties of Enteroviruses as well as modeling the spread and transmission of Coronavirus. Using the powers invested through the mathematical lens of physical biology, I endeavored to add to both basic virology and epidemiology against these dangerous pathogens.