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Barbara A. Han, PhD

Disease Ecologist
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Millbrook, NY, United States

Barbara A. Han, PhD. is a disease ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. Her research program builds foundational understanding and predictive capacity for zoonotic diseases to better target upstream surveillance and management activities to preempt spillover transmission to humans. She has pioneered the application of machine learning and ecoinformatics approaches to predict zoonotic animal hosts and insect vectors, with recent work incorporating these approaches with mathematical and structural modeling to quantify spillover risks posed by multiple animals species to humans (e.g., SARS-CoV-2). This work continues to inform the creation of new research and policy initiatives at the intersection of artificial intelligence, disease ecology, biodefense, biomedical science, and global health. She currently serves as the PI or Co-PI on multi-institutional and multinational grants funded by NSF, NIH, and DARPA.

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

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