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Dr

James Azam

Research Fellow

Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Dynamics

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  • Research Fellow
    Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Dynamics

BIO

I am a Research Fellow at the Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases (CMMID), where I work with Dr. Kathleen O’Reilly on:

 

  • Analyzing the utility of wastewater surveillance for routine monitoring of infectious diseases in South Africa
  • Developing mathematical and statistical models to predict the risk of polio outbreaks in Africa

Previously, I was a Research Software Engineer with the Epiverse-TRACE Initiative, developing and maintaining R packages like bpmodels, epichains, and EpiNow2 for reproducible outbreak/epidemic analytics.

LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE APPOINTMENTS

  • Research Fellow
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Infectious disease epidemiology and dynamics, London, United Kingdom11 Sep 2025 - present
  • Research Software Engineer
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London, United Kingdom18 Nov 2022 - 31 Aug 2025

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Research Associate
    South African Center for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis, Mathematics, Cape Town, South Africa1 Jan 2023 - present
  • Junior Researcher
    South African Center for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis, Mathematics, Cape Town, South Africa1 Feb 2022 - 1 Nov 2022
  • Short course instructor
    Stellenbosch University, Mathematics, Stellenbosch, South Africa1 Aug 2022 - 30 Aug 2022
  • Teaching Assistant (Math 114)
    Stellenbosch University, Mathematics, Stellenbosch, South Africa1 Aug 2016 - 1 Aug 2017
  • Teaching Assistant
    Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Actuarial Science, Kumasi, Ghana1 Sep 2013 - 30 Jul 2014

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Data science consultant
    Wimmy, Cape Town, South Africa1 Feb 2021 - 30 Aug 2021

DEGREES

  • PhD
    South African Center for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis, Cape Town, South Africa1 Feb 2018 - 1 Feb 2022
  • MSc
    South African Center for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis, Cape Town, South Africa1 Mar 2016 - 30 Mar 2018
  • MSc
    African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Mbuor, Senegal1 Aug 2014 - 30 Jun 2015
  • BSc
    Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana1 Sep 2009 - 30 Jun 2013

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Twi
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

TOPICS & DISCIPLINES