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Monday 8:00 - 18:00
Tuesday 8:00 - 18:00
Wednesday 8:00 - 18:00
Thursday 8:00 - 18:00
Friday 8:00 - 13:00

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Jcc

In order to make the payment of the French classes easier and in order to limit contacts, the French Institute strongly encourages users to pay the amounts due using JCC: https://www.jccsmart.com/e-bill/34609024.

Night of Ideas

In the framework of the Night of Ideas, the French Institute of Cyprus, in collaboration with the Cyprus Institute, has the pleasure to invite you to a lecture in English by Dr Kamil ErgulerMathematics of climate, mosquitoes, and disease.

 

Thursday 30 January 2020 - 7:00pm - French Institute of Cyprus

Kamil Erguler was trained in Molecular Biology and Genetics at Middle East Technical University, Ankara, and at the University of California, Berkeley. He received an MRes degree in Biochemical Research, an MSc degree in Bioinformatics and Theoretical Systems Biology, and a PhD for his work on the mathematical modelling and dynamics of biochemical systems from Imperial College London. His main research interests are dynamical modelling and analysis of biological systems, stochastic non-linear dynamics and chaos, parameter inference, model selection, sensitivity analysis and data visualisation. In his current position, he is working on modelling vector-borne diseases and assessing the impact of climate on global disease burden. He has published 15 papers and he has a Web of Science h-index of 10. He has delivered invited speeches on several national and international organisations.

Abstract: Vectors are organisms that transmit infectious disease agents from one host to another. Common vectors include mosquitoes, flies, sand flies, and ticks. It is estimated that mosquitoes are responsible from the deaths of about three quarters of a million people annually. In the northern hemisphere, chikungunya, dengue, and Zika are the three fastest expanding vector-borne diseases. Climate and land use change, and other human activities such as global trade and transport, give rise to changes and uncertainties regarding the habitats and distribution ranges of vectors and vector-borne pathogens. Understanding the dynamics and environmental dependencies of vectors and the pathogens transmitted by them is vital for planning effective management strategies, minimising health impacts of future disease outbreaks, and reducing the unintended environmental impact of vector control. As the Climate Impacts on Vector-Borne Disease Research Group, we are involved with a range of activities pertaining risk assessment, aversion, public engagement, and policy advisory. We study environmental dependency of vectors, assess global and regional habitat suitability and disease transmission risk, develop computational tools for modelling and risk assessment, contribute to vector surveillance and monitoring, and develop innovative technologies for vector control.

A2 sans cadre NDI 2020

Rendez-vous annuel consacré à la libre circulation des idées et des savoirs, la 5e édition de La Nuit des Idées, coordonnée par l’Institut français, aura pour thème « Etre vivant».

Plus de 150 Nuits des idées seront organisées à travers le monde. Philosophes, écrivains, chercheurs, intellectuels, étudiants, lanceurs d’alerte, artistes ou personnalités politiques engageront le débat avec le public pour proposer leur vision du présent et leurs solutions aux défis de demain sur les questions d’égalité, d’écologie, d’éducation, d’urbanisme, de science, de politique ou de technologie. Nuits sans barrières où les idées traversent les frontières, où chaque forme d’expression trouve sa place, où les cultures se partagent et les générations futures s’éveillent, une nuit pour lancer des alertes, rappeler le droit à la parole, une nuit ensemble face au présent.

Être vivant : ce thème place au cœur de la Nuit des idées 2020 la question des équilibres écologiques et de la relation de l’homme au monde. Il invite à échanger autour des questionnements que soulèvent les mutations technologiques et l’avènement de l’intelligence artificielle. « Être vivant », c’est aussi agir, s’engager, donner du sens à ses actes et à son existence. Qu’est-ce qu’être vivant ? Quelle est notre place dans le monde du vivant ? En quoi « être vivant » nous oblige à passer à l’action ? Telles seront les interrogations au cœur de la Nuit des idées.