People

Funded by Synergy-Plague

Portrait of Stenseth.

Nils Chr. Stenseth

Corresponding PI, Professor, University of Oslo
Modelling and overseeing the progress at all nodes

Portrait of Einar Wigen.

Senior staff, Professor, University of Oslo
Archival research and supporting the modelling work
Einar Wigen is part of Philip Slavin's PI team at the University of Stirling, but based at the University of Oslo

Portrait of Maria L. Müller-Theissen.

Maria L. Müller-Theissen

Postdoc, University of Oslo
Disease ecologist whose interest and expertise span the mechanisms, outcomes, and patterns of disease transmission across species boundaries of zoonotic, vector-borne, and wildlife diseases.

New postdoc starting in October 2026.

Portrait of Carlo Trombino.

Postdoc, University of Oslo
Archival research and supporting the modelling work
Carlo Trombine is part of Philip Slavin's PI team at the University of Stirling, but based at the University of Oslo

Portrait of Tore Wallem.

Senior Adviser, University of Oslo
Administrative coordination and project management

Part of Synergy-Plague – Funded by Home Institution or other funding

Portrait of Bornali Das.

Postdoc, University of Oslo
Modelling the dynamics of the plague bacterium in human populations

Portrait of Simon Plakolb.

Postdoc, University of Oslo
Adapting epidemiological models to historical plague outbreaks in human populations and modelling persistent wildlife reservoirs across Eurasia and North Africa

(To be employed summer 2026.)

Postdoc, University of Oslo
Quantitative Eco-Epidemiology

Portrait of Joy Banik.

PhD Research Fellow, University of Oslo
Modelling the dynamics of the plague bacterium in human populations

Portrait of Chunfang Zhang.

Chunfang Zhang

Guest Researcher, University of Oslo
Modelling ecosystem in rodent-host burrows

Portrait of Jason Whittington.

Jason D. Whittington

Coordinator of P1H, Senior Advisor, University of Oslo
Modelling the dynamics of the plague bacterium in wildlife and human populations

Portrait of Atle Mysterud.

Atle Mysterud
Professor
UiO

Portrait of Ottar Bjørnstad.

Ottar Bjørnstad
Adjunct Senior Scientist/Distinguished
professor
UiO/Penn State University

Ruifu Yang
Professor
Tsinghua University

Lei Xu
Associate Professor
Vanke School of Public Health
Tsinghua University

Yujun Cui
Associate Professor
Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology

Cutian Zhang

Cunfang Zhang
Vanke School of Public Health
Tsinghua University

Hu Zhou
China Agricultural University

Zeyuan Pei
Tsinghua University

Barbara Bramanti
University of Ferrara