James McCaw

James M. McCaw is an Australian mathematical biologist. He is professor of Mathematical Biology in the School of Mathematics and Statistics^[1] and in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne. He was Associate Dean (of Research) in Science from 2020--2021.^[2]

James M. McCaw
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematical epidmiology
Institutions	University of Melbourne
Website	sites.google.com/site/jamesmccaw

He is primarily known for his work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in which he assisted in informing Australia's public health response. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic he had carried out award winning research on infectious diseases, notably influenza^[3] and malaria.^[4] He is on the editorial board for several scholarly journals including eLife,^[5] Epidemics^[6] and PLoS Computational Biology^[7]

Education

McCaw obtained his B.Sc. and PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Melbourne^[8] where he served as President of the Postgraduate Physics Students Society.

Awards and honours

• 2024 Australian Research Council Australian Laureate Fellowship^[9]
• 2016 Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research^[10]