About Vincent Jansen
I am a mathematical modeller and have worked in ecology and evolution. One aspect of my work involves social insects. I have investigated the dynamics of bumblebee colonies and how stress can contribute to the decline of pollinator populations.
An area I enjoy working on, in particular, is the evolution of evolution of altruism and cooperation. I have shown how recognition, in the form of green beards, can facilitate the evolution of cooperation. A further area in which I work is the evolution of pathogens, in particular the evolution of virulence.
I have also modelled various infectious diseases. I have worked on measles, meningococcal disease and prions. An area of mathematical epidemiology that I have developed is the interplay between human behaviour and the spread of an epidemic. This has been important to understand the effects of pandemic control.
