James McCaw

{{Short description|Australian mathematical biologist}}

{{BLP sources|date=May 2021}}

{{Infobox scientist

| name = James M. McCaw

| workplaces = University of Melbourne

| fields = Mathematical epidmiology

| alma_mater = University of Melbourne

| website = {{URL|https://sites.google.com/site/jamesmccaw}}

}}

James M. McCaw is an Australian mathematical biologist. He is professor of Mathematical Biology in the School of Mathematics and Statistics{{cite web |title=James McCaw's profile |url=https://ms.unimelb.edu.au/people/profile?id=1735 |website=School of Mathematics and Statistics | date=23 June 2017 |publisher=University of Melbourne |access-date=2021-05-23}} 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.{{cite web |title=Research profile |url=https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/4554-james-mccaw |website=Find an Expert |publisher=University of Melbourne |access-date=2021-05-23}}

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{{cite web |title=Australia's disease forecasting system wins National Innovation Awards |url=https://opengovasia.com/australias-disease-forecasting-system-wins-national-innovation-awards/ |website=OpenGov |date=18 May 2018 |publisher=OpenGovAsia |access-date=2021-05-23}} and malaria.{{cite web |title=Tilley et al, WINNER 2016 Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-Nb0Rc3LIk |website=YouTube |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2021-05-23}} He is on the editorial board for several scholarly journals including eLife,{{cite web |title=eLife - Editorial Board|url=https://elifesciences.org/about/people/epidemiology-global-health|website=eLife |access-date=2024-06-21}} Epidemics{{cite web |title=Epidemics - Editorial Board |url=https://www.journals.elsevier.com/epidemics/editorial-board |website=Epidemics |publisher=Elsevier |access-date=2021-05-23}} and PLoS Computational Biology{{cite web|title=PLoS Computational Biology - Editorial Board|url=https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/static/editorial-board?ae_name=James+M+McCaw|website=PLoS Computational Biology|access-date=2021-06-21}}