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Dr Steffen Docken

Dr Steffen Docken

Lecturer

BA (Phys and Math), MSc (Applied Math), MSc (Pharmacology and Toxicology), PhD (Applied Math)

Medicine & Health
The Kirby Institute

Steffen is an Applied Mathematician broadly interested in understanding the mechanisms underlying diseases. His current research is on the growth and persistence of pathogens within a host and immune responses towards these pathogens. The primary pathogens he focuses on are HIV and Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV), but Steffen has also worked on Malaria and COVID-19. In his research, Steffen works closely with experimental collaborators from the fields of virology and immunology.

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E-mail
sdocken@kirby.unsw.edu.au
Location
Kirby Institute L6 Wallace Wurth Building UNSW Sydney

UNSW Medicine & Health Early Career Academic Network Best Paper (Basic Science Category; 2024)

UNSW Values in Action Award Winner in the Heroes (Team Category; 2022)

I am broadly interested in utilising mathematical modelling to further our understanding of diseases and aid in the development of new therapies. Currently, I am focusing on the interaction between the immune system and evolution of HIV or Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) within a host, especially in the context of viral rebound following treatment interruption. I am also examining the kinetics of viral production by individual infected cells.

In my research, I use a variety of mathematical techniques, such as differential equations and dynamical systems, probabilistic modelling, singular perturbation analysis, and model selection.