Infectious Disease Ecology, Evolution, and Epidemiology Program (IDEEEP)

Successful organisms attract parasites.
– Dickson Despommier

The IDEEEP concentration at Wake Forest University brings together ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology to study how infectious diseases emerge, spread, and shape living systems. Students combine coursework in mathematical biology, disease ecology, and quantitative research methods with hands-on field and laboratory experience to understand pathogens across scales — from molecules to populations to ecosystems.

Explore the program

• Program overview — concentration goals, curriculum, and how to get involved
• Research — themes, labs, and opportunities for students
• People — faculty and instructors
• Courses & syllabi — the courses that make up the concentration

Resources

• Mathematics — compartmental models, Jacobians, and the math behind disease dynamics
• Programming & computing — tools and guides for scientific computing

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