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Friday 16 April 2021, 12:27 PM
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Orion Health research director and Precision Driven Health chief executive Kevin Ross
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has awarded Te Pūnaha Matatini the coveted 2020 Prime Minister’s Science Prize for their contribution to Aotearoa New Zealand’s globally-lauded COVID-19 response.
The transdisciplinary Te Punaha Matatini COVID-19 modelling team comprises researchers and experts from across academia, Crown Research Institutes and industry, and includes Orion Health data scientists Pieta Brown, Dr Ning Hua and Dr Kevin Ross.
The team was recognised for their tireless work in developing mathematical models, analysing data and communicating the results to inform the New Zealand Government’s response to the global pandemic. The results of this work were translated for Government policymakers and front-line operators.