Training Workshop for the Implementation of MinION Sequencing for Influenza Viruses February 6-8, 2020 Irotama Resort Santa Marta, Colombia Participation is limited. Please apply by Dec 23rd. Workshop Objective This three-day workshop, held February 6-8th, 2020 in Santa Marta, Colombia, will introduce new technologies and advanced informatics approaches that can be used for infectious disease […]
FIC MISMS workshop Influenza epidemiology, digital surveillance and evolutionary dynamics March 12-13, 2020 ANISE meeting, Livingstone, Zambia Link for Registration This training workshop is held in conjunction with the March 2020 meeting of the ANISE network in Zambia and follows scientific research sessions and training modules led by the GISAID and WHO teams earlier in the […]
The Division of International Epidemiology and Population Studies (DIEPS) has a long-standing tradition of hosting visiting international and US researchers for training in methods of analyzing infectious disease data and long-term collaboration and publication. Some of our past visitors are listed below: Cheryl Cohen Alice Fusaro Magnus Gottfredsson Jong-Won Kang Aba Mahamat Anthony Newall Baltazar […]
Post-doctoral fellowships · Infectious Disease Fogarty International Center · Bethesda, MD The Fogarty International Center (FIC), at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD, is seeking post-doctoral fellows to study the epidemiology and evolutionary dynamics of human pathogens on a global scale. The position is within the Division of International Epidemiology and Population Studies (DIEPS), […]
MISMS researchers characterized the high levels of genetic diversity of influenza viruses circulating in swine in Mexico, working closely with veterinarians in Mexico and with funding from a major animal vaccine manufacturer. The study is available online at Emerging Infectious Diseases and will be published in print next month. The study was a collaboration between the NIH, USDA, […]
In commemoration of the centennial of the 1918 influenza pandemic, the American Journal of Epidemiology convened a collection of 12 articles on the epidemiology of the pandemic, led by MISMS staff Cecile Viboud and Justin Lessler. The 12 articles consider a growing body of work on the archeo-epidemiology of past pandemics, the socioeconomic and geographic drivers of influenza […]
Fogarty’s team of infectious disease modelers used the occasion of the Center’s 50th birthday to review its achievements, consider lessons learned, and explore possible future directions in an article published by the journal Epidemics and featured in Global Health Matters. The article highlights the exceptional productivity and ROI of the MISMS program, including a cost-per-article published […]
MISMS researchers published a study in Science showing that winter flu epidemics in smaller cities tend to have higher flu epidemic intensity than in larger cities highly connected by extensive transportation systems, which have longer, more consistent flu seasons. The study has important implications for understanding how cities of different sizes should prepare for annual flu […]
