The Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at the Harvard School of Public Health is at the forefront of research, informing public policy, outreach and education in the field of infectious disease modeling.
Affiliations
The Models of Infections Disease Agents Study (MIDAS)
As a collaborative network of scientists, MIDAS leads in researching the use of computational, statistical, and mathematical models to understand infectious disease dynamics and prepare the nation to plan for, detect, and respond to infectious diseases.
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) established the Modeling of Infectious Disease Agent Study (MIDAS), to investigate novel computational and mathematical models of existing and emerging infectious diseases.
Upcoming Events
Latest News
Bioinformatician needed
January 23, 2012
The Center is interested in hiring a Bioinformatician/statistical geneticist to work with Drs. Lipsitch and...
Harvard Researchers Develop Novel Data Tool
January 11, 2012
Harvard researchers and lead authors, David and Yakir Rashef along with Center collaborator, Pardis Sabeti...
The Center Welcomes Gili Regev-Yochay
January 4, 2012
Dr. Gili Regev-Yochay will be visiting the CCDD from Jan 4 to Jan 18 to co-teach, along with Dr. Marc...
Publications
Assortativity and the probability of epidemic extinction: a case study of pandemic Influenza A (H1N1-2009)
Nishiura H, Cook AR, Cowling B
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases 2011 Jan.
Improving the Evidence Base for Decision Making During a Pandemic: The Example of 2009 Influenza A/H1N1
Lipsitch M, Finelli L, Heffernan RT, Leung GM, Redd SM
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science 2011 Jun.
Detecting novel associations in large data sets
Reshef DN, Reshef YA, Finucane HK, Grossman SR, McVean G, Turnbaugh PJ, Lander ES, Mitzenmacher M, Sabeti PC.
Science 2011 Dec.