March 4-5, 2024
Boston, Massachusetts
HIGH LEVEL AGENDA
Agenda to be finalized in the coming weeks
Pre-Workshop Session
Introductory Training Session in R (via Zoom, before arrival to Boston)
For more information about R see: https://www.r-project.org/about.html
Workshop Day 1- March 4, 2024
Opening remarks: Marc Lipsitch & Yonatan Grad
Keynote speech: Dr. Bisolu Ojikutu (Boston Public Health Commissioner)
Lectures 1- Introduction to SIR modeling: Kirstin Roster
Breakout session 1- Intro to SIR models in R: Léa Cavalli, Beau Schaeffer
Career panel: moderated by Eva Rumpler
- Panelists: Keya Joshi, Caroline Buckee, Angela Fowler, Aishani Aatresh, Sylvia Ofori
Lecture 2- Wastewater Epidemiology: Qinqin Yu & Mary Bushman
Workshop Day 2- March 5, 2024
Breakout Session 2- Back of the Envelope Calculations: Katherine Jia & Emmanuelle Dwanka
Lecture 3: Caroline Buckee
Breakout Session 3- Outbreak Scenario: Maddy Kline & Sylvia Ofori
Lecture 4- Machine Learning & Novel Data Sources: Mauricio Santanilla
Breakout Session 4- Forecasting: Nicole Kogan
Lecture 5- Science Communication: Marc Lipsitch
Closing Remarks: Harry Hochheiser