Sunetra Gupta, PhD, Professor of Theoretical Epidemiology, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford Talk title: Immune driven pathogen evolution   Biography: Sunetra Gupta is an acclaimed novelist, essayist and scientist. In October 2012 her fifth novel, So Good in Black, was longlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature. In 2009 she was named as the winner of the Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award for her scientific achievements. Sunetra, who lives…

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 Kendall Hoyt, PhD, Assistant Professor, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth University Talk title: Building a better public private partnership for biosecurity: lessons from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations Biography: Kendall Hoyt is an Assistant Professor at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth where she studies U.S. biodefense policy, global health policy, and biomedical R&D strategy. She is also a lecturer at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College where…

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  Anne-Catrin Uhlemann, MD, PhD, Florence Irving Assistant Professor of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University Talk title: Surveilling the gut bacterial pathogen landscape: Insights into multi-drug resistance Biography: Dr. Anne-Catrin Uhlemann is the Florence Irving Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. Her laboratory investigates the evolution of bacterial pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Jon Zelner, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health Talk title: Can household-targeted interventions meaningfully reduce the risk of TB infection and disease risk in high burden contexts? Biography: Jon Zelner is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, and he received his PhD in Sociology and Public Policy from…

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Worldwide Week at Harvard showcases the remarkable breadth of Harvard’s global engagement. During Worldwide Week, Harvard Schools, research centers, departments, and student organizations host academic and cultural events with global or international themes.

CCDD Director Dr. Marc Lipsitch is the invited speaker at the Digital Health @ Harvard Series. He will talk about the Simulation and Deliberation to Prepare for Clinical Trials in Infectious Disease Emergencies. The event is free to the public, but registration is required.

CCDD will hold the 7th Annual Conference to Increase Diversity in Mathematical Modeling and Public Health on November 29-30, 2018. 63 undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students from around the US will come together in Boston for this 1,5 day event. You can read more about the Conference here.