Fundação Getulio Vargas’ School of Applied Mathematics (FGV EMAp) is holding an International Colloquium on Mathematical Modelling in Epidemiology, aimed at consolidating and strengthening advances in the application of mathematics in epidemiology. This public event will take place from August 14 to 17, starting at 8 am, in FGV’s main building. During the four-day meeting, the speakers will explore the following topics: Mathematical modeling; Statistical methods to analyze infectious diseases;…

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Please join us for an afternoon of talks and poster presentations by faculty, students, postdocs, and research scientists participating in the HSPH Interdisciplinary Concentration in ​Infectious Disease Epidemiology in memory of Professors Freeman and Seage. This event honors their leadership and many contributions to the interdisciplinary ID Epi Program. Talks will occur from 1:30-4:30pm in HSPH Kresge G3. Poster Reception will occur from 4:45-6:30pm in HSPH FXB Atrium.

This hybrid in-person/virtual seminar will be presented by Trevor Bedford, Professor at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The in-person portion will be held in Kresge G2 and does not require registration. Register for the seminar here. Trevor Bedford is a Professor in the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, an Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and an Affiliate…

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This hybrid in-person/virtual seminar will be presented by Brandon Ogbunu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University and an External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. The in-person portion will be held in Kresge G2 and does not require registration. Register for the seminar here. C. Brandon Ogbunu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University, and…

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This hybrid in-person/virtual seminar will be presented by Caroline Buckee, Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The in-person portion will be held in Kresge G2 and does not require registration. Register for the seminar here. Dr. Caroline Buckee is a Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her work is focused on understanding the mechanisms driving the spread of infectious diseases…

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This hybrid in-person/virtual seminar will be presented by Mark Loeb, Professor in the Departments of Pathology of Molecular Medicine and Health Research, Evidence, and Impact at McMaster University. The in-person portion will be held in Kresge G2 and does not require registration. Register for the seminar here. Dr. Mark Loeb is a Professor in the Departments of Pathology of Molecular Medicine and Health Research, Evidence, and Impact (formerly Clinical Epidemiology…

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This hybrid in-person/virtual seminar will be presented by Katia Koelle, Professor of Biology at Emory University. The in-person portion will be held in Kresge G3 and does not require registration. Register for the seminar here. Katia Koelle is Professor of Biology at Emory University. She received her PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Michigan (advisor Mercedes Pascual) and was a post-doctoral researcher at Penn State’s Center…

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This hybrid in-person/virtual seminar will be presented by Kayoko Shioda, Assistant Professor of Global Health at the Boston University School of Public Health. The in-person portion will be held in Kresge G3 and does not require registration. Register for the seminar here. Dr. Shioda is an infectious disease epidemiologist and veterinarian. Her research aims to advance human and animal health by identifying evidence-based interventions for the control of infectious diseases.…

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This hybrid in-person/virtual seminar will be presented by Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. The in-person portion will be held in Kresge G2 and does not require registration. Register for the seminar here. Elizabeth Wrigley-Field is Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota. A sociologist and demographer, she studies racial inequity in mortality in the historical and contemporary…

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