The impediments to high-risk, high-return research (ID Epi Seminar Series)

Kresge G3 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

This hybrid in-person/virtual seminar will be presented by Carl Bergstrom, Professor at the Department of Biology, University of Washington. The in-person portion will be held in Kresge G3 and does not require registration. Register for the seminar here. Dr. Bergstrom is a Professor of Biology at the University of Washington. The unifying theme of his work is the concept of information; how communication evolves and how the process of evolution encodes…

Antibiotic resistant pathogens in healthcare – burden, spread, and mitigation strategies (ID Epi Seminar Series)

Kresge G3 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

This hybrid in-person/virtual seminar will be presented by Susan Huang, Chancellor’s Professor at University of California Irvine School of Medicine. The in-person portion will be held in Kresge G3 and does not require registration. Register for the seminar here. Susan Huang, MD MPH is Chancellor’s Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine. Her research focuses on healthcare-associated pathogens and…

Influenza vaccination strategies in older adults (ID Epi Seminar Series)

Kresge G3 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

This hybrid in-person/virtual seminar will be presented by Ben Cowling, Professor and Chair of Epidemiology at Hong Kong 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. Ben Cowling is currently Chair Professor of Epidemiology and head of the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the School of Public Health at the University of Hong…

Immune imprinting of dengue and Zika viruses: immunological, epidemiological, and clinical consequences (ID Epi Seminar Series)

Kresge G3 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

This hybrid in-person/virtual seminar will be presented by Eva Harris, Professor and Chair of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology in the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley. The in-person portion will be held in Kresge G3 and does not require registration. Register for the seminar here. Dr. Eva Harris is Professor and Chair of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, Director of the…

Living in a Parallel Universe? Difference-in-differences for infectious disease policy evaluation (ID Epi Seminar Series)

Kresge G3 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

This hybrid in-person/virtual seminar will be presented by Alyssa Bilinski, Peterson Family Assistant Professor of Health Policy at Brown 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. Alyssa Bilinski is the Peterson Family Assistant Professor of Health Policy in the Brown University Departments of Health Services, Policy & Practice and Biostatistics. Her research lies…

Target Trial Emulation for Vaccine Evaluation – Possibilities and Challenges (ID Epi Seminar Series)

Kresge G3 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

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.…

Transmission bottlenecks, with implications for disease severity (ID Epi Seminar Series)

Kresge G3 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

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…

Cluster randomized trials of influenza vaccination and herd effect: lessons from the Hutterites (ID Epi Seminar Series)

Kresge G3 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

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…

Making ‘data for good’ better (ID Epi Seminar Series)

Kresge G3 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

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…

19th Freeman Seage Symposium on Infectious Disease Modeling

Kresge G3 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

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.