CIDID Graduate Student Jason Xu won the 2014-2015 Z.W. Birnbaum Award, presented by the University of Washington Department of Statistics. The award recognizes the graduate student who gives the outstanding general exam during the past year. Congratulations, Jason!
The future of fighting pandemics
Alex Vespignani and GLEAMviz were featured in the premiere episode of the new National Geographic series Breakthrough,which discussed the 2014 Ebola outbreak, particularly how using complex software to predict how a virus will spread could help minimize its impact.
An interactive website highlights some of the topics covered in the episode.
The full episode can be viewed here (login required).
Chikungunya research featured in MedPage Today
Leora Feldstein presented a poster at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene meeting for her research studies on Chikungunya in the US Virgin Islands. Leora’s work and comments are featured in this MedPage Today article. Leora is an Epidemiology PhD student at the University of Washington, mentored by CIDID Director Betz Halloran.
Nextflu featured in GenomeWeb article
Nextflu, developed by Trevor Bedford (CIDID/Fred Hutch) and Richard Neher (Max Planck Institute of Developmental Biology), is featured in this GenomeWeb article detailing future developments and the recently-released versions for tracking the evolution of the Ebola virus and the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).
CIDID Postdoc Amanda Koepke wins ASA 2015 Young Investigator Award
Amanda Koepke won one of the 2015 Young Investigator Awards from the Statistics in
Epidemiology Section of the American Statistical Association, for her paper "Predictive modeling of cholera outbreaks in Bangladesh,” co-authored with Ira Longini, Betz Halloran, Jon Wakefield, and Vladimir Minin. Congratulations, Amanda!
Click here for link to the ASA Statistics in Epidemiology Section's announcement about these awards.
Guinea Ebola ring vaccination trial: first results indicate highly efficacious
The Lancet has published promising interim results from the Ebola ring vaccination trial. Ira Longini (CIDID/University of Florida) is a trial team member.
Guinea Ebola ring vaccination trial: design paper published
The BMJ published a new paper describing the design considerations behind the protocol for a ring vaccination trial against Ebola in Guinea. Ira Longini (CIDID/University of Florida), is a trial team member and contributing author to the paper.
WHO update on Ebola vaccine trial in Guinea
The World Health Organization (WHO) released a statement with an update on the Ebola vaccine trial in Guinea. Ira Longini is one of the experts on the trial team.
Chikungunya Seroprevalence Survey on St. Croix
This is a CBS interview with Leora Feldstein discussing the Chikungunya Seroprevalence Survey on St. Croix. Leora is a PhD student at University of Washington and Fred Hutch in Seattle working with the CDC team.
The segment begins at 8:25.
Using the power of prediction to halt Ebola in its tracks
PBS Newshour featured a segment about modeling the Ebola epidemic, including an interview with Alex Vespignani. View the full story here.
Tracking down the sneeze that started seasonal flu
Trevor Bedford has been featured in a science outreach video on Vox about the different global circulation patterns of influenza A and B viruses.
Visualizing dengue incidence in the Yucatan
As part of Research Project 1 (Modeling, Spatial, Statistics), members of the CIDID team have created two webpages that visualize simulated dengue incidence in the Yucatan State, Mexico, and the potential impact of vaccination.
Simulated dengue incidence in the Yucatan
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The potential impact of vaccination
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