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MIDAS
MODELS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE AGENT STUDY
MIDAS is a global network of scientists and practitioners who develop and use computational, statistical and mathematical models to improve the understanding of infectious disease dynamics. Through education, research, service, and sharing of ideas, the MIDAS network aims to advance science to improve global preparedness and response.
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August 25, 2021
Training & Events
Dates: November 17-21, 2021
Location: National Harbor, Maryland, USA; and online
Dates: November 30 - December 3, 2021
Location: online
Membership
MIDAS membership is open to any infectious disease scientist, practitioner, or student who supports the mission and vision of the network. MIDAS is defined by broad inclusivity and diversity of its members, fostering collaboration to advance the science and application of infectious disease modeling. MIDAS members enjoy many advantages of being part of the network, free of charge.
MIDAS Members
Jessica Salerno
Project Coordinator
University of Pittsburgh
Gloria Kang
Postdoctoral Fellow
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Eva Harris
Professor
University of California Berkeley
Jaline Gerardin
Assistant Professor
Northwestern University
Cynthia Chen
Professor
University of Washington
COVID-19 Researchers
Bing Zhang
PhD candidate
Sun Yat-Sen University
Yue Song
Student
Harvard University
Hsiao-Han Chang
Visiting Scientist
Harvard University
Sze Man Leung
Research Assistant Professor
Hong Kong University
Srinivasan Venkatramanan
Research Scientist
University of Virginia
MIDAS at a Glance
Our Vision and Mission
MIDAS is a global network of scientists and practitioners who develop and use computational, statistical and mathematical models to improve the understanding of infectious disease dynamics.
Membership
MIDAS network membership is open to any infectious disease scientist, practitioner, or student who supports our mission. The MIDAS network is defined by its broad member inclusivity.
Coodination Center
MIDAS creates educational, training, mentoring and career development opportunities in computational and statistical modeling, and is dedicated to train a broad community of scientists and practitioners.
Training
MIDAS creates educational, training, mentoring and career development opportunities in computational and statistical modeling, and is dedicated to train a broad community of scientists and practitioners.
Computing
HPC Services are funded by the NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) and are free of charge for MIDAS members from non-commercial organizations.
Students
MIDAS enables students to create professional relationships across the network, foster future collaborations, share educational resources, and provide a relaxed environment to share research and progress.
MIDAS Member Papers
Infectious Disease Papers
How will mosquitoes adapt to climate warming?
eLife
Couper LI, Farner JE, Caldwell JM, Childs ML, Harris MJ, Kirk DG, Nova N, Shocket M, Skinner EB, Uricchio LH, Exposito-Alonso M, Mordecai EA
2021-08-16
Modeling the effect of vaccination on selection for antibiotic resistance in Streptococcus pneumonia e
Science translational medicine
Davies NG, Flasche S, Jit M, Atkins KE
2021-08-10
Assessing Interventions That Prevent Multiple Infectious Diseases: Simple Methods for Multidisease Modeling.
Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making
Claypool AL, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Brandeau ML
2021-08-10
Improvements in SARS-CoV-2 Testing Cascade in the US: Data from Serial Cross-sectional Assessments.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Clipman SJ, Wesolowski A, Mehta SH, Cobey S, Cummings DAT, Solomon SS
2021-08-09
MIDAS Member Projects
Test-based guideline to end isolation of patients
Midas Coordination Center Urgent Grant Program – Supplemental
People: Keisuke Ejima
2021 – 2021
Modelling University Responses to COVID-19
Midas Coordination Center Urgent Grant Program – Supplemental
People: Kyle Dahlin
2021 – 2021
Using climate & mobility data to model SARS-CoV-2
Midas Coordination Center Urgent Grant Program – Supplemental
People: Elizabeth Carlton
2021 – 2021
Data Mining & Transfer Learning for Modeling COVID
Midas Coordination Center Urgent Grant Program – Supplemental
People: Shi Chen
2021 – 2021
MIDAS Coordination Center
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Up to six faculty positions in mathematical/computational/statistical modeling open at UIdaho https://clusterhire.nkn.uidaho.edu/. Would be stoked to see individuals or existing teams modeling infectious disease at the animal-human interface apply! DM me for more info.
Please join me in the upcoming @NASEM_Health workshop: Towards a Post-Pandemic World: Lessons from COVID-19 for Now and the Future. September 21-24, 2021. #MicrobialThreats #longcovid
You can register here 👇🏽
https://bit.ly/3eO8IPe
Join us for MIDAS Webinar this Friday Sep 24! 12-1pm Eastern (US).
Speaker: Ana Bento @AnisabelBento
Topic: Behavioral responses and disease-economy trade-offs under alternative epidemic control strategies
Register now!
MIDAS Webinar: Behavioral responses and disease-economy trade-offs under alternative epidemic control strategies
Join us for the next MIDAS Webinar featuring Dr. Ana Bento!
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Such a pleasure to take part in this @WHO podcast with @Maggie_Silver and @jonathanpatz
Public Health in the Climate Crisis
@LSHTM @LSHTM_Planet @cmmid_lshtm
EYE on Yellow Fever: Public Health in the Climate Crisis
The warming of our planet is, for many reasons, among the most significant issues of our age. But we perhaps don’t give enough thought to climat...
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Thank you to @UCBerkeleySPH and @theNAMedicine! Looking forward to getting to know my cohort better and to all the program has to offer. https://twitter.com/UCBerkeleySPH/status/1438171073732820997
We’re thrilled to announce that Berkeley Public Health epidemiologist @jLewnard has been selected as a Scholar of @theNAMedicine Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Program! #NAMEmergingLeaders #PublicHealth @UCBerkeley http://ow.ly/mA2C50Ga4uN
I am giving a memorial lecture next week in Nigeria.
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