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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.

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https://iu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqd-2srD8tGtCXDem4Cka08rBz5fDW0EQR

Join today's IMOBio Seminar at 10am EST.

Speaker: Philip Gerlee, Chalmers University of Technology

Title: Evaluation of Respiratory Disease Hospitalization Forecasts Using Synthetic Outbreak Data

Register in advance: t.co/DOKt8FNwRZ

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: GLIMPRINT New Series. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: GLIMPRINT New Series. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Lessons Learned Seminar Series:
WHEN:
Thursday, February 19th 2026, 10 am ET

SPEAKER:
Philip Gerlee, Chalmers University of Technology

TITLE:
Evaluation of respiratory disease hospitalization forecasts using synthetic outbreak data

Pre-register: iu.zoom.us/j/85003122099

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The MIDAS Network is looking for nominees for our Steering Committee. All nominees must be current members of the MIDAS Network.

MIDAS Network members are encouraged to check their email for a link to submit a nomination for the Steering Committee by 02/18/26.

17.02.2026 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

CLOSING SOON: Postdoc (London, UK)
AI for Equitable Disease Modelling
with @sabrinalyli.bsky.social
at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2457

17.02.2026 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Description Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities ment...

The Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London is seeking up to 20 new non-clinical Assistant Professors to join our world-class academic community.
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

11.02.2026 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Infectious disease modelling for health policy With this cross-journal collection, Communications Health, and Nature Communications invite Articles describing the application of infectious disease models ...

Infectious disease modelling for health policy:
www.nature.com/collections/...

10.02.2026 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 Happening tomorrow! Join this #APMEN TechTalks webinar πŸ—¨οΈπŸ–₯️

πŸ“… 11 Feb 2026 | πŸ•‘ 2:00 PM (SGT) | 🌐 Online

Hear WHO guidance, latest evidence, and field experiences on MDA, community engagement, adherence, and radical cure strategies

πŸ”— shorturl.at/zJ2BS

10.02.2026 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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IDDconf 2026 A Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics. IDDconf is the second instalment of a new meeting series focussing on innovative research in infectious disease dynamics.

IDDconf 2026 registration is open! See IDDconf.org for details and registration link.

04.02.2026 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

2-3 Postdocs (Boston, USA)
Modelling HIV surveillance data w/ collab in Malawi, South Africa, and elsewhere
with @jeff-imai-eaton.bsky.social
at @ccdd-hsph.bsky.social @harvardepi.bsky.social
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2465

02.02.2026 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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WCS Wild View: Evolution’s Sublime Bat Wing The bat’s wings are a webbed version of our hands with translucent skin stretched between finger bones and engineered to sustain flight. –Sarah H. Olson. Photo by Β©Sarah H. Olson.

EEID seminar Thursday Feb. 5th

Time: 1:00pm EST

One Health in Action:
Wildlife Conservation and Disease Prevention in a Changing World.

Speaker: Sara Olson - blog.wcs.org/photo/author...

Pre-register: www.eeidforum.org?page_id=261

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Careers at Lehigh - Details - Postdoctoral Research Associate in Biostatistics & Health Data Science

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Biostatistics & Health Data Science Position Available at Lehigh University.
careers.pageuppeople.com/865/cw/en-us...

02.02.2026 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@ammnetwork.bsky.social invites applications for its Small Event Award to support local in-person meetings, workshops & conferences πŸ†πŸŽ™οΈ

πŸ’° Funding: $500–$3,000

πŸ—“οΈ Deadline: 1 Feb 2026

πŸ”— shorturl.at/gK9AP

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Issa Dahabreh headshot

Issa Dahabreh headshot

Join us in person or online on Feb 4 at 1pm ET for the Department's seminar series featuring Issa Dahabreh on "Trial Augmentation Using External Data and Models: Toward Harmony Between Observational Studies and Trials" ➑️ Go to event page to register: hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology...

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sismid.sph.emory.edu

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Join us this Fri at 12PM ET for a conversation on
#Measles, discussing a variety of topics including the rapid rise of US cases since Jan 2025.

@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social leads a panel w/ Lori Handy,
@childrensphila.bsky.social & Liam Hicks, #AZDHS.

Register now:
brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

26.01.2026 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#WeAreHiring!
New year, new career opportunities at #ECDC!

We are looking for:
➑️ Scientific Officer Food-, Water-borne & Zoonotic Diseases
➑️ Principal Expert Vector-borne & Zoonotic Diseases/ Group Leader Scientific Advice & Outbreak Response
➑️ Training Support Specialist
➑️ Data Scientist

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πŸ“… Jan 30 | 12 PM ET
#Measles is rising with 2,400 US cases since Jan 2025, threatening elimination status

@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social leads a panel w/ Lori Handy, @childrensphila.bsky.social & Liam Hicks, #AZDHS on what’s driving the outbreak & how to respond.

Register
brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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πŸ“’ Unitaid Call for Applications

β˜€οΈ Investigating the heat stability of health products under climate change in LMICs β€” from manufacturing to delivery

πŸ’Š Research on pharmaceuticals, diagnostics & medical devices

⏰ Deadline: 23 Jan | 12:00 CET
πŸ”— shorturl.at/huFIJ

20.01.2026 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: MIDAS Webinar Series - January 2026 - Siyu Chen, DPhil, MSc, BSc . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: MIDAS Webinar Series - January 2026 - Siyu Chen, DPhil, MSc, BSc . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Don't miss next week's MIDAS Webinar Series on
Friday, January 23 @ 1pm EST.

Topic: Multiscale Modelling Reveals Accelerating Community Outbreak Risks of Measles in the United States

Speaker: Siyu Chen, DPhil

Register: pitt.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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πŸ“’ Attention Researchers - need to make map showing data over time and location? But fed up having to waste time standardising basic data? IDDO Statistician Rhys Peploe has created a tool that could save you lots of time…
youtu.be/hRnpNTKzwwY
#BeatNTDs #visualisations #ToolsForResearchers

14.01.2026 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Epidemics | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier - Epidemics | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier Read the latest articles of Epidemics at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature

We would like to call your attention to a special issue in Epidemics, β€œTraining the Future: Replicable Strategies for Teaching Infectious Disease Modeling, Forecasting and Analytics”, and invite your submissions.

www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

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2026 RE-AIM / PRISM Fellowship – Call for Applications

➑️ Gain hands-on expertise in implementation science through an experiential learning approach

πŸ—“οΈ Feb 1, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027 (extension possible)
⏰ Application deadline: Jan 9, 2026
πŸ”— shorturl.at/TnZGf

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β€œWe help translate evidence of drug-resistant malaria into policy and practice”: MARC SE-Africa webinar showcases value of regional collaboration β€” MARC SE-Africa Malaria researchers, representatives of national malaria programmes, ministries of health and other malaria practitioners joined a MARC SE-Africa webinar, looking to learn more about the current…

πŸ’ŠπŸ¦ŸLooking for #AntimalarialResistance resources?
Check out these #MARCSEAfrica webinars: www.marcse-africa.org/news/blog/tr...
#malaria

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πŸ“’ #GHITFund Call for Applications: Screening Platform

πŸ§ͺ Support the identification of novel compounds for malaria, tuberculosis, and selected NTDs
πŸ”“ Access Japanese compound libraries and screening technologies

⏰ Submission deadline: Jan 9, 2026
πŸ”— shorturl.at/aBw3c

05.01.2026 11:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Epidemics | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier - Epidemics | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier Read the latest articles of Epidemics at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature

Epidemics - Call for Papers

Training the Future: Replicable Strategies for Teaching Infectious Disease Modeling, Forecasting and Analytics
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

19.12.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
PhD Studentships in Health Analytics and Modelling | LSHTM The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Imperial College London and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are pleased to invite applications for two PhD studentships in real-time

Two more fully funded PhDs in real-time infectious disease modelling & forecasting β€” developing methods for operational use by @ukhsa.bsky.social and others in outbreak response. UK home students, starting April or September 2026.

www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

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Social Inequalities in Infectious Disease Dynamics: a Symposium and Workshop

Symposium & workshop on inequalities in infectious disease dynamics at LSHTM in April 2026. We aim to will bring together leading researchers and practitioners to share ideas, discuss recent advances, and reflect on future directions. Details & application: iddconf.org/lshtm-sympos... Closing 21 Jan

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Call for Applications for Integrated Training Program in Vaccinology at the University of Maryland.
www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cvd/training...

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