The Tufts Initiative for the Forecasting and Modeling of Infectious Diseases (InForMID) was established to conduct research and provide a venue for training in the fields of computational epidemiology, conservation medicine, biostatistics, and bioinformatics with the emphasis on public health applications. The mission of the Initiative is to improve the quality of bio-medical research and health care by developing innovative analytical and computational tools and systems to life-science researchers, public health professionals, and policy makers. The Initiative offers training opportunities and hands-on experience in research and practical applications for an audience with wide range of professional backgrounds.

We would like to introduce you to our international collaborators from Quito, Ecuador: (from left) Dr. Josefina Egas Benavides, Dr. Fernando Sempértegui, and Dr. Bertha Estrella.

Dr. Naumova featured in Boston Globe

The director of InForMID shares with us how she feels about her job dealing with the statistics of misfortune in Boston Globe.

Weather, Stomach Bugs And Climate Change: Refining The Model

Dr. Naumova and Prof. MacNeill, the director and the founding member of InForMID, have recently published an article introducing a model that takes into consideration the lag time between exposure and infection. Come see the news coverage and download the article from the journal Environmetrics.

Congratulations to Jyotsna Jagai!

Jyotsna Jagai, PhD candidate at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy has been selected to receive the NIDDK WSSS Water and Health Fellowship for the academic year 2008-2009.

Congratulations to our new Doctor Steve Cohen!!

Steve Cohen, DrPH, MPH, successfully defended his dissertation, entitled  "Vaccination coverage in children and area sociodemographic characteristics associated with pneumonia and influenza in the United States elderly" at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on March 10, 2008. [... details]

Annual Meeting of the Population Associaton of America (PAA)

Steve Cohen, DrPH presents his work at the annual meeting of the PAA in New Orleans on April 18th, 2008. [... details]

A fruitful and exciting trip to India

Dr. Elena Naumova conducted a workshop on “Analysis of Time Series Data in Epidemiology” at the Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, India from January 7 – 9, 2008. [... details]

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Last update: 06/30/2008