Conference: Clinic on Dynamical Approaches to Infectious Diseases Data; University of Florida, December, 2016

该奖项将为将于2016年12月举行的年度传染病数据动态方法诊所提供支持，该诊所将为美国科学家提供传染病流行病学数学方面的培训。数学和模拟是传染病控制中必不可少的工具，使决策者能够在实施控制政策之前探索控制政策，解释趋势，并预测新出现的威胁。在过去十年中，数学流行病学和生物医学流行病学领域在研究实践中的整合有所增加；然而，培训方案提供的课堂整合机会很少。该诊所通过向参与者提供来自流行病学传统的广泛概念和技术来解决这一差距。该诊所将为将动态建模方法与经验传染病研究相结合提供概念基础。它针对的是在科学计算或数学建模方面没有丰富经验的参与者。培训的重点将是病原体传播的复杂动态如何影响研究设计和数据收集，以解决传染病研究中的应用问题。这项培训将为参与者在临床结束后追求他们的研究目标做好准备。参与者将发展必要的技能，以确定哪些研究问题可以受益于动态建模程序的开发，哪些不能受益。此外，由于该诊所还将包括来自非洲的科学家，它将为美国科学家提供建立国际合作者网络的机会。此外，讲座将在网上公开提供，以便不能参加诊所的人用于自学，或纳入其他课程的教材。

This award will provide support for the annual Clinic on Dynamic Approaches to Infectious Disease Data to be held in December, 2016, that will provide training for U.S. scientists in the mathematics of infectious disease epidemiology. Mathematics and simulation are essential tools in infectious disease control, enabling decision-makers to explore control policies before implementing them, interpret trends, and predict emerging threats. Over the past decade, integration of the fields of mathematical epidemiology and biomedical epidemiology has increased in research practice; however, training options provide few opportunities for integration in the classroom. This clinic addresses this gap by offering participants exposure to a broad range of concepts and techniques from both epidemiological traditions. The clinic will provide a conceptual foundation for integrating dynamic modeling approaches with empirical infectious diseases research. It is aimed at participants without substantial experience in scientific computing or in mathematical modeling. The training will focus on how the complex dynamics of pathogen transmission influence study design and data collection for addressing applied problems in infectious disease research. This training will prepare participants to pursue their research goals after the clinic. Participants will develop the skills necessary to identify which research questions can and cannot benefit from development of a dynamic modeling program. In addition, because the clinic will also include scientists from Africa it will provide opportunities for U.S. scientists to build a network of international collaborators. In addition, lectures will be made publicly available online so that they can be used for self-instruction by those unable to attend the clinic or incorporated into teaching materials for other courses.