Center for Statistics and Quantitative Infectious Diseases

这是一个多机构MIDAS卓越中心的建议，称为统计中心， 定量传染病（CSQUID）。该中心的使命是提供国家和国际 领导牵头机构是弗雷德哈钦森癌症研究中心（FHCRC）。其他 参与机构有佛罗里达大学、东北大学、密歇根大学埃默里分校 大学、华盛顿大学（UW）、格鲁吉亚大学和杜克大学。该提案 包括四个协同研究项目（RP），这些项目将开发应用于 解决流行病学、免疫学和进化问题，这些问题对流感的公共卫生政策很重要， 登革热、脊髓灰质炎、结核病和其他传染病病原体：RP 1：建模、空间、统计（牵头：I.隆吉尼大学 佛罗里达）; RP 2：动态推理（负责人：P. Rohani，密歇根大学）; RP 3：了解传输 综合遗传学和流行病学推断（共同负责人：E。Kenah、U佛罗里达和T.贝德福德，FHCRC）; RP 4：流感病毒株变异的动力学和进化（领导：R。Antia，Emory U）.软件 开发和核心设施（牵头：A。Vespignani，Northeastern U）将在软件领域发挥领导作用 发展、获取和沟通。政策研究（领导：J. Koopman，密歇根大学）将提供 领导我们的研究成果的沟通政策制定者，以及进行新的研究 政策制定。培训，推广和多样性计划包括9名博士后的持续培训 研究员和5.25博士前研究助理，每年支持参与者在夏季研究所 传染病统计和建模（UW）和正在进行的研究经验， 在两个机构的本科生计划，除其他外。所有参与机构和中心均为 致力于在各级增加多样性。中心范围内的活动包括职业发展奖， 初级教师，年度讲习班和研讨会，外部发言人，并参与MIDAS网络 会议.科学的领导将由中心主任，领导委员会，外部 科学咨询委员会以及MIDAS指导委员会。

This is a proposal for a multi-institutional MIDAS Center of Excellence called the Center for Statistics and Quantitative Infectious Diseases (CSQUID). The mission the Center is to provide national and international leadership. The lead institution is the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC). Other participating institutions are the University of Florida, Northeastern University, University of Michigan, Emory University, University of Washington (UW), University of Georgia, and Duke University. The proposal includes four synergistic research projects (RP) that will develop cutting-edge methodologies applied to solving epidemiologic, immunologic and evolutionary problems important for public health policy in influenza, dengue, polio, TB, and other infectious agents: RP1: Modeling, Spatial, Statistics (Lead: I. Longini, U Florida); RP2: Dynamic Inference (Lead: P. Rohani, U Michigan); RP 3: Understanding transmission with integrated genetic and epidemiologic inference (Co-Leads: E. Kenah, U Florida and T. Bedford, FHCRC); RP 4: Dynamics and Evolution of Influenza Strain Variation (Lead: R. Antia, Emory U). The Software Development and Core Facilities (Lead: A. Vespignani, Northeastern U) will provide leadership in software development, access, and communication. The Policy Studies (Lead: J. Koopman, U Michigan) will provide leadership in communication of our research results to policy makers, as well as conducting novel research into policy making. The Training, Outreach, and Diversity Plans include ongoing training of 9 postdoctoral fellows and 5.25 predoctoral research assistants each year, support for participants in the Summer Institute for Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases (UW) and ongoing Research Experience for Undergraduates programs at two institutions, among others. All participating institutions and the Center are committed to increasing diversity at all levels. Center-wide activities include Career Development Awards for junior faculty, annual workshops and symposia, outside speakers, and participation in the MIDAS Network meetings. Scientific leadership will be provided by the Center Director, a Leadership Committee, an external Scientific Advisory Board as well as the MIDAS Steering Committee.