Clinic on Dynamical Approaches to Infectious Disease Data

The twelfth annual DAIDD clinic ~ December 10–16, 2023 ~ Virtual Edition

  1. Schedule
  2. DAIDD 2014

Clinic Schedule

This is an archived version of the schedule from the DAIDD 2014 clinic (December 15-19, 2014, UF Emerging Pathogens Institute, Gainesville, FL, USA). Some links may not work at this time.

Note: All sessions that are 1 hour and 45 minutes long include a 45 minute lecture on the topic, a 45 minute practicum, and a 15 minute discussion of the practicum in relation to the lecture material and the session’s learning objectives.

Friday, 12 Dec

Required for international participants only

  • 9:00 Check-in for J-1 visa holders at UF International Center (Jake Ball)
  • 11:30 Tour of Emerging Pathogens Institute (Jake Ball)
  • 12:30 Lunch with ICI3D faculty and local alumni
  • 1:30-5:00 Meetings with local researchers

Monday, 15 Dec

  • 8:30-9:00 Welcome and introductions
  • 9:00-9:15 What are we doing here? (Juliet Pulliam)
  • 9:15-10:00 What is Science: models and data (Steve Bellan)
  • 10:00-10:30 Working with the DAIDD 2014 GitHub repository
  • 10:30-11:00 Morning break - Make sure your slides are uploaded for next session!
  • 11:00-12:00 Research pitches (Moderator: Jonathan Dushoff)
  • 1:00 - 2:15 Simplification for generalization 1: Intuitive aspects of dynamics and introduction to model worlds (Juliet Pulliam)
  • 2:15-3:00 Dynamical Fever - computer exercise (All faculty)
  • 3:15-4:00 Dynamical Fever - discussion (John Hargrove)
  • 4:00-4:30 Dynamical Fever - model description, modeling terminology (Juliet Pulliam)
  • 4:30-4:45 Model taxonomy (Juliet Pulliam)
  • 4:45-5:00 Ice breakers (Gavin Hitchcock)
  • 6:00-8:00 DAIDD Mixer

Tuesday, 16 Dec

  • 9:00-10:45 The SIR model family - conceptual framework and introduction to difference and differential equations (Jonathan Dushoff)
  • 11:15-12:15 Writing exercise: formulating research questions for modeling projects (Juliet Pulliam)
  • 1:15-2:45 Reed-Frost models (Travis Porco)
  • 3:00-4:30 Modeling in practice: The life cycle of a modeling project, from conception to publication (John Hargrove)
  • 4:30-6:00 Exercise: Creating a model world to address a research question (Juliet Pulliam, and all faculty)

Wednesday, 17 Dec

  • 9:00-10:45 Impact of contact patterns, consequences of heterogeneity, and modeling options and tutorial (Jonathan Dushoff)
  • 11:15-12:15 Use of models in study design for dynamic systems: Trachoma elimination (Travis Porco)
  • 1:15-2:00 Use of models in study design for dynamic systems: Trachoma elimination (cont’d)
  • 2:00-3:15 Models and data: introduction to model fitting (Steve Bellan)
  • 3:30-5:00 Small-group session: matching models to questions (All faculty)
  • 5:00-6:00 Mid-session feedback (Gavin Hitchcock)

Thursday, 18 Dec

  • 9:00-9:20 Regroup after feedback
  • 9:20-10:50 Writing exercise - description of proposed model and assumptions (Steve Bellan)
  • 10:50-11:00 Group Photo
  • 11:00-11:30 Break
  • 11:30-12:30 HIV models to understand transmission and control options (Hargrove)
  • 1:30-2:15 Exercise: Model fitting tutorial: HIV in Harare (All faculty)
  • 2:15-3:45 Modeling measurement uncertainty and within-host processes (Wilfred Ndifon)
  • 4:00-5:00 Model evaluation and comparison (Jim Scott)
  • 5:00-6:00 Writing exercise & mentored working session (All faculty)
  • 7:00 ICI3D dinner (optional)

Friday, 19 Dec

Saturday, 20 Dec

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