Clinic on Dynamical Approaches to Infectious Disease Data

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

  1. Schedule
  2. DAIDD 2017

Clinic Schedule

This is an archived version of the schedule from the DAIDD 2017 clinic (December 10-16, 2017, Jacksonville and Yulee, FL, USA). Some links may not work at this time.

Saturday, 9 Dec

  • 15:00 Hotel check-in available for faculty and international participants
  • 18:00 Early arrivals may meet in the lobby for an informal group dinner

Sunday, 10 Dec

  • 15:00 Hotel check-in available for all participants
  • 16:00-16:30 Welcome and introductions
  • 16:30-16:45 What are we doing here?
  • 16:45-17:30 What is Science: models and data
  • 17:30-17:45 Working with the DAIDD 2017 Dropbox Folder
  • 17:45-18:30 Ice breakers
  • 18:30 Dinner as a group

Monday, 11 Dec

  • 7:00 Transfer to White Oak
    • breakfast upon arrival
  • 8:40-10:30 Research pitches
  • 10:30-11:00 Morning break
  • 11:00 - 12:30 Simplification for generalization 1: Intuitive aspects of dynamics and introduction to model worlds
  • 12:30-2:00 Lunch
  • 2:00-2:15 Introduction to White Oak
  • 2:30-2:45 Overview of research plan development and structure
  • 2:45-3:40 Writing exercise: formulating research questions for modeling projects
  • 3:40-4:00 Afternoon break
  • 4:00-5:45 Dynamical Fever - computer exercise and discussion
  • 5:45-6:00 Dynamical Fever - model description, modeling terminology and taxonomy
  • 6:00-6:30 Welcome reception

Tuesday, 12 Dec

  • 8:40-9:00 Faculty research presentation
  • 9:00-10:30 The SIR model family - conceptual framework and introduction to difference and differential equations
  • 10:30-11:00 Morning break
  • 11:00-11:45 Small group session: research questions for modeling projects
  • 11:45-12:30 Reed-Frost models
  • 12:30-2:00 Lunch break
  • 2:00-3:00 Reed-Frost models (continued)
  • 3:00-4:15 Use of models in study design for dynamic systems: Ebola vaccine trial design
  • 4:15-4:45 Afternoon break
  • 4:45-6:00 Exercise: Creating a model world to address a research question
  • 8:00-9:00 Mid-session feedback

Wednesday, 13 Dec

  • 8:40-9:00 Faculty research presentation
  • 9:00-11:00 Stochastic simulation models
  • 11:00-11:30 Morning break
  • 11:30-12:30 Modeling in practice: The life cycle of a modeling project, from conception to publication
  • 12:30-2:00 Lunch break
  • 2:00-3:45 Impact of contact patterns, consequences of heterogeneity, and modeling options
  • 3:45-4:15 Afternoon break
  • 4:15-5:15 Small-group session: matching models to questions
  • 5:15-6:00 Work session
  • 8:00-9:00 Mid-session feedback

Thursday, 14 Dec

  • 8:40-9:00 Faculty research presentation
  • 9:00-10:45 Writing exercise - description of proposed model and assumptions
  • 10:45-10:55 Regroup after feedback
  • 10:55-11:00 Group Photo
  • 11:00-1:00 Game Drive
  • 1:00-2:00 Lunch
  • 2:00-3:15 Models and data: introduction to model fitting
  • 3:15-3:45 Afternoon break
  • 3:45-4:30 Model fitting tutorial
  • 4:30-6:00 Writing exercise & mentored working session
  • 8:00-9:00 Social activity

Friday, 15 Dec

  • 8:40-9:00 Faculty research presentation
  • 9:00-10:30 Use of models in public health decision-making: Dengue vaccination roll-out
  • 10:30-11:00 Morning break
  • 11:00-12:00 Model evaluation and comparison
  • 12:00-12:30 Simplification for generalization 2: Models and the bigger picture
  • 12:30-2:00 Lunch break
  • 2:00-3:30 Mentored working session
  • 4:00 Depart White Oak
  • 4:30-6:00 Writing exercise
  • 7:00-8:30 Group dinner

Saturday, 16 Dec

  • 8:15-9:00 Breakfast
  • 9:15-9:50 Discussion of research plans/proposals
  • 9:50-10:00 Short break
  • 10:00-10:50 Discussion of research plans/proposals
  • 10:50-11:10 Short break
  • 11:10-12:15 Final feedback session
  • 12:15-12:30 Closing session
  • 12:30-13:00 Lunch