Monkeypox, old disease, new fears
CEID cosponsored this event with BU’s School of Public Health and LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty and Staff. The program explored the importance of stopping the spread of monkeypox without encouraging the spread of stigma.
Reflecting On One Year of MPOX Response event highlights
On August 17, 2023, CEID hosted a hybrid event, “Reflecting on One Year of MPOX Response,” in partnership with BU’s Hariri Institute for Computational Sciences & Engineering. The panel discussion, which was moderated by CEID Director, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, featured opening remarks from Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health. Panelists […]
Panel with Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum & Team, National Institute for Biomedical Research
On Friday, May 27, 2022 CEID hosted Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum MD, PhD, Director of the National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB) and members of the INRB team for a panel discussion about Ebola Virus Disease and Monkeypox. Panelists included: Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, General Director of the INRB Dr. Placide Mbala, Chief of the Pathogen Genomics […]
What is endemicity? What are the shared goals of COVID-19 response?
Boston University’s Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research (CEID) and Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs will co-host a seminar “What is endemicity? What are the shared goals of COVID-19 response?” with speakers Dr. William Hanage, Dr. Celine Gounder and Dr. Rodgers Ayebare. Opening remarks will be provided by CEID […]
Preventing the next pandemic: Will we be prepared?
On April 8, 2022 BU Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy & Research (CEID) & BU School of Public Health co-hosted this public discussion: COVID-19 has readily made the point that the era of infectious diseases is far from over. And there are good reasons to think that with increasing urbanization and climate change, more […]
Building Trust During Scientific Uncertainty: How Do We Better Respond to Outbreaks?
What does it mean to “trust in science”? Which messages have we chosen to trust in the age of COVID-19? How have we sourced these messages, and how have evolving messages shaped the decisions we’ve made throughout the pandemic? Who have we chosen as trusted advisers to deliver the messages upon which we rely? Since […]
Join Us for This Year’s RE:WIRED Celebration
CEID Founding Director Dr. Nahid Bhadelia is a featured RE:WIRED speaker who will discuss mRNA evolution with Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel.
CEID Hosts Global Vaccine Access: Insights from International Public Health Experts on Ensuring an Equitable Pandemic Recovery
On Wednesday, July 21, 2021, CEID convened a virtual congressional briefing on what U.S. policymakers can do to ensure equitable access to vaccines worldwide to protect the health of their constituents. OPENING REMARKS: Congresswoman Lois Frankel, D-FL, United States House of Representatives SPEAKERS: Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALD, Founding Director of Boston University Center for […]
Watch Now: The Path to Global Vaccine Equity
Our collective recovery is tied to ensuring equity in global COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration. Aside from the direct health and health systems impact, the COVID-19 pandemic has and will continue to undo decades of work globally on reducing poverty, improving education and health, and empowering women. When communities can’t equitably access vaccines, it makes […]