{"id":25789,"date":"2022-08-22T13:42:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T17:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/?page_id=25789"},"modified":"2026-07-29T10:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T14:54:13","slug":"predicting-and-preventing-epidemic-to-pandemic-transitions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/predicting-and-preventing-epidemic-to-pandemic-transitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Predicting and Preventing Epidemic to Pandemic Transitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Focused Research Program<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Our Focus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The goal of the Predicting and Preventing Epidemic to Pandemic Transitions FRP, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), is to develop a comprehensive strategy and the required science base for predicting and preventing future pandemics. This Phase I project will engage a large interdisciplinary team and a network of collaborators from EcoHealth Alliance to develop models that can identify location hot spots for pathogens that could cause an outbreak, detect disease anomalies in healthcare settings, predict patient outcomes, characterize pathogen spread, and determine best methods for response.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2022\/08\/covid-4948866-636x425.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25795\" width=\"636\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/files\/2022\/08\/covid-4948866-636x425.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/files\/2022\/08\/covid-4948866-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/files\/2022\/08\/covid-4948866-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/files\/2022\/08\/covid-4948866-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/files\/2022\/08\/covid-4948866-2048x1370.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Focused Research Program led by<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yannis Paschalidis:<\/strong> Director, Hariri Institute; Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering; Founding Professor, Computing and Data Sciences<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nahid Bhadelia:<\/strong> Founding Director, Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases (CEID); \u00a0Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eric Kolaczyk:<\/strong> <span>Professor of Statistics in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at McGill University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Diane Joseph-McCarthy:<\/strong>\u00a0Executive Director, Bioengineering Technology &amp; Entrepreneurship Center (BTEC); Professor, Biomedical Engineering<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jon Epstein<\/strong>, Vice President for Science &amp; Outreach, EcoHealth Alliance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Research Thrusts<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>1. Predictive Models of Location and Likely Pathogens<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This thrust focuses on identifying high-risk viruses and geographic locations at the highest risk of initial spillover and localized spread.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Core Faculty<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-25798 profile type-profile status-publish hentry people-core-faculty people-faculty-affiliate people-steering-committee\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/nahid-bhadelia\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"141\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2022\/08\/Nahid-Bhadelia-e1691672758996.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALD<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Founding Director, CEID<br \/>\r\nFounding Director, BEACON; <br \/>\r\nAssociate Professor, Infectious Diseases, Chobanian &#038; Avedisian SOM; <br \/>\r\nAdjunct Associate Professor, Global Health Security, Pardee School of Global Studies,<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-21584 profile type-profile status-publish hentry people-core-faculty people-faculty-affiliate people-frp-leaders-fy26 people-steering-committee\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/michael-dietze\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"147\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2020\/10\/MDietze.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Michael Dietze, PhD<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, Earth and Environment, CAS<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-25963 profile type-profile status-publish hentry people-faculty-affiliate\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/kevin-gallagher\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2022\/09\/ghallager-e1758735827986.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Kevin Gallagher<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, Global Development Policy (Pardee)<br \/>\r\nDirector, Global Development Policy Center<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Detection of Local Disease Clusters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This thrust identifies non-typical cases based on diverse sources of data, ranging from healthcare centers, local case reports, social media, web search queries, cell phone data, and death reports.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Core Faculty<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-25798 profile type-profile status-publish hentry people-core-faculty people-faculty-affiliate people-steering-committee\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/nahid-bhadelia\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"141\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2022\/08\/Nahid-Bhadelia-e1691672758996.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALD<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Founding Director, CEID<br \/>\r\nFounding Director, BEACON; <br \/>\r\nAssociate Professor, Infectious Diseases, Chobanian &#038; Avedisian SOM; <br \/>\r\nAdjunct Associate Professor, Global Health Security, Pardee School of Global Studies,<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-22777 profile type-profile status-publish hentry centers-initiatives-cise people-core-faculty people-frp-leaders-fy26 people-director people-steering-committee\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/ioannis-paschalidis\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2021\/03\/ioannis.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Ioannis (Yannis) Paschalidis, PhD<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Director, Hariri Institute for Computing;<br \/>\r\nDistinguished Professor of Engineering (ECE, SE, BME);<br \/>\r\nFounding Professor, Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences;<br \/>\r\nProfessor of Biostatistics, School of Public Health<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-25968 profile type-profile status-publish hentry people-faculty-affiliate\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/andrew-stokes\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2022\/09\/Andrew-Stokes-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Andrew Stokes<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor, Global Health, Sociology<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-17407 profile type-profile status-publish hentry people-faculty-affiliate\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/gianluca-stringhini\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2019\/08\/stringhini.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Gianluca Stringhini<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, ENG<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-21575 profile type-profile status-publish hentry people-faculty-affiliate\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/laura-white\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2020\/10\/Laura-White-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Laura White<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, Biostatistics (SPH)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>3. Pathogen Characterization and Pandemic Prediction<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This thrust aims to develop the capability to identify and characterize pathogens that cause local disease clusters and predict whether a local cluster could lead to a pandemic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Core Faculty<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-25798 profile type-profile status-publish hentry people-core-faculty people-faculty-affiliate people-steering-committee\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/nahid-bhadelia\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"141\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2022\/08\/Nahid-Bhadelia-e1691672758996.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALD<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Founding Director, CEID<br \/>\r\nFounding Director, BEACON; <br \/>\r\nAssociate Professor, Infectious Diseases, Chobanian &#038; Avedisian SOM; <br \/>\r\nAdjunct Associate Professor, Global Health Security, Pardee School of Global Studies,<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-25899 profile type-profile status-publish hentry people-faculty-affiliate\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/john-connor\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2022\/08\/Connor-John-2-5x3-5-2-e1758647832317-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">John Connor<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, Virology, Immunology &#038; Microbiology, School of Medicine<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-25916 profile type-profile status-publish hentry people-core-faculty people-faculty-affiliate people-steering-committee\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/traci-hong\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2022\/08\/HongPortrait-e1759164133396-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Traci Hong, PhD<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, Media Science, College of Communications<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-21575 profile type-profile status-publish hentry people-faculty-affiliate\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/laura-white\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2020\/10\/Laura-White-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Laura White<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, Biostatistics (SPH)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Mitigation and Response Strategies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This thrust focuses on therapeutics and vaccines, the capacity of global research networks to engage in rapid response, and social mitigation strategies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Core Faculty<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-25798 profile type-profile status-publish hentry people-core-faculty people-faculty-affiliate people-steering-committee\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/nahid-bhadelia\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"141\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2022\/08\/Nahid-Bhadelia-e1691672758996.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALD<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Founding Director, CEID<br \/>\r\nFounding Director, BEACON; <br \/>\r\nAssociate Professor, Infectious Diseases, Chobanian &#038; Avedisian SOM; <br \/>\r\nAdjunct Associate Professor, Global Health Security, Pardee School of Global Studies,<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-25899 profile type-profile status-publish hentry people-faculty-affiliate\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/john-connor\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2022\/08\/Connor-John-2-5x3-5-2-e1758647832317-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">John Connor<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, Virology, Immunology &#038; Microbiology, School of Medicine<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-25963 profile type-profile status-publish hentry people-faculty-affiliate\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/kevin-gallagher\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2022\/09\/ghallager-e1758735827986.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Kevin Gallagher<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, Global Development Policy (Pardee)<br \/>\r\nDirector, Global Development Policy Center<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-25916 profile type-profile status-publish hentry people-core-faculty people-faculty-affiliate people-steering-committee\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/traci-hong\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2022\/08\/HongPortrait-e1759164133396-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Traci Hong, PhD<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, Media Science, College of Communications<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-25938 profile type-profile status-publish hentry people-faculty-affiliate\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/diane-joseph-mccarthy\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2022\/08\/Joseph-McCarthy_Diane.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Diane Joseph-McCarthy, PhD<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor of the Practice, Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering<br \/>\r\nExecutive Director, Bioengineering Technology &#038; Entrepreneurship Center<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-25895 profile type-profile status-publish hentry people-faculty-affiliate\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/nina-mazar\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2022\/08\/image002.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Nina Mazar<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, Marketing, Questrom School of Business<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-22777 profile type-profile status-publish hentry centers-initiatives-cise people-core-faculty people-frp-leaders-fy26 people-director people-steering-committee\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/ioannis-paschalidis\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2021\/03\/ioannis.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Ioannis (Yannis) Paschalidis, PhD<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Director, Hariri Institute for Computing;<br \/>\r\nDistinguished Professor of Engineering (ECE, SE, BME);<br \/>\r\nFounding Professor, Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences;<br \/>\r\nProfessor of Biostatistics, School of Public Health<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-17407 profile type-profile status-publish hentry people-faculty-affiliate\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/gianluca-stringhini\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2019\/08\/stringhini.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Gianluca Stringhini<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, ENG<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-21575 profile type-profile status-publish hentry people-faculty-affiliate\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/laura-white\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2020\/10\/Laura-White-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Laura White<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, Biostatistics (SPH)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>FPR Events<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/2023\/08\/31\/reflecting-on-one-year-of-mpox-response-event-highlights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reflecting On One Year of MPOX Response Event Highlights<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Event Date: August 17, 2023<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/2023\/04\/05\/data-driven-approaches-preventing-next-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Distinguished Speaker Series: Data Driven Approaches to Prevent the Next Pandemic<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>2023 Event Dates: April 12, May 2, and May 5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Focused Research Program Our Focus The goal of the Predicting and Preventing Epidemic to Pandemic Transitions FRP, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), is to develop a comprehensive strategy and the required science base for predicting and preventing future pandemics. 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