{"id":231312,"date":"2023-09-22T16:31:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T20:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=231312"},"modified":"2023-09-29T10:18:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T14:18:10","slug":"professors-receive-cdc-grant-for-infectious-disease-predictive-modeling-project","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/articles\/2023\/professors-receive-cdc-grant-for-infectious-disease-predictive-modeling-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Professors Receive CDC Grant for Infectious Disease Predictive Modeling Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin sphnews-block-editorial-leadin is-style-text-over-image has-media has-media-focus-center-middle has-text-position-x-center\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2023\/09\/disease-outbreak-1.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"Blue graph indicating disease outbreak\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2023\/09\/disease-outbreak-1.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2023\/09\/disease-outbreak-1-636x398.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2023\/09\/disease-outbreak-1-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2023\/09\/disease-outbreak-1-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2023\/09\/disease-outbreak-1-755x472.png 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2023\/09\/disease-outbreak-1-900x563.png 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2023\/09\/disease-outbreak-1-1200x750.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">pandemic preparedness<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessors Receive CDC Grant for Infectious Disease Predictive Modeling Project\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"deck\">Laura White and Kayoko Shioda are part of a team of researchers working to detect diseases and provide forecasts about outbreaks to hospitals and communities at large.<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar js-block-editorial-metabar sphnews-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">September 22, 2023<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-credit-type=\"By\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/authors\/jillian-mckoy\/\">Jillian McKoy<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p>The continuously evolving pandemic, unusually high 2022 RSV surge, and recent cases of&nbsp;locally acquired malaria all underscore the unpredictability of infectious disease spread, and the strain that disease outbreaks place on the healthcare system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, researchers at the School of Public Health are working to help detect and prepare the public for future outbreaks through a new innovation center led by Northeastern University (NEU).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0initiative, called\u00a0\u201cEPISTORM: The Center for Advanced Epidemic Analytics and Predictive Modeling Technology,\u201d is a multi-institution collaboration funded by a $17.5 million, five-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/laura-white\/\">Laura White<\/a>, professor of biostatistics, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/kayoko-shioda\/\">Kayoko Shioda<\/a>, assistant professor of global health, who both lead the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ceid\/research\/data-science-surveillance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Data Science &amp; Surveillance<\/a>&nbsp;research core at BU\u2019s Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy &amp; Research (CEID),&nbsp;are the lead collaborators from BU, which will receive $1.9M from the award.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Headed by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cos.northeastern.edu\/people\/alessandro-vespignani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alessandro Vespignani<\/a>, Sternberg Family Distinguished University Professor&nbsp;at NEU and&nbsp;director of the university\u2019s Network Science Institute, the center will also bring together researchers from the University of California San Diego, Los Alamos National Laboratory, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Indiana University, the University of Florida, and Ginkgo Bioworks, as well as several hospital networks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The researchers&nbsp;will tackle current challenges in epidemic modeling and analytics&nbsp;and&nbsp;develop innovative, practical, and equitable solutions to inform decision-making and policy during health emergencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis CDC initiative is an exciting and important step in preparing for pandemic threats,\u201d White says. \u201cI am pleased to be a part of such an innovative and diverse team of scientists from across the country and look forward to working together to developing better tools and methods for detecting and responding to pandemics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The researchers will use&nbsp;wastewater surveillance, artificial intelligence,&nbsp;and other tools to develop forecasting models that gather data on outbreaks before they occur, to allow hospitals and communities to prepare as much as possible for the outbreaks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am beyond excited and honored to contribute to this vital initiative dedicated to enhancing outbreak response capabilities in the US,\u201d says Shioda. \u201cI am particularly thrilled to lead a project that aims to build a solid infrastructure and analytic framework for the real-time assessment of vaccine effectiveness and safety, using causal inference methodologies.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In particular, the research will emphasize disease development and spread in&nbsp;rural communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new center is part of a larger $250 million&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/forecast-outbreak-analytics\/about\/oadm-network.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">network<\/a>&nbsp;that advances outbreak analytics, disease modeling, and forecasting, through the CDC\u2019s Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe goals of CEID Data Science and Surveillance Core are to develop new methodologies and networks to provide critical analysis for outbreak response,\u201d says CEID Director&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ceid\/about-the-center\/team\/nahid-bhadelia-md-mald\/\">Nahid Bhadelia<\/a>. \u201cThis CDC grant will allow Dr. White and Dr. Shioda to accomplish those goals in partnership with collaborators and stakeholders nationally.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The continuously evolving pandemic, unusually high 2022 RSV surge, and recent cases of&nbsp;locally acquired malaria all underscore the unpredictability of infectious disease spread, and the strain that disease outbreaks place on the healthcare system. 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