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Virus Intelligence & Strategic Threat Assessment: New global collaboration uses experts and AI to spot the next pandemic
OSLO, SEP 4 —Global health and pandemic experts are banding together to combine their AI programmes and infectious disease knowledge to more accurately rank the viruses that have the potential to cause the next deadly pandemic. The new partnership will see the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and University of California, More
Annual Report 2025
Read for an overview of CEID's highlights from the 2024-2025 academic year.
PRESS RELEASE – Infectious disease surveillance platform BEACON launches beta version as a new open-source global resource
APRIL 23, 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT:CASSANDRA KENNEDYMEDIA@BEACONBIO.ORG Infectious disease surveillance platform BEACON launches beta version as a new open-source global resource BOSTON, MA – The Biothreats Emergence, Analysis and Communications Network (BEACON) leverages advanced artificial intelligence (AI), large language models (LLMs) and a network of globally based experts to rapidly collect, analyze, and... More
2025 Student/Trainee Summer Research Grant Opportunity
Boston University's Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases (CEID) is pleased to announce the availability of two research grants (one for graduate students and one for doctoral and postdoctoral students) pursuing innovative research projects related to CEID’s mission. The project has to focus on public health, policy, clinical, social sciences, or... More
Annual Report 2024
Read for an overview of the center's highlights from the 2023-2024 academic year.
How Can We Tackle AI-Fueled Misinformation and Disinformation in Public Health?
UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications Melissa Fleming Shares Strategies for Using Fact-based Science Communications to Build Trust In the post-pandemic era, artificial intelligence (AI) has played a major role in the dissemination of information. AI has also facilitated the spread of misinformation and disinformation across social media platforms through algorithms that... More
Researchers Support Increased Genomic Sequencing of Dengue for More Effective Prevention
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 19, 2024 Contact:Cassandra Kocek (BU Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases), ckocek@bu.eduJillian McKoy (BU School of Public Health), jpmckoy@bu.eduGina DiGravio (BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine), ginad@bu.edu ## Researchers Support Increased Genomic Sequencing of Dengue for More Effective Prevention Dengue is a disease characterized by fever, rash, headache, myalgia, and... More
Student/Trainee Summer Research Grant Opportunity
Boston University's Center on Emerging Infectious Disease (CEID) is pleased to announce the availability of two research grants (one for graduate students and one for doctoral and postdoctoral students) pursuing innovative research projects related to CEID’s mission. The project has to focus on public health, policy, clinical, social sciences, or... More
Exciting update for CEID as we enter 2024!
We have exciting update to share as we start this new year! The Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy & Research (CEID) is evolving with a bold new name: The Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases. While our name is shorter, our commitment to generating game-changing research that fuels effective policies and pandemic... More
MassCPR Symposium: Pandemic Preparedness event recap
Politicians and leaders in healthcare, research, and policy gathered for Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness (MassCPR)’s Symposium on Pandemic Preparedness on November 14, 2023. The event kicked off with a keynote discussion with former Prime Minister of New Zealand Dame Jacinda Ardern, Sir Ashley Bloomfield, and Dame Juliet Gerrard, moderated by... More