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Summer 2025 Updates
We hope everyone is enjoying a healthy and restful summer. Read on for the latest updates from CEID. Student Research Grants Congratulations to our two recipients of this year’s student/trainee research grants, Garima Kohli and Amy Zheng. These grants, $5,000 each, aim to support students in their academic and professional development by providing financial assistance for... More
CEID faculty provide public health testimony to state lawmakers
Several CEID faculty have recently provided their expertise in infectious diseases and broader public health to help shape state public health policies. CEID Director Dr. Nahid Bhadelia provided testimony to the Massachusetts state senators and representatives on the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health, chaired by Sen. Bill Driscoll 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
Looking ahead at 2025 for CEID
Students are back on campus and the spring 2025 semester is in full swing! Here’s a look at upcoming work you can expect from CEID over the next few months. Museum of Science collaborations We are excited to announce a partnership with Boston’s Museum of Science, designed to engage with audiences of... More
Event summary: Global Equity in Access to Pandemic Response Tools – November 7, 2024
On Thursday, November 7th, 2024, the Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases (CEID) hosted “Global Equity in Access to Pandemic Response Tools,” the latest in its semiannual symposium series. The symposium opened with remarks from BU President Dr. Melissa Gilliam, followed by a panel discussion with Dr. Hillary Carter, More
Event summary: From Data to Action – April 30, 2024
Data science has widespread potential for improving the ability to predict the spread of infectious diseases. On April 30, 2024, CEID welcomed Caroline Buckee, PhD; Alessandro Vespignani, PhD; and Larry Madoff, MD to discuss its current and potential future uses. Dr. Madoff, who serves as Medical Director of the Bureau of... 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
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... More
10 Things You Should Know About Endemicity & COVID-19 Response
On March 9, Boston University’s Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research (CEID) and Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs hosted What is endemicity? What are the shared goals of COVID-19 Response? Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, Founding Director of CEID, provided opening remarks, and the event... More
Working with healthcare workers to improve vaccination uptake in Uganda
Over the last two years, more than ten billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered worldwide. However, global vaccine inequity has led to disproportionate vaccine distribution, with Africa, for example, receiving less than 6% of the worldwide share of vaccines. We believe that advocacy to bridge this disparity is... More