Modeling

Modeling of infectious diseases involves integrating tools from epidemiology, statistics, ecology and evolutionary biology, sociology, economics and other fields in order to explain patterns in data, evaluate control measures and predict future trends.

Research in the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases includes:

Evaluating the impact of targeted control strategies for TB/HIV
Optimizing the delivery of HIV testing and treatment services
Identifying and characterizing networks underlying HIV and HCV transmission among injection drug users
Describing the spread of Zika virus and estimating the risk and burden of disease
Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of vaccination strategies for novel typhoid conjugate vaccines
Estimating the impact of vaccination on the incidence of pneumococcal disease in different age groups

Disease Areas

Faculty of Inerest

Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo, PhD
Associate Research Scientist in Biostatistics; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Research Interests
Cytomegalovirus
Dengue Virus
Economics
Influenza, Human
Influenza Vaccines
Mosquito Control
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
Pneumococcal Vaccines
Cytomegalovirus Vaccines
Dengue Vaccines
Infectious Disease Medicine
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Ted Cohen, DPH, MD, MPH
Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases)
Research Interests
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Epidemiology
Europe, Eastern
Models, Biological
Public Health
South America
Tuberculosis
HIV Infections
Molecular Epidemiology
Africa South of the Sahara
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Alison Galvani, PhD
Burnett and Stender Families Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis (CIDMA)
Research Interests
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Africa, Southern
Ecology
Economics
Epidemiologic Methods
Epidemiology
Biological Evolution
HIV
Influenza, Human
Parasitology
Public Health
Tuberculosis
Global Health
Evolution, Planetary
Infectious Disease Medicine
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Gregg Gonsalves, PhD
Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Associate (Adjunct) Professor of Law, Yale Law School; Affiliated Faculty, Program in Addiction Medicine; Co-Director, Global Health Justice Partnership; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Research Interests
Computer Simulation
Decision Making
Hepatitis C
HIV
Operations Research
Political Systems
Prisoners
Public Policy
Social Justice
Social Medicine
Tuberculosis
United States Food and Drug Administration
Causality
Drug Approval
Drug Users
Social Determinants of Health
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Robert Heimer, PhD
Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) and of Pharmacology; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Research Interests
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Epidemiology
Foodborne Diseases
Hepatitis C
Injections
Public Health
Russia
Vietnam
Global Health
HIV Infections
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Virginia Pitzer, ScD
Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Co-director, Public Health Modeling Concentration; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Research Interests
Ecology
Immunization
Paratyphoid Fever
Rotavirus
Typhoid Fever
Global Health
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Daniel Weinberger, PhD
Associate Professor Tenure; Co-director, Public Health Modeling Concentration; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Research Interests
Americas
Bacterial Infections
Biology
Carrier State
Communicable Disease Control
Denmark
Epidemiologic Methods
Europe
Fourier Analysis
Iceland
Influenza, Human
Netherlands
Population Characteristics
Public Health
Respiratory Tract Infections
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Biostatistics
Diseases
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Centers and other resources

Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analytics (CIDMA)CIDMA aims to optimize the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of vaccination strategies and other health interventions by quantitatively evaluating and informing public health policies.
Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA)CIRA provides HIV-related resources, skills, services, training, and professional networking opportunities to HIV researchers and practitioners who can contribute to advances in HIV prevention and treatment.
Ted Cohen LabTed Cohen Lab conducts research that contributes to the global effort to control two infectious diseases of public health importance: tuberculosis (TB) and HIV.
Crawford Lab
Institution for Social and Policy Studies (ISPS)
Transmission Dynamics of Enteric DiseasesOur research focuses on mathematical modeling of infectious diseases, with a special emphasis on the transmission dynamics of enteric diseases.
Public Health Modeling UnitThis renowned program uses mathematical representations of disease spread, healthcare processes, and human behavior to make better public health decisions and predictions.
Weinberger LabOur research focuses on the mechanisms driving the observed epidemiological patterns of respiratory infections, particularly pneumococcal disease and RSV.
Yale Center for Analytical Sciences (YCAS)YCAS collaborative team provides expertise in the design, conduct, and analysis of health and health care studies, methodological development, and education and training.