Tracking and Curbing the Next Pandemic - Future Directions in Infectious Disease Research

Explore the challenges and strategies for tracking and controlling future pandemics in this 57-minute lecture by Lauren Ancel Meyers, External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. Delve into the complexities of infectious diseases, modern plagues, and interdisciplinary efforts to combat them. Learn about influenza basics, network analysis, animal-to-human transmission, and methodological developments in disease prediction. Discover how supercomputing, optimization, and data analysis contribute to forecasting and simulation models. Examine the importance of stockpiling resources, developing user interfaces, and fostering successful collaborations in pandemic preparedness. Gain insights into seasonal flu patterns, transmission networks, and model selection techniques used to anticipate and mitigate the impact of emerging infectious diseases.

Introduction
Presentation
Why Infectious Diseases
Modern Plagues
Interdisciplinary Efforts
Flu 101
Flu
Whats Next
Tricks of the Trade
Networks
Animals
methodological developments
are not
supercomputing
optimization
data
part 3 whirlwind tour
can we predict anything
forecaster
simulator
stockpiling
ventilators
user interface
keys to successful collaboration
clear deliverables
interactive tools
other diseases
thank you
who got sick
seasonal flu
networks of transmission
model selection