The Summer Institute in Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases (SISMID) is designed to introduce infectious disease researchers to modern methods of statistical analysis and mathematical modeling and to introduce statisticians and mathematical modelers to the statistical and dynamic problems posed by modern infectious disease data.

Participants choose from a series of two-and-a-half day modules and design a program best-suited to their interests (most participants take two or three modules).  Modules run all day Monday/Tuesday and Wednesday morning OR Wednesday afternoon and all day Thursday/Friday. Individuals attending the institute receive certificates of course completion in recognition of their participation.

2023 Modules

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Module 1
Probability and Statistical Inference
  • Meeting Times
    Mon, Jul 10, 1:30-10am PST
    Tue, Jul 11, 1:30-10am PST
    Wed, Jul 12, 1:30-5am PST
MD2301: Probability and Statistical Inference
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Module 2
Mathematical Models of Infectious Diseases
  • Meeting Times
    Mon, Jul 10, 1:30-10am PST
    Tue, Jul 11, 1:30-10am PST
    Wed, Jul 12, 1:30-5am PST
MD2302: Mathematical Models of Infectious Diseases
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Module 3
Introduction to R
  • Meeting Times
    Mon, Jul 10, 1:30-10am PST
    Tue, Jul 11, 1:30-10am PST
    Wed, Jul 12, 1:30-5am PST
MD2303: Introduction to R
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Module 4
Evolutionary Dynamics and Molecular Epidemiology of Viruses
  • Meeting Times
    Wed, Jul 12, 6:30-10am PST
    Thu, Jul 13, 1:30-10am PST
    Fri, Jul 14, 1:30-10am PST
MD2304: Evolutionary Dynamics and Molecular Epidemiology of Viruses
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Module 5
Stochastic Epidemic Models with Inference
  • Meeting Times
    Wed, Jul 12, 6:30-10am PST
    Thu, Jul 13, 1:30-10am PST
    Fri, Jul 14, 1:30-10am PST
MD2305: Stochastic Epidemic Models with Inference
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Module 6
Contact Network Epidemiology
  • Meeting Times
    Wed, Jul 12, 6:30-10am PST
    Thu, Jul 13, 1:30-10am PST
    Fri, Jul 14, 1:30-10am PST
MD2306: Contact Network Epidemiology
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Module 7
Reconstructing Transmission with Genomic Data
  • Meeting Times
    Mon, Jul 17, 1:30-10am PST
    Tue, Jul 18, 1:30-10am PST
    Wed, Jul 19, 1:30-5am PST
MD2307: Reconstructing Transmission with Genomic Data
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Module 8
MCMC I for Infectious Diseases
  • Meeting Times
    Mon, Jul 17, 1:30-10am PST
    Tue, Jul 18, 1:30-10am PST
    Wed, Jul 19, 1:30-5am PST
MD2308: MCMC I for Infectious Diseases
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Module 9
Spatial Statistics in Epidemiology and Public Health
  • Meeting Times
    Mon, Jul 17, 1:30-10am PST
    Tue, Jul 18, 1:30-10am PST
    Wed, Jul 19, 1:30-5am PST
MD2309: Spatial Statistics in Epidemiology and Public Health
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Module 10
Infectious Diseases, immunology and Within-Host Models
  • Meeting Times
    Mon, Jul 17, 1:30-10am PST
    Tue, Jul 18, 1:30-10am PST
    Wed, Jul 19, 1:30-5am PST
MD2310: Infectious Diseases, immunology and Within-Host Models
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Module 11
MCMC II for infectious Diseases
  • Meeting Times
    Wed, Jul 19, 6:30-10am PST
    Thu, Jul 20, 1:30-10am PST
    Fri, Jul 21, 1:30-10am PST
MD2311: MCMC II for infectious Diseases
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Module 12
Pathogen Evolution, Selection, and Immunity
  • Meeting Times
    Wed, Jul 19, 6:30-10am PST
    Thu, Jul 20, 1:30-10am PST
    Fri, Jul 21, 1:30-10am PST
MD2312: Pathogen Evolution, Selection, and Immunity
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Module 13
Statistics and Modeling with Novel Data Streams
  • Meeting Times
    Wed, Jul 19, 6:30-10am PST
    Thu, Jul 20, 1:30-10am PST
    Fri, Jul 21, 1:30-10am PST
MD2313: Statistics and Modeling with Novel Data Streams
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Module 14
Simulation-Based Inference for Epidemiological Dynamics
  • Meeting Times
    Mon, Jul 24, 1:30-10am PST
    Tue, Jul 25, 1:30-10am PST
    Wed, Jul 26, 1:30-5am PST
MD2314: Simulation-Based Inference for Epidemiological Dynamics
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Module 15
Microbiome Data Analysis
  • Meeting Times
    Mon, Jul 24, 1:30-10am PST
    Tue, Jul 25, 1:30-10am PST
    Wed, Jul 26, 1:30-5am PST
MD2315: Microbiome Data Analysis
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Module 16
Causal Inference
  • Meeting Times
    Mon, Jul 24, 1:30-10am PST
    Tue, Jul 25, 1:30-10am PST
    Wed, Jul 26, 1:30-5am PST
MD2316: Causal Inference