Name: Unifying the Epidemiological and Evolutionary Dynamics of Pathogens
Start: 2023-05-29T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-06-23T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Albano Building 3

Monday, 29 May 2023

12:50 Welcome
Welcome
12:50 - 13:00
Room: Floor 4, 4205
13:00 Introductory lecture - Stochastic epidemic models: the homogeneous case - Tom Britton (Stockholm University)
Introductory lecture - Stochastic epidemic models: the homogeneous case
- Tom Britton (Stockholm University)
13:00 - 13:50
Room: Floor 4, 4205
14:00 Introductory lecture - Stochastic epidemic models: introducing heterogeneities - Lorenzo Pellis (University of Manchester)
Introductory lecture - Stochastic epidemic models: introducing heterogeneities
- Lorenzo Pellis (University of Manchester)
14:00 - 14:50
Room: Floor 4, 4205
15:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:00 - 15:30
Room: Floor 4
15:30 Introductory lecture - Role of epidemic models in public health policy support - Mirjam Kretzschmar (University Medical Center Utrecht)
Introductory lecture - Role of epidemic models in public health policy support
- Mirjam Kretzschmar (University Medical Center Utrecht)
15:30 - 16:20
Room: Floor 4, 4205
16:30 Introductory lecture - Statistical inference for epidemic models - Daniela De Angelis
Introductory lecture - Statistical inference for epidemic models
- Daniela De Angelis
16:30 - 17:20
Room: Floor 4, 4205
17:30 Reception
Reception
17:30 - 19:30
Room: Proviant
Tuesday, 30 May 2023
09:00 Research lecture - Mitigation of Superspreader driven epidemics - Chair: Prof Tom Britton, Stockholm University - Kim Sneppen (Copenhagen University)
Research lecture - Mitigation of Superspreader driven epidemics - Chair: Prof Tom Britton, Stockholm University
- Kim Sneppen (Copenhagen University)
09:00 - 09:50
Room: Floor 4, 4205
10:00 Research lecture - Modeling spatial transmission of infectious diseases - Chair: Prof Tom Britton, Stockholm University - Sen Pei (Columbia University)
Research lecture - Modeling spatial transmission of infectious diseases - Chair: Prof Tom Britton, Stockholm University
- Sen Pei (Columbia University)
10:00 - 10:50
Room: Floor 4, 4205
11:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Floor 4
11:30 Research lecture - Time-since-infection models for contact tracing and waning immunity - Chair: Prof Daniela De Angelis, University of Cambridge - Francesca Scarabel (University of Leeds)
Research lecture - Time-since-infection models for contact tracing and waning immunity - Chair: Prof Daniela De Angelis, University of Cambridge
- Francesca Scarabel (University of Leeds)
11:30 - 12:20
Room: Floor 4, 4205
12:30 Lunch break. NB! Before lunch we take a group photo and make a visit to the NORDITA (6 floor).
Lunch break. NB! Before lunch we take a group photo and make a visit to the NORDITA (6 floor).
12:30 - 14:00
14:00 Research lecture - Jointly modelling epidemics and the economy, with an application to COVID-19 - Chair: Prof Daniela De Angelis, University of Cambridge - Otilia Boldea (Tilburg University)
Research lecture - Jointly modelling epidemics and the economy, with an application to COVID-19 - Chair: Prof Daniela De Angelis, University of Cambridge
- Otilia Boldea (Tilburg University)
14:00 - 14:50
Room: Floor 4, 4205
15:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
15:00 - 15:30
Room: Floor 6
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
09:00 Research lecture - From Pandemic to endemic: the interplay of immunity, viral evolution, and seasonality -Chair: Prof Lorenzo Pellis, University of Manchester - Richard Neher (University of Basel)
Research lecture - From Pandemic to endemic: the interplay of immunity, viral evolution, and seasonality -Chair: Prof Lorenzo Pellis, University of Manchester
- Richard Neher (University of Basel)
09:00 - 09:50
Room: Floor 4, 4205
10:00 Research lecture - Overdispersed allele frequency fluctuations illuminate disease transmission networks in an ongoing pandemic - Chair: Prof Lorenzo Pellis, University of Manchester - Oskar Hallatschek (University of Leipzig)
Research lecture - Overdispersed allele frequency fluctuations illuminate disease transmission networks in an ongoing pandemic - Chair: Prof Lorenzo Pellis, University of Manchester
- Oskar Hallatschek (University of Leipzig)
10:00 - 10:50
Room: Floor 4, 4205
11:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Floor 4
11:30 ONLINE Research lecture - Antigenic evolution and evolutionary consequences of vaccination against SARS CoV-2 - Chair: Prof Lorenzo Pellis, University of Manchester - Igor Rouzine
ONLINE Research lecture - Antigenic evolution and evolutionary consequences of vaccination against SARS CoV-2 - Chair: Prof Lorenzo Pellis, University of Manchester
- Igor Rouzine
11:30 - 12:20
Room: Room 5
12:30 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 - 14:00
14:00 Research lecture - Investigating COVID-19 dynamics with agent-based models - Chair: Prof Mirjam Kretzschmar, University Medical Center Utrecht - Francesco Di Ruscio (Norwegian Institute of Public Health)
Research lecture - Investigating COVID-19 dynamics with agent-based models - Chair: Prof Mirjam Kretzschmar, University Medical Center Utrecht
- Francesco Di Ruscio (Norwegian Institute of Public Health)
14:00 - 14:50
Room: Floor 4, 4205
15:00 Research lecture - Estimating the incidence and prevalence of hepatitis C virus among at-risk groups in Norway to monitor progress towards elimination - Chair: Prof Mirjam Kretzschmar, University Medical Center Utrecht - Jørgen Eriksson Midtbø (Norwegian Institute of Public Health)
Research lecture - Estimating the incidence and prevalence of hepatitis C virus among at-risk groups in Norway to monitor progress towards elimination - Chair: Prof Mirjam Kretzschmar, University Medical Center Utrecht
- Jørgen Eriksson Midtbø (Norwegian Institute of Public Health)
15:00 - 15:50
Room: Floor 4, 4205
16:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:30
Room: Floor 4
16:30 Research lecture - Modelling the importance of population behaviour and seasonality on SARS-CoV-2 spread using Google community mobility reports and weather data - Chair: Prof Mirjam Kretzschmar, University Medical Center Utrecht - Hilde Kjelgaard Brustad (University of Oslo)
Research lecture - Modelling the importance of population behaviour and seasonality on SARS-CoV-2 spread using Google community mobility reports and weather data - Chair: Prof Mirjam Kretzschmar, University Medical Center Utrecht
- Hilde Kjelgaard Brustad (University of Oslo)
16:30 - 17:20
Room: Floor 4, 4205
19:00 Dinner at Knut restaurant
Dinner at Knut restaurant
19:00 - 21:30
Thursday, 1 June 2023
11:00 Discussion - Inference and identifiability in infectious disease models - Sen Pei Otilia Boldea Daniela De Angelis
Discussion - Inference and identifiability in infectious disease models
- Sen Pei
- Otilia Boldea
- Daniela De Angelis
11:00 - 12:00
Room: Albano 3: 6228 - Mega (22 seats)
12:00 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:00 - 13:30
13:30 Discussion - Multiscale (within-and-between host) and multi-strain models - Francesca Scarabel Lorenzo Pellis
Discussion - Multiscale (within-and-between host) and multi-strain models
- Francesca Scarabel
- Lorenzo Pellis
13:30 - 14:30
Room: Albano 3: 6228 - Mega (22 seats)
14:30 Research seminar - Rate of evolution and fitness landscape of SARS-CoV-2 - Richard Neher
Research seminar - Rate of evolution and fitness landscape of SARS-CoV-2
- Richard Neher
14:30 - 15:20
Room: Albano 3: 6228 - Mega (22 seats)
Friday, 2 June 2023
09:00 Research seminar - Gradual waning of immunity in SIRS models - Chair: Dr Jørgen Eriksson Midtbø, FHI - Mohamed El Khalifi (Stockholm University)
Research seminar - Gradual waning of immunity in SIRS models - Chair: Dr Jørgen Eriksson Midtbø, FHI
- Mohamed El Khalifi (Stockholm University)
09:00 - 09:40
Room: Floor 4, 4205
09:50 Research seminar -Application of network science in the infectious disease research - Chair: Dr Jørgen Eriksson Midtbø, FHI - Veronika Halász (Heidelberg University)
Research seminar -Application of network science in the infectious disease research - Chair: Dr Jørgen Eriksson Midtbø, FHI
- Veronika Halász (Heidelberg University)
09:50 - 10:30
Room: Floor 4, 4205
10:40 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:40 - 11:10
Room: Floor 4
11:10 Research seminar -Model-based evaluation of post-pandemic vaccination strategies to reduce COVID-19 in patients with chronic diseases - Chair: Dr Jørgen Eriksson Midtbø, FHI - Ilse Westerhof (University Medical Center Utrecht)
Research seminar -Model-based evaluation of post-pandemic vaccination strategies to reduce COVID-19 in patients with chronic diseases - Chair: Dr Jørgen Eriksson Midtbø, FHI
- Ilse Westerhof (University Medical Center Utrecht)
11:10 - 11:50
Room: Floor 4, 4205
Saturday, 3 June 2023

10:00 Social activity: Vasa Museum
Social activity: Vasa Museum
10:00 - 13:00
Room: Albano 3: 6228 - Mega (22 seats)
Sunday, 4 June 2023