BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:In this presentation\, Dr. Niccolai will provide a brief histo ry of the CDC-funded Emerging Infections Program including its purpose\, structure\, and function. She will highlight work in three thematic areas – data for action\, vaccine effectiveness and impact\, and social/struct ural determinants of health – with illustrative examples from different p rogrammatic areas. The presentation will conclude with a brief discussion of future directions. YSPH values inclusion and access for all participa nts If you have questions about accessibility or would like to request an accommodation\, please contact Christina Ciarleglio at christina.ciarleg lio@yale.edu\n\nSpeaker:\nLinda Niccolai\n\nAdmission:\nFree\n\nDetails U RL:\nhttps://medicine.yale.edu/event/emd-seminar-series-25tba-1/\n DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250115T125000 DTSTAMP:20260403T175210Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250115T120000 GEO:41.303666;-72.932218 LOCATION:Yale School of Public Health (LEPH)\, Winslow Auditorium\, 60 Col lege Street\, New Haven\, CT\, United States RECURRENCE-ID;TZID=America/New_York:20250115T120000 SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:Confirmed SUMMARY:EMD Seminar Series: Linda Niccolai - "The Connecticut Emerging Inf ections Program: Thirty years of applied epidemiology for promoting popu lation health" UID:845a914b-06e7-427f-b10a-f44730707b6a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Tuberculosis (TB) control efforts often overlook the critical role of high-risk behaviors\, including alcohol and illicit drug use\, in driving transmission and shaping treatment outcomes. This talk will expl ore the urgent need to recognize these behaviors as key contributors to T B burden and develop programs to engage affected populations. Current app roaches rarely focus on these groups as drivers of TB transmission\, and methods to measure their impact remain underutilized. I will discuss inno vative strategies to address these gaps\, including incorporating substan ce use metrics into studies\, evaluating the influence of these factors o n treatment outcomes\, and leveraging respondent-driven sampling for recr uitment combined with pathogen whole genome sequencing to find transmissi on links. Finally\, we will highlight the inefficiency of community-wide screening in low-prevalence settings (<1%) and propose early intervention to interrupt transmission within high-risk populations. Our work undersc ores the potential of tailored\, evidence-based strategies to enhance TB control and improve outcomes in vulnerable communities. YSPH values inclu sion and access for all participants. If you have questions about accessi bility or would like to request an accommodation\, please contact Christi na Ciarleglio at christina.ciarleglio@yale.edu.\n\nSpeaker:\nKaren R. Jac obson\, MD\, MPH\n\nAdmission:\nFree\n\nDetails URL:\nhttps://medicine.ya le.edu/event/emd-seminar-series-25tba-2/\n DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250122T125000 DTSTAMP:20260403T175210Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250122T120000 GEO:41.303666;-72.932218 LOCATION:Yale School of Public Health (LEPH)\, Winslow Auditorium\, 60 Col lege Street\, New Haven\, CT\, United States RECURRENCE-ID;TZID=America/New_York:20250122T120000 SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:Confirmed SUMMARY:CANCELED: EMD Seminar Series: Karen Jacobson\, MD\, MPH - "Does Su bstance Use Drive Tuberculosis Transmission and Treatment Outcomes?” UID:845a914b-06e7-427f-b10a-f44730707b6a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:YSPH values inclusion and access for all participants. If you have questions about accessibility or would like to request an accommodat ion\, please contact Fran Tizard at francesica.tizard@yale.edu\n\nAdmissi on:\nFree\n\nDetails URL:\nhttps://medicine.yale.edu/event/emd-seminar-se ries-25tba-3/\n DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250129T125000 DTSTAMP:20260403T175210Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250129T120000 GEO:41.303666;-72.932218 LOCATION:Yale School of Public Health (LEPH)\, TBD\, 60 College Street\, N ew Haven\, CT\, United States RECURRENCE-ID;TZID=America/New_York:20250129T120000 SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:Confirmed SUMMARY:EMD Seminar Series: CANCELED UID:845a914b-06e7-427f-b10a-f44730707b6a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Melinda Pettigrew is dean and professor of the University of M innesota School of Public Health (SPH). In this role\, she provides colla borative leadership to maintain and advance SPH as a premier leader in pu blic health. Dean Pettigrew’s research focuses on the epidemiology of res piratory tract infections\, the microbiome\, and the One Health threat of antibiotic resistance. She is nationally known for her research and lead ership roles in the Antibiotic Resistance Leadership Group (ARLG)\, an NI H-sponsored initiative whose aim is to combat antimicrobial resistance. Y SPH values inclusion and access for all participants. If you have questio ns about accessibility or would like to request an accommodation\, please contact Christina Ciarleglio christina.ciarleglio@yale.edu\n\nSpeaker:\n Melinda Pettigrew\n\nAdmission:\nFree\n\nDetails URL:\nhttps://medicine.y ale.edu/event/emd-seminar-series-25tba-4/\n DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250205T125000 DTSTAMP:20260403T175210Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250205T120000 GEO:41.302774;-72.935109 LOCATION:Fitkin Memorial Pavilion\, Fitkin Amphitheater\, 789 Howard Avenu e\, New Haven\, CT\, United States RECURRENCE-ID;TZID=America/New_York:20250205T120000 SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:Confirmed SUMMARY:EMD Seminar Series: Melinda Pettigrew\, PhD - "Combating Antibacte rial Resistance through Laboratory Research\, Epidemiologic Studies\, and Leadership in Clinical Trials” UID:845a914b-06e7-427f-b10a-f44730707b6a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:In this presentation\, we will explore novel approaches to uti lize longitudinal population-based studies to inform drug discovery and d evelopment efforts for Plasmodium falciparum. YSPH values inclusion and a ccess for all participants. If you have questions about accessibility or would like to request an accommodation\, please contact Christina Ciarleg lio at christina.ciarleglio@yale.edu .\n\nSpeaker:\nJake Kurtis\, MD\, Ph D\n\nAdmission:\nFree\n\nDetails URL:\nhttps://medicine.yale.edu/event/em d-seminar-series-25tba-5/\n DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250212T125000 DTSTAMP:20260403T175210Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250212T120000 GEO:41.303666;-72.932218 LOCATION:Yale School of Public Health (LEPH)\, Winslow\, 60 College Street \, New Haven\, CT\, United States RECURRENCE-ID;TZID=America/New_York:20250212T120000 SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:Confirmed SUMMARY:EMD Seminar Series: Jake Kurtis\, MD\, PhD - "Population studies d riving target identification and drug discovery for falciparum malaria" UID:845a914b-06e7-427f-b10a-f44730707b6a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Merryn Voysey is Professor of Statistics in Vaccinology at the Oxford Vaccine Group. She has extensive experience in leading vaccines r esearch including clinical trials and observational studies\, and was the lead methodologist for the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine trials. Merryn is the Principal Investigator of a global study of measles seroprevalence in infants from 9 countries\, and is Chief Investigator of a randomized con trolled trial assessing the early administration of measles vaccination i n Ugandan infants. With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation\ , she is principal investigator of studies investigating the contribution of T-cell immunity to protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection\, correlat es of protection and vaccine efficacy for group B streptococcus vaccines\ , and a study of pneumococcal vaccine seroefficacy. In addition\, she is co-investigator on the EDCTP3 funded PROTECT study: Preparing for Optimal Phase III/IV maternal Group B Streptococcal vaccine trials in Africa. YS PH values inclusion and access for all participants. If you have question s about accessibility or would like to request an accommodation\, please contact Christina Ciarleglio at christina.ciarleglio@yale.edu .\n\nSpeake r:\nMerryn Voysey\n\nAdmission:\nFree\n\nDetails URL:\nhttps://medicine.y ale.edu/event/emd-seminar-series-25tba-6/\n DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250219T125000 DTSTAMP:20260403T175210Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250219T120000 GEO:41.303666;-72.932218 LOCATION:Yale School of Public Health (LEPH)\, Winslow Auditorium\, 60 Col lege Street\, New Haven\, CT\, United States RECURRENCE-ID;TZID=America/New_York:20250219T120000 SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:Confirmed SUMMARY:EMD Seminar Series: Merryn Voysey - "Seroefficacy of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines" UID:845a914b-06e7-427f-b10a-f44730707b6a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Control of mosquito-borne viral diseases such as dengue\, chik ungunya\, and West Nile virus relies on personal protection and control o f mosquito populations. Two of the major challenges for vector control ar e new introduction of vectors to an area and development of insecticide r esistance. This talk will illustrate how we can use genomic information t o directly inform vector control and improve its outcome\, using Aedes ae gypti and Culex pipiens as examples. YSPH values inclusion and access for all participants. If you have questions about accessibility or would lik e to request an accommodation\, please contact Christina Ciarleglio at ch ristina.ciarleglio@yale.edu.\n\nAdmission:\nFree\n\nDetails URL:\nhttps:/ /medicine.yale.edu/event/emd-seminar-series-25tba-7/\n DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T125000 DTSTAMP:20260403T175210Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T120000 GEO:41.303666;-72.932218 LOCATION:Yale School of Public Health (LEPH)\, Winslow Auditorium\, 60 Col lege Street\, New Haven\, CT\, United States RECURRENCE-ID;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T120000 SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:Confirmed SUMMARY:EMD Seminar Series: Andrea Gloria-Soria - "Mosquito genomics for v ector control” UID:845a914b-06e7-427f-b10a-f44730707b6a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Walter A. Orenstein\, MD is a Professor Emeritus in the Emory School of Medicine. He was a former Professor of Medicine\, Epidemiology\ , Global Health\, and Pediatrics at Emory University\; as well as the Ass ociate Director of the Emory Vaccine Center and Director\, Emory Vaccine Policy and Development. From 2008 through 2011\, Dr. Orenstein was Deputy Director for Immunization Programs at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundatio n. His primary focus at the foundation had been on polio eradication\, me asles control\, and improving routine immunization programs. Prior to 200 4\, Dr. Orenstein worked for 26 years in the Immunization Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From 1988-2004\, he was the D irector of the United States Immunization Program. He is a former Assista nt Surgeon General of the USPHS. Dr. Orenstein successfully developed\, p romoted\, facilitated and expanded new vaccination strategies to enhance disease prevention. YSPH values inclusion and access for all participants . If you have questions about accessibility or would like to request an a ccommodation\, please contact Christina Ciarleglio at christina.ciarlegli o@yale.edu .\n\nSpeaker:\nWalter A. Orenstein\, MD\n\nAdmission:\nFree\n\ nDetails URL:\nhttps://medicine.yale.edu/event/emd-seminar-series-25tba-8 /\n DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T125000 DTSTAMP:20260403T175210Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T120000 GEO:41.302774;-72.935109 LOCATION:Fitkin Memorial Pavilion Auditorium\, Fitkin Auditorium\, 789 How ard Avenue\, New Haven\, CT\, United States RECURRENCE-ID;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T120000 SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:Confirmed SUMMARY:EMD Seminar Series: Walter Orenstein\, MD - "The Roles of Measles Elimination Efforts in Building the Overall US Immunization Program" UID:845a914b-06e7-427f-b10a-f44730707b6a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The climate is expected to play a driving role in the transmis sion of many infectious diseases with implications for climate change. Ho wever\, the impact of the climate on directly-transmitted diseases i.e. d iseases that spread directly person-to-person\, such as COVID19 and influ enza\, has been less well studied. Here I use statistical inference\, mec hanistic modeling and climate change projections to characterize the clim ate drivers of directly-transmitted disease outbreaks\, and explore the f uture risk from climate change\, while accounting for variability and unc ertainty. YSPH values inclusion and access for all participants. If you h ave questions about accessibility or would like to request an accommodati on\, please contact Christina Ciarleglio at christina.ciarleglio@yale.edu .\n\nSpeaker:\nRachel E. Brown\, Ph.D.\n\nAdmission:\nFree\n\nDetails URL :\nhttps://medicine.yale.edu/event/emd-seminar-series-25tba-11/\n DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250326T125000 DTSTAMP:20260403T175210Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250326T120000 GEO:41.303666;-72.932218 LOCATION:Yale School of Public Health (LEPH)\, Winslow Auditorium\, 60 Col lege Street\, New Haven\, CT\, United States RECURRENCE-ID;TZID=America/New_York:20250326T120000 SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:Confirmed SUMMARY:EMD Seminar Series: Rachel Baker - "Climate Impacts on Infectious Disease: Past\, Present\, and Future" UID:845a914b-06e7-427f-b10a-f44730707b6a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, I will discuss several linked projects that hav e helped epidemiologists and policy makers better understand the complex transmission dynamics of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a h igh burden setting. This work is the result of multinational\, cross-disc iplinary collaborations between epidemiologists\, microbiologists\, clini cians\, bioinformaticists\, modelers\, geographers and biostatisticians. YSPH values inclusion and access for all participants. If you have questi ons about accessibility or would like to request an accommodation\, pleas e contact Christina Ciarleglio at christina.ciarleglio@yale.edu.\n\nAdmis sion:\nFree\n\nDetails URL:\nhttps://medicine.yale.edu/event/emd-seminar- series-25tba-12/\n DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T125000 DTSTAMP:20260403T175210Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T120000 GEO:41.302961;-72.931638 LOCATION:106B\, 47 College Street\, New Haven\, CT\, United States RECURRENCE-ID;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T120000 SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:Confirmed SUMMARY:EMD Seminar Series: Ted Cohen - "Spatial and genomic epidemiology of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the Republic of Moldova" UID:845a914b-06e7-427f-b10a-f44730707b6a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Today\, health care spending makes up about 17% of GDP. But wh at does that mean? It turns out that health\, at least from the perspecti ve of people engaged in public health\, enters our economic data in a rat her odd way. It enters based on expenditure\, not outcome. Spending a $10 0K on patient enters GDP the same whether patient lives or dies. This has implications for major policy discussions around public health\, medical research\, and contributors to public health\, like environmental qualit y. Efforts to develop natural capital accounts in the United States and e lsewhere have brought these issues into focus. Efforts to understand the economic costs of COVID-19 have brought these issues into focus. Understa nding the economic statistical system and economic statistics is increasi ngly important for public health professionals. This talk will introduce these systems and discuss potential changes afoot with a focus on why thi s matters in the field of public health. YSPH values inclusion and access for all participants. If you have questions about accessibility or would like to request an accommodation\, please contact Christina Ciarleglio a t christina.ciarleglio@yale.edu.\n\nSpeaker:\nEli Fenichel\n\nAdmission:\ nFree\n\nDetails URL:\nhttps://medicine.yale.edu/event/emd-seminar-series -25tba-13/\n DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250409T125000 DTSTAMP:20260403T175210Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250409T120000 GEO:41.303666;-72.932218 LOCATION:Yale School of Public Health (LEPH)\, Winslow Auditorium\, 60 Col lege Street\, New Haven\, CT\, United States RECURRENCE-ID;TZID=America/New_York:20250409T120000 SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:Confirmed SUMMARY:EMD Seminar Series: Eli Fenichel - “How Health and the Environment Enter National Economic Data and Why It Matters" UID:845a914b-06e7-427f-b10a-f44730707b6a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Many infections can be mild for the majority of people and sev ere or fatal for only a minority of individuals. In our lab\, we take adv antage of advances in sample-sparing multi-omic approaches to define cell ular and molecular signatures corresponding to resistance or susceptibili ty to infection. With longitudinal sampling beginning with acute infectio n\, we have gained insights from defining effective immune responses even from a small sample size. Multi-omic systems immunology may inform futur e investigation of specific cellular mechanisms and novel preventative an d therapeutic approaches to mitigate severe disease in susceptible people . YSPH values inclusion and access for all participants. If you have ques tions about accessibility or would like to request an accommodation\, ple ase contact Christina Ciarleglio at christina.ciarleglio@yale.edu.\n\nAdm ission:\nFree\n\nDetails URL:\nhttps://medicine.yale.edu/event/emd-semina r-series-25tba-14/\n DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T125000 DTSTAMP:20260403T175210Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T120000 GEO:41.303666;-72.932218 LOCATION:Yale School of Public Health (LEPH)\, Winslow Auditorium\, 60 Col lege Street\, New Haven\, CT\, United States RECURRENCE-ID;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T120000 SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:Confirmed SUMMARY:EMD Seminar Series: Ruth Montgomery - "Multi-OMIC System Profiling Reveals Signatures of Divergent Clinical Outcomes" UID:845a914b-06e7-427f-b10a-f44730707b6a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:An overview of the core concepts in the prevention of infectio n in healthcare settings will be explored. The management of recent patho gens of concern\, including SARS-CoV-2 and Candida auris\, will be highli ghted. YSPH values inclusion and access for all participants. If you have questions about accessibility or would like to request an accommodation\ , please contact Christina Ciarleglio at christina.ciarleglio@yale.edu.\n \nSpeaker:\nScott Roberts\n\nAdmission:\nFree\n\nDetails URL:\nhttps://me dicine.yale.edu/event/emd-seminar-series-25tba-15/\n DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T125000 DTSTAMP:20260403T175210Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T120000 GEO:41.302961;-72.931638 LOCATION:106B\, 47 College Street\, New Haven\, CT\, United States RECURRENCE-ID;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T120000 SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:Confirmed SUMMARY:EMD Seminar Series: Scott Roberts - "Practical Methods in Preventi ng Healthcare Acquired Infections" UID:845a914b-06e7-427f-b10a-f44730707b6a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:YSPH values inclusion and access for all participants. If you have questions about accessibility or would like to request an accommodat ion\, please contact Fran Tizard at francesica.tizard@yale.edu .\n\nAdmis sion:\nFree\n DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250115T125000 DTSTAMP:20260403T175210Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250115T120000 EXDATE:20250312T120000 EXDATE:20250319T120000 EXDATE:20250312T120000 EXDATE:20250319T120000 GEO:41.303666;-72.932218 LOCATION:Yale School of Public Health (LEPH)\, TBD\, 60 College Street\, N ew Haven\, CT\, United States RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;UNTIL=20250424T035959Z;BYDAY=WE SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:Confirmed SUMMARY:EMD Seminar Series: TBA UID:845a914b-06e7-427f-b10a-f44730707b6a END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR