Objectives
The Clinic on Dynamical Approaches to Infectious Disease Data (DAIDD) aims to provide participants with:
- An understanding of dynamic principles and their role in the epidemiology of infectious diseases
- A familiarity with diverse modeling frameworks
- Guided experience with construction of simple models
- A conceptual framework for fitting models to data
- Experience creating a model world to address a research question
- A set of identified resources for continued learning
Intended audience
This Clinic targets public health researchers and population biologists interested in studying infectious diseases.
Selection criteria
Selection of participants will be on the basis of the applicant’s academic background, the unique perspectives that they will bring to the Clinic, and the degree to which the selection committee expects the applicant will benefit from attending the Clinic. We expect to have up to twenty-four places available and encourage applications from researchers based anywhere in the world.
Course fees
The course registration fee is US$ 1100. The registration fee includes room and board for the duration of the Clinic, as well as course activities and materials. A small number of full and partial scholarships are available to cover the registration fee. Participants are responsible for covering their own travel expenses (and visa fees, where applicable).
Venue
DAIDD 2026 will be held in Nairobi, Kenya.
Schedule
The full schedule for DAIDD 2025 will follow similar structure to previous in-person DAIDD Clinics (e.g., DAIDD 2025). The schedule will be available via the Clinic website approximately 1 month before the Clinic.
Schedules from previous years: