Meyers Lab at UT Austin

We are a lab from The University of Texas at Austin, studying contact network epidemiology and epidemic surveillance systems, preparedness, and forecasting.

[Meyers Lab at UT Austin @meyerslab]

We are seeking outstanding postdoctoral scholars to contribute to modeling the spread, surveillance, forecasting, and control of influenza and other IDs. @UTPandemics @meyerslab Apply here https://t.co/WmIHQN1eRc.

[Meyers Lab at UT Austin @meyerslab]

Listen to the @PNASNews podcast as Dr. Lauren Ancel Meyers breaks down our findings on vaccine impact during the 2022–23 flu surge👉 https://t.co/iQQfJ7vmqN
@meyerslab @UTPandemics @UTAustin @TexasScience @DellMedSchool @utsystem @austintexasgov @texas_IB @CIDatUT @theNASciences

[Meyers Lab at UT Austin @meyerslab]

A new study by UT researchers estimates influenza vaccination prevented ~ 70,000 US hospitalizations in 2022–2023. Vaccinating young adults provides strong indirect protection for older adults.👉https://t.co/5t52zg42TU @UTPandemics @UTAustin @TexasScience @DellMedSchool @texas_IB

[@UTPandemics @UTPandemics]

UT researchers & collaborators develop a new EPIMODULATION tool to identify epidemic peaks, supporting hospital planning & resource allocation. https://t.co/wqqvM6WQaG @meyerslab @UTAustin @TexasScience @DellMedSchool @austintexasgov @texas_IB @CIDatUT @AusPublicHealth @utsystem

[Meyers Lab at UT Austin @meyerslab]

Austin Spearheads Public Health Innovation with Nationwide Measles Outbreak Calculator 👉https://t.co/32YR3Pqtay #epiEngage @laurenmeyers @meyerslab @UTPandemics @UTAustin @TexasScience @DellMedSchool @utsystem @austintexasgov @texas_IB @UT_Stats @CIDatUT @TACC @CAPTRSgames

[Meyers Lab at UT Austin @meyerslab]

How Austin officials are helping to stop measles outbreak with data👉https://t.co/CTMekYFIXq
#epiEngage @laurenmeyers @meyerslab @UTPandemics @UTAustin @TexasScience @DellMedSchool @utsystem @TexasScience @austintexasgov @texas_IB @UT_Stats @CIDatUT @TACC @CAPTRSgames @statesman

[Meyers Lab at UT Austin @meyerslab]

Austin @austintexasgov & @AusPublicHealth, in collaboration with a national network of public health leaders & academic institutions, #epiEngage @UTPandemics @meyerslab, have developed a measles calculator now being used nationwide to prevent outbreaks 👇 https://t.co/AuMkz8SCMs

[UT Austin Research @UTexasResearch]

Lauren Ancel Meyers is a UT researcher whose pandemic modeling helped shape COVID-19 strategy across the U.S.

Now, she’s leading efforts to equip public health agencies with powerful tools to prepare for future outbreaks — saving lives through data. 🧠

Learn more: https://t.co/TnXuh70rQd

#ItStartsWithResearch #TexasResearch #WhatStartsHere

[Jose Luis Herrera D. @diestra77]

It was a wonderful week with the lab and the epiENGAGE meeting :) @meyerslab

[Meyers Lab at UT Austin @meyerslab]

Thanks to Harvard @PublicHealthMag for highlighting the great work Insight Net is doing, including our partnership with @MassDPH. @texasscience @utaustin @utpandemics https://t.co/2pN7QL7Rd9

[Meyers Lab at UT Austin @meyerslab]

Not your usual game night! @UTPandemics brought public health experts & researchers together for a gamified outbreak simulation, dissecting clues to track a hypothetical disease spread & sharing diverse opinions on the importance of pandemic preparedness.👇https://t.co/KMqBvYmIbW

[Meyers Lab at UT Austin @meyerslab]

In @NYAmNews, Dr. Lauren Ancel Meyers of @meyerslab, @UTPandemics, @UTAustin, @TexasScience, @DellMedSchool, & @utsystem explains that, although increased immunity in the population reduces COVID-19 severity, it does not prevent its spread entirely. More👇 https://t.co/LiGx79L2cB

[Spencer J. Fox @FoxandtheFlu]

If you want a little politics cleanser, I finally made a short write up on our recent paper looking at how the size of an outbreak forecast ensemble impacts its performance: https://t.co/BzsySF1EgU

[@UTPandemics @UTPandemics]

Awesome!

[Meyers Lab at UT Austin @meyerslab]

A retrospective cohort study reveals crucial insights on Paxlovid efficacy in hospitalized COVID patients. Early treatment within 3-5 days significantly reduces viral shedding & transmission risks in our recent study👉https://t.co/85c9JOTTGG
@UTPandemics @UTAustin @TexasScience

[Meyers Lab at UT Austin @meyerslab]

Discover how the Center for Advanced Preparedness & Threat Response Simulation @CAPTRSgames is harnessing the power of gaming to train & equip communities for pandemic preparedness in @laurenmeyers' chat with @fox7austin 👉https://t.co/RJFDMq9Kj4
@meyerslab @UTPandemics @UTAustin

[Meyers Lab at UT Austin @meyerslab]

New study assesses COVID-19 interventions in schools: If half of all students wear face masks or vaccinate, both infection risks & absenteeism are expected to decrease sharply 👉 https://t.co/QDq4pDve9h
@meyerslab @mikha_ehl @FoxandtheFlu @UTPandemics @UTAustin @TexasScience

[Meyers Lab at UT Austin @meyerslab]

Tracking COVID dynamics & population immunity. Our projections for BA.1, BA.4 & BA.5 suggest that higher levels of SARS-Cov-2 booster uptake in mid 2022 would've averted thousands of deaths in the US. @meyerslab @UTPandemics @AnassBouchnita @FoxandtheFlu https://t.co/lP3MjaKRyU

[@UTPandemics @UTPandemics]

In this @NewYorker post, @UTAustin modeling team (@meyerslab, @UTPandemics) was mentioned as having played a pivotal role in pandemic response and their innovative use of cell-phone data to track mobility patterns captured dynamic shifts in human behavior.
https://t.co/ruhZD2br5u

[EID journal @EIDjournal]

Public health impact of #Paxlovid as treatment for #COVID19, United States, EID journal, https://t.co/ZKn4I14NYr (Authors: Yuan Bai, et al.) @meyerslab @bencowling88
@Alison_Galvani @UTPandemics @laurenmeyers