NSF APPEX Center

NSF Center for Analysis and Prediction of Pandemic Expansion. Tackling questions about pandemic expansion through multidisciplinary work.

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Join us this August at the 2025 ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining for "CausalBench: Streamlining Causal Learning Research", the 2nd NSF APPEX Tutorial! ⭐

Please stay tuned. Details to be announced soon!

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Participation is limited to the first 50 registrants (if there is additional demand, we will run the tutorial again)

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Spots are filling up! Join us on June 21st for "What makes a useful model? A conversation in design choices for mathematical and statistical models in the life and social sciences".💡

🗓 June 21st, 12pm ET
💻 2.5 hour virtual tutorial
🔗 Register here: https://t.co/FDekBRzvkX

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We’re excited to highlight Theoretical Model Explaining Patterns of Rotavirus in Children and Adults, another one of the chosen Seed Ideas in our semi-annual competition! https://t.co/DlssanyDve

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Register here for our tutorial "What makes a useful model? A conversation in design choices for mathematical and statistical models in the life and social sciences"💡 https://t.co/FDekBRzvkX

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We are excited to introduce Is Lassa Virus Reassorting, and If So Where?: Implications for Surveillance and Control – one of the selected Seed Ideas from our inaugural competition. https://t.co/DlssanyDve

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@JohnsHopkins In addition to her modeling work, she contributes to healthcare supply chain logistics, providing end-to-end insights into the supply chains of critical medical products.

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Dr. Anna Sisk is a Senior Analyst at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. She is a mathematician specializing in mathematical biology, with a focus on public health and human systems. @JohnsHopkins

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@JohnsHopkins Using differential equations and network models, Dr. Sisk explores complex challenges in epidemiology and human behavior.

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We are excited to reveal the first of our selected seed proposals from our first semi-annual competition for new Seed Ideas for Working Groups! 🌱 https://t.co/DlssanyDve

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Research from his laboratory has found that shared awareness with present and virtual others amplifies memories, emotions, and passions. Stay tuned to keep learning about more of our Senior Personnel and community here at NSF APPEX!

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Dr. Garriy Shteynberg is a professor of psychology at the University of Tennessee. As an experimental social cognitive psychologist, his primary research concerns the psychological foundations of social bonds, norms, identities and ideologies.

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The deadline for submitting Seed Proposals is quickly approaching on Feb 28th! Post your ideas on the site as soon as possible to allow others to provide feedback and help boost your chances of selection.

More Info: https://t.co/nsAcxfZpd6
Submission: https://t.co/6KbFBoi7CY

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(1/5) We are proud to amplify a piece by MIT that highlights the launch of NSF APPEX and Prof. Lydia Bourouiba’s role as Associate Director for Translation, Impact, and Policy.

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Prof. Lydia Bourouiba has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to co-launch a research center focused on pandemic prevention. The NSF Center for Analysis and Prediction of Pandemic Expansion (APPEX) will bring together experts from diverse fields to develop solutions for predicting, mitigating, and preventing pandemics. APPEX will also translate research into actionable policy recommendations through the MIT Policy Lab. To foster interdisciplinary engagement from the start, the center has launched its first Solicitation of Seed Ideas for Working Group Proposals, inviting stakeholders to actively shape research initiatives. https://t.co/zfterokDOI

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A new study from Prof. Lydia Bourouiba and colleagues demonstrates how fluid-pathogen interaction can shape contamination. https://t.co/e4HDiE8rXK

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@MIT @ArtsSciencesUT @UF_EPI @MIT_IMES (5/5) Photo credit: MIT Institute for Medical Engineering & Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

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(4/5) Read the full article here: https://t.co/nt88rt8W8P @mit @artssciencesut @uf_epi @MIT_IMES

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(3/5) In addition, exciting news is shared about our current Solicitation of Seed Ideas for Working Group Proposals! https://t.co/nsAcxfZX2E

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(2/5) It also showcases Prof. Bourouiba’s groundbreaking research—she has spent more than 10 years researching fundamental processes of how infectious diseases spread and translating the science to improve public policy, nationally and internationally.