The MIDAS Network develops computational models of infectious diseases and their determinants in support of global disease control.
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Don't forget about today's MIDAS Webinar Series.
Speaker: Alisa Hamilton
Time: 1:00–2:00 p.m. EDT
Topic: An open-source Python package for generating geographically-realistic synthetic populations and networks
Register: pitt.zoom.us/webinar/registe…
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📢 Call for papers: Submit to the Journal of Fungi special issue "Research Progress on Zoonotic Fungal Diseases" — deadline extended to April 2027. APC waivers available w/ Editorial Office approval.
Details: mdpi.com/journal/jof/special…
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📢 Join the 3rd Global Congress on New & Emerging Genetic Biocontrol Technologies, a global meeting on engineered genetic strategies for vector control @AfricaGeneBio
🗓️ 15–18 March 2027, Nairobi 🇰🇪
📝 Abstract deadline: 29 Sept
🔗️ shorturl.at/a4RE8
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Join us this week at #ScienceSummit2026 in New York and online.
On 22 Sept, 11:00-13:30 EDT, our Executive Director, Michael Makanga, and Team Leader Lara Pandya will co-chair 'Advancing Science: Shaping Clinical Research Across Africa and Beyond'
🔗 global-health-edctp3.europa.…
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🚨 Spots are going fast for #IDWeek2026 premeeting workshops!
Register now to secure your spot and get a head start on your IDWeek experience: idweek.org/registration/
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Want to learn about dynamical models used to study infectious disease dynamics?
Applications are now open for the 14th Clinic on Dynamical Approaches to Infectious Disease Data (#DAIDD)!
Apply: ici3d.org/DAIDD/info/appinfo…
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Institut Pasteur is hiring for the following positions:
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Be sure to register for our upcoming MIDAS Webinar Series.
Speaker: Alisa Hamilton
Date: Friday, September 25, 2026
Time: 1:00–2:00 p.m. EDT
Topic: An open-source Python package for generating geographically-realistic synthetic populations and networks
midasnetwork.us/midas-webina…
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Join us at the #ScienceSummit2026, held alongside UNGA81, for a discussion on how to strengthen clinical research across Africa and beyond.
📅 22 Sept | 11:00–13:30 EDT
📍 New York + online
🔗 global-health-edctp3.europa.…
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Have an idea but no dataset, or a dataset but no idea? BioDATA ASCENT (Nov 3–4, Cold Spring Harbor Lab) pairs early-career researchers with NIH Common Fund-supported genomic/multi-omics data + mentors to build something real in one day. ⏰ Reg closes Oct 1: biodata-ascent.github.io/
ALT Card with HHS and NIH logos, a decorative image of a lab with a digitized DNA strand. Text reads: Turn a question into an analysis. BioDATA ASCENT Code-a-Thon. Nov 3–4, 2026 · Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Register by Oct 1.
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Applications are open for the 14th Clinic on Dynamical Approaches to Infectious Disease Data (#DAIDD).
📅 29 November-5 December 2026
📍 Nairobi, Kenya
Organised by the @EDCTP3-funded ICI3D project.
🔗 Apply by 22 September: ici3d.org/DAIDD/
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Be sure to attend tomorrow's IDD Connect North America Series.
Zoom: georgetown.zoom.us/j/9166284…
Date/time: Friday, September 11, 2026, 1-2pm EDT
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Are you an early-stage researcher applying to Discovery Grants (DG) this year?
The Hinton prizes recognize DG applicants whose creative application of #AI has generated, or is poised to generate, significant impact.
Deadline 🗓️ Nov. 5, 2026
Info ▶️ tinyurl.com/3k8pnk8p
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📣 Registrations are now open for the EDCTP Forum 2027
Join 1,500 global health stakeholders from Africa and Europe.
📅 5-9 April 2027
📍 Madrid, Spain
Register now: edctpforum.eu/article/regist…
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🔎 Applications open for the Young Leaders in Research Programme 2026! @AcetforAfrica
The programme supports early-career African researchers in economics and related fields to lead policy-relevant research.
⏱️ Deadline: 7 Sep
🔗 shorturl.at/Lqj3B
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Postdoc (Baltimore, USA)
Work on malaria epidemiology and malaria vaccine introduction. with Amy Wesolowski at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
More details: iddjobs.org/jobs/2581
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Happening tomorrow!
🌍 CoRE-AID Webinar Series: Bridging Africa-Europe voices on infectious disease research
📅 First Tuesday of each month
⏰ 15:00–16:00 CEST | 💻 Online
🔗 Learn more: shorturl.at/hCr7r
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Registration is now open for the Finance and Project Management Training in Dakar.
📍 Dakar, Senegal
📅 16 – 18 November 2026
👥 For Global Health EDCTP3 grant holders
🎓 Organised by @EDCTP
Register by 11 September: edctpforum.eventsair.com/fin…
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📢 @ISAC_world is inviting applications for its 2026 Project Grants
Funding supports innovative research with real-world impact on infection prevention, antimicrobial stewardship and healthcare systems worldwide 🔬🌍
⏳ Deadline: 1 Sep, 23:59 CEST
🔗 shorturl.at/rSFkC
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