The impact of large and small dams on malaria transmission in four basins in Africa
Guiyun Yan, IDSI Co-Director, Dept. of Public Health
Finding a Needle in a Haystack: The Hidden Costs of Asymptomatic Testing in a Low Incidence Setting
Shruti Gohil, IDSI Co-Director, School of Medicine
COVID-19-helminth syndemic may curb vaccine efficacy in tropical areas, IDSI FAB member Dr. Daniel Parker feature in M.D./alert News.
IDSI FAB member Dr. Daniel Parker, assistant professor in the Program in Public Health at the University of California, Irvine, tells Reuters Health, “As COVID-19 makes its way through (tropical and subtropical) parts of the […]
IDSI FAB member Professor Michele Goodwin on “Civil Liberties in a Pandemic: The Lessons of History”
UCI Law Video: Law & Policy in the Biden-Harris Administration: Civil Liberties in a Pandemic Chancellor’s Professor of Law and IDSI FAB member Michele Goodwin presents on “Civil Liberties in a Pandemic: The Lessons of […]
COVID-19 One Year into the Pandemic: UCI’s Scientific Contributions.
Co-Sponsor, UCI Infectious Disease Science Initiative presents COVID-19 One Year into the Pandemic: UCI’s Scientific Contributions UCI investigators will present their work in a symposium on the anniversary of the W.H.O. designating COVID-19 a […]
IDSI featured in UCI News: “Investigating Outbreaks: Beyond the Laboratory”
The well-timed Infectious Disease Science Initiative strives to make UCI a global leader in an urgent and ever-evolving field. When the novel coronavirus entered the scene, and the fledgling initiative (IDSI) found itself in the […]
IDSI Co-Director Vladimir Minin is part of the UC Health and CA Dept of Public Health COVID Modeling Consortium.
To ensure public health safety, the University of California Health (UCH) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) are launching an innovative data modeling consortium. IDSI Co-Director Vladimir Minin will be part of this […]
Epidemiology of the early COVID-19 epidemic in Orange County.
Research Paper on the comparison of predictors in test positivity, mortality, and seropositivity among the Orange County community. Infectious Disease Student Initiative FAB leading author Daniel Parker and Associate Director Vladimir Minin, and Phil Felgner, […]
COVID 19 – Moving Beyond the Pandemic Lecture.
Dean’s Distinguished Virtual Lecture The panel lead by Dr. Messaoudi and Dr. Buchmeier along with many other UCI-associated researchers will discuss the different research developments in regards to the battle against COVID-19. Involving many speakers […]
Deadline Extended to January 26 – Call for Seed Grant Proposals on Infectious Disease Dynamics
Deadline Extended to January 26 for Seed Grant Proposals Interdisciplinary Pilot Study Funding on Infectious Disease Dynamics The UCI Infectious Disease Science Initiative (IDSI) aims to establish UCI as a global leader in research and […]
New evidence that U.K. coronavirus variant spreads more easily has scientists really worried.
IDSI Co-Director Prof. Vladimir Minin gives his opinion in regards to the study and current situation. The coronavirus variant in the United Kingdom has confirmed scientists’ early suspicions of a super spreader capable of turbocharging […]
IDSI Associate Director Dr. Shruti Gohil on the Irvine COVID-19 and Business Reopening Task Force.
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Farrah N. Khan announces the COVID-19 and Business Reopening Task Forces to guide the City of Irvine in 2021 and beyond. IDSI Associate Director Dr. Shruti Gohil will […]
UCI: IDSI Nursing Faculty Adey Nyamathi among the world’s top 2% of researchers.
UCI Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing Founding Dean and Distinguished Professor Adey Nyamathi and three other nursing faculty are among the top 2% of scientists in the world. Dean and Professor Adey Nyamathi […]
UCI Infectious Disease Science Initiative Newsletter – December 2020
Dear colleagues, As 2020 comes to a close, we would like to thank you for your support of the UCI Infectious Disease Science Initiative (IDSI) throughout the year. Please see below highlights from the past […]
