Week 10 - August 1

Logistics

• Tuesday August 2, 10am: AMMnet seminar
• Thursday August 4, 3pm: Journal club
• Friday August 5: Fourth draft Aims page due

Technical track (EMOD)

No technical instruction this week.

Presentations

Prepare slide decks for EMOD research project in-progress presentations.

Journal club

Presenter: Ethel

Facilitator: Annie

Slater HC, Ross A, Ouédraogo AL, White LJ, Nguon C, Walker PG, Ngor P, Aguas R, Silal SP, Dondorp AM, La Barre P. Assessing the impact of next-generation rapid diagnostic tests on Plasmodium falciparum malaria elimination strategies. Nature. 2015 Dec;528(7580):S94-101.

Additional recommended reading:

Characterization of the infectious reservoir of malaria with an agent-based model calibrated to age-stratified parasite densities and infectiousness

Seasonality and heterogeneity of malaria transmission determine success of interventions in high-endemic settings: a modeling study

Optimal Population-Level Infection Detection Strategies for Malaria Control and Elimination in a Spatial Model of Malaria Transmission

Proposal writing

Aims fourth drafts due Friday.