Week 13 - August 22

Logistics

• Wednesday August 24, 11am: Prashanth Selvaraj presentation on vector genetics and gene drives
• Friday August 26: Journal club

Technical track (EMOD)

Topic: Advanced EMOD: gene drive and reactive interventions

• Reactive interventions and surveillance in EMOD
• Guest lecture: vector genetics and modeling gene drives in EMOD
• Roundtable: Current limitations and future of EMOD and agent-based modeling of malaria
• Continue to refine own research projects

Journal club

Presenter: Isaiah

Facilitator: Jaline

Gerardin J, Bever CA, Bridenbecker D, Hamainza B, Silumbe K, Miller JM, Eisele TP, Eckhoff PA, Wenger EA. Effectiveness of reactive case detection for malaria elimination in three archetypical transmission settings: a modelling study. Malaria journal. 2017 Dec;16(1):1-7.

Additional recommended reading:

Malaria Elimination Campaigns in the Lake Kariba Region of Zambia: A Spatial Dynamical Model

Reiker T, Chitnis N, Smith T. Modelling reactive case detection strategies for interrupting transmission of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Malaria journal. 2019 Dec;18(1):1-3.

Proposal writing

Revise Aims fourth drafts.