Emory Researchers Selected as Partners of CDC's New Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics
“The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Tuesday that Emory University is one of 13 funded partners that will work alongside the CDC’s Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics (CFA) to establish an outbreak response network that uses data to support decision makers during public health emergencies.
A team of Emory researchers received a total of $17.5 million in funding to support the CDC’s new national network as an “innovation performer.” As an innovation performer, the Emory team will support the development of a pipeline of new analytical methods, tools, and platforms for modeling efforts that will ultimately inform public health decision makers.”
About Us
Our leadership team spans across Emory University, including researchers from the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory School of Medicine, and Emory College of Arts and Sciences. The CIDMATH team will be collaborating with Kaiser Permanente of Georgia, Emory Healthcare, Georgia Emerging Infections Program, Veterans Affairs Administration, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and Grady Memorial Hospital.
Ben Lopman, PhD
Director, Principal Investigator
Brian Graaf, MBA
Project Manager
Allison Chamberlain, PhD
Principal Investigator
Katia Koelle, PhD
Principal Investigator
Natalie Dean, PhD
Principal Investigator
“CDC’s Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics has awarded funds to 13 primary awardees to establish the first national network for outbreak analytics and disease modeling. Many of these awardees are leading a consortium of collaborators to design, prototype, test, and scale up advances in data modeling tools and technology that can be used to support public health decision makers at all levels of government. This network of networks extends the geographic reach and technical diversity of performers focused on innovating, integrating, and implementing modeling and forecasting tools to improve outbreak response. The network’s goal is to improve speed, accuracy, and use of data & analytics during health emergencies, which is an important step towards ensuring Americans have the information they need to keep themselves and their families safe during outbreaks.”
Source: CDC