Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics
The Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics works to improve methods for infectious disease modeling and statistical analysis, quantify disease and intervention impact, engage with policymakers to enhance decision-making, and train the next generation of scientists.
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Boston, MA 02115
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In the Media
Slashing of funding for mRNA vaccine development raises concern
Bill Hanage featured in Harvard Chan News
September 25, 2025
How to use AI: Mauricio Santillana gave an algorithm accurate models to analyze data
Mauricio Santillana featured in the Northeastern Global News.
September 15, 2025
Our Center
The Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health focuses on improving methods for infectious disease modeling and statistical analysis, quantifying disease and intervention impact, engaging with policymakers to enhance decision-making, and training the next generation of scientists.
How we make an impact
CCDD contributes to academia and the public good through our direct research, advocating for public health policy, supporting faculty-led external initiatives, and training future scientists.
Scientific approaches
At CCDD, we implement various strategies for understanding infectious patterns, predicting public health effects of policy changes, and defining health equity targets.
COVID-19 Press Conferences
Beginning in March 2020, at the start of pandemic, through March 2022, CCDD held 150 Zoom-based press conferences to share scientific insights with the public.
Resources
These resources on infectious disease modeling and planning are created by CCDD and are made open to the public.
Upcoming events
Please check back later for upcoming events
Past events
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ID Epi Seminar Series – Erin Mordecai
ID Epi Seminar Series Erin Mordecai – More than warming: climate change is transforming the landscape of vector-borne diseases
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ID Epi Seminar Series – Amy Wesolowski
ID Epi Seminar Series Amy Wesolowski – Modeling human behavior to understanding infectious disease dynamics – examples of population-level mobility and injecting behaviors of people who injection drugs
