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Advance-CTR 2021 Qualitative Methods Series

Join us for this 3-part series exploring qualitative methods around the topics of design thinking, rapid ethnography, and concept mapping. Speakers Aaron Horowitz (CEO, Sproutel), Alexandra Collins, PhD (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Brown School of Public Health), and Akilah Dulin, PhD (Associate Professor, Brown School of Public Health) will share techniques and strategies for implementing qualitative […]

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COVID-19 Response Innovation Hackathon

Virtual

Registration is now open for Covid-19 Response Innovation Hackathon hosted by NEMIC (www.nemicenter.com). A lack of preparedness exacerbated the challenges that COVID-19 presented regionally, nationally, and globally. How do we ensure that we are better prepared for the next pandemic, what do we need to do on a personal level, how do we better prepare […]

The Intersection of Incarceration, HIV, & Substance Use

Meeting the diverse needs of people at the crossroads of incarceration, HIV, and substance use can appear daunting and complex. Barriers to both preventative and ongoing care for incarcerated individuals and providing strong systems of care after release persist in the criminal justice system. However, incredible work and cooperation between law enforcement, medical teams, and […]

COVID-19 Vaccine Update

Virtual

Exploring recent achievements and challenges in the development, approval, allocation and distribution of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. About this Event A year ago the idea of having several vaccines ready to distribute within a year seemed insurmountable. But science prevailed and the recent development of the SARS-CoV2 vaccine was the fastest in history. Join us to […]

Genomic evidence of prisons as reservoirs of M. tuberculosis

Katharine Walter, PhD Stanford University   Katharine Walter is a postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Stanford University. She is interested in designing and applying evolutionary tools to unearth the rich epidemiological information contained in pathogen genomes with the goal of informing public health interventions. Her focus is on […]