Nine SIMID members joined the Sixth International Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics to share three days of intense dialogue on our ideas, data, insight, models and methods. It was great to promote our work and to meet other researchers to discuss future research opportunities. (more…)
We would like to thank all the participants and speakers of the 7th SIMID-RESCEU-TransMID workshop. The presence and enthusiasm of such a variety of researchers make these meetings so worthwhile. We saw great and inspiring talks and had plenty of intensive and fruitful discussions. You can find some photos below.…
Course In Modelling Infectious Diseases And Health Economic Evaluation Of Vaccines: 11-15 September 2017, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium For more information please visit the site here.
The 7th SIMID workshop will take place in the city centre of Antwerp: 16-18 May 2017. This years workshop is devoted to the RESCEU and TransMID projects. The programme is available through the following link: Antwerp RESCEU-SIMID-TRANSMID. Registration is possible at: REGISTER HERE
Prof Wim Delva (SACEMA, Ghent University, Hasselt University and KU Leuven) and Dr Lander Willem (Antwerp University) are presenting an intensive five-day course on Individual-based modelling in epidemiology, organised by SACEMA from March 27-31, 2017. The course will run from 9 am to 4 pm daily, and be held at STIAS…
Recently Prof Niel Hens was awarded a €1.6m Consolidator grant from the European Research Council for a new project on mathematical modelling called TransMID The grant will reinforce the SIMID project and the bridge between our research groups in Antwerp and Hasselt. Dr Benson Ogunjimi received the University of Antwerp’s…
Adriaan Blommaert successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled "Health econometric studies into the determinants of antibiotic consumption and the cost-effectiveness of adult influenza and pneumococcal vaccination strategies." on 3rd February 2016 at the University of Antwerp. It was a joint PhD UAntwerp-UHasselt. Adriaan will continue working at CHERMID on the…