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Group Projects

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Goals

  • Milestones
  • Project Groups

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Project milestones

  • Day 1: By 7pm Monday:
    • Set up a github repo with a README file and invite Seth (sblumberg), Jonathan (dushoff) and Mutono (mutono)
    • Have a research question clearly defined and list the individual contributions from the team members (need to be specific).
    • You should have a file called README.md that points to these documents (or the repo or elsewhere)

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  • Day 3: By 1pm Wednesday:
    • Have a one page task list with a plan on finishing your project
  • Day 5:
    • Submit project report (by 12:30 pm)
    • submit presentations (by 13.00 pm)

Email all submissions to projects@ici3d.org

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Project groups

  1. Value of wastewater surveillance for controlling outbreaks in prisons and other congregate settings: Seth (Mia, Stephen, Jemma, Sophy, Emmanuel)
  2. Pandemic Flu in South Africa (1918-1919): Cari, Jeremy (Kgothatso, Amukelani, Gift, Morongwa, Maxwel)
  3. HIV Model fitting Reshma (Armand, George, Evidence, Mofoka, Tammara)
  4. Exploring the influence of the extrinsic incubation period on malaria transmission: Joe (Olivier, Habtamu, Kimberly, Fidaa, Sandile)
  5. Measles Immunity Estimation: CarL, Stanley (Sylvia, Arrah. Chido, Armel, Dean)
  6. Accelerating Rabies Elimination: Mutono, Martha (Alice, Mokgosi, Zizipo, Mabushe, Omar, Rachel)
  7. Enhancing trachoma elimination: Jonathan (Thatohatsi, Comfort, Hosea, Saiusha, Nonkoliso)
  8. Modelling the relationship between age and infection probability in insect vectors of disease: John (Tlamelo, Mercy, Shade, Georgia, Davryn)

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This session

  • Find your group members
  • Introduce yourselves
    • Skills, interests, MMED goals
  • If time:
    • Discuss the research topic
    • Think about how you will work collaboratively
      • github, google drive, Dropbox …

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