DAY 1: MATH MODELING (PDT/GMT -7)
Morning Session
9:00 – 9:05
Welcome & Opening Remarks (Dima Shlyakhtenko)
PLENARY TALK
9:05 – 9:40
Vittoria Colizza (Inserm)
“Chasing the COVID-19 Pandemic through Modeling” PDF Slides / Video
PANEL DISCUSSION: MATH MODELING
10:00 – 11:45
Panelists: Roz Eggo (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine); Michelle Girvan (University of Maryland); Ayesha Mahmud (UC Berkeley); and Fabio Sanchez (University of Costa Rica). Moderators: Mason A. Porter and Joel Miller (UCLA)
DAY 2: POLICY ISSUES
Morning Session
9:00 – 9:05
Summary of Day 1
PLENARY TALK
9:05 – 9:40
Claire Jarashow and Roger Lewis (Los Angeles County Department of Public Health)
“Use of COVID-19 Models in the Public Health Response” PDF Slides
PANEL DISCUSSION: POLICY
10:00 – 11:45
Panelists: Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo (UCSF); Jennifer Gardy (The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation); Leroy Sims (National Basketball Association); and Daniel Sledge (Univ. of Texas at Arlington). Moderators: David Schriger and Andrea Bertozzi (UCLA)
DAY 3: COMMUNICATION ISSUES
Morning Session
9:00 – 9:05
Summary of Day 2
PLENARY TALK
9:05 – 9:40
Carl Bergstrom (University of Washington)
“Proactive COVID-19 testing to mitigate spread” PDF Slides / Video
PANEL DISCUSSION: COMMUNICATION
10:00 – 11:45
Panelists: Andrea Bertozzi (UCLA); Mel Herbert (EM:RAP; UCLA); Adam Kucharski (LSHTM); Roger Lewis (LA County Dept. of Health Services); Dina Mistry (Gates Foundation); and Samuel Scarpino (Northeastern). Moderators: Joel Miller and Mason Porter (UCLA)
11:45 – 12:00
Closing Discussion