CCDD ID Epi Seminar Series

Cluster randomized trials of influenza vaccination and herd effect: lessons from the Hutterites

Presenter: Mark Loeb, Professor at McMaster University

Dr. Mark Loeb is a Professor in the Departments of Pathology of Molecular Medicine and Health Research, Evidence, and Impact (formerly Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics) at McMaster University where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Infectious Diseases. Dr. Loeb is an Infectious Diseases physician and Medical Microbiologist. He is Co-Director of the McMaster WHO Collaborating Centre on Infectious Diseases, Research Methods and Recommendations. Recognitions have included the Gold Medal in Medicine from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the Jonas Salk award from the March of Dimes, and Fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada.

About the series: Each spring, CCDD hosts an annual seminar series featuring talks from experts on the latest research in infectious disease epidemiology and modeling. The ID Epi Seminar Series aims to bring in speakers from various disciplines within infectious disease epidemiology, broadly defined to include the population biology of pathogens and other allied topics. Seminars will be held on Thursdays, unless otherwise noted, at 1pm ET between February 2nd and May 9th with the exception of March 14th (spring break). Note: Unlike other seminars in the series, this talk will be held on Friday.

Register for the seminar here. hsph.me/idepi24