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At a small Colorado university, COVID tracking goes high-tech

A collaboration between Colorado Mesa University and the Broad Institute of M.I.T. and Harvard has yielded “the most sophisticated system in the country to track outbreaks” of COVID-19, according Pardis Sabeti, a professor of immunology and infectious diseases…

Connecting young students with real-world scientists

Two Harvard Chan School faculty members and one alumna are among 22 experts featured in a project called “I Am A Scientist,” which aims to promote STEM diversity by providing middle- and high-school students with information about modern-day…

Waning immunity allowed Massachusetts mumps outbreaks

In 2016 and 2017, the number of mumps cases in Massachusetts was 250 and 170, respectively, a large increase from the average of 10 cases annually in the state. Most patients in these outbreaks had been vaccinated, and…

Preparing for pandemics with simulations

Simulating a pandemic—in schools, housing complexes, or workplaces—could help people be better prepared if a real pandemic strikes. So says Pardis Sabeti, an expert in the genomics of infectious diseases, who co-authored a March 13, 2019 article in…