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Two postdoc positions open at SUMOC (Sorbonne Université | INSERM), Paris, within the EPIcx lab.
🦠 Network epidemiology of healthcare-associated infections (ARCANE)
🧠 Coupled behavior–disease modeling (PREVIX)
2-y positions | Start June 2026
#epidemiology #networks #matrices
Mobility-based synthetic contact matrices offer a promising alternative for real-time pandemic response modeling. How do they compare with traditional empirical contact matrices?
We address this question in our latest study, now published in Nature Communications ⬇️
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Joint work with
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#mpox #publichealth #behavior #epidemiology
@inserm.fr @fac-sante-sorbonne.bsky.social
#SUMOC
These results highlight the key role of spontaneous community-driven behaviour change, and the importance of risk communication and community engagement in outbreak control.
Model results aligned with post-outbreak survey data (ERAS 2023) reporting that ~46% of MSM reduced sexual partners during that outbreak.
Instead, the decline was best explained by widespread behavioural change, adopted by ~half of MSM, *independently of individual risk level*.
This prevented an estimated ~70% of potential cases during summer 2022.
We found that vaccination and infection-induced immunity alone could not explain the early downturn.
We used a network model of mpox transmission among MSM, grounded in sexual behaviour data, to disentangle the drivers: post-exposure vaccination, immunity among highly active individuals, behavioural adaptations.
*New paper in Nature Health*
Why did the 2022 mpox outbreak in Paris decline so abruptly?
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Time to party! 🎄✨ #SUMOC
Great second day at the #EPICONTACTS2025 workshop — engaging talks at the interface of contact matrices, epidemiology, behavioral data, and network science.
This initiative is part of FRAME, the French Research Action on Modeling Epidemics supported by
@anrs-mie.bsky.social
EPIcx diamonds 💎
Two days of great scientific discussions with >100 infectious disease modellers during the annual meeting of FRAME (the French Research Action on Modelling Epidemics), supported by @anrs-mie.bsky.social. What a fantastic research community!
An oldie 😀🙏
Brilliant and inspiring talk by Shweta Bansal @bansallab.bsky.social at #Epidemics10 on contact patterns at the interface of data, modelling and public health — and even across species!
Many thanks to IReSP (Institut pour la Recherche en Santé Publique) and the Inserm Public Health Institute for the invitation to the Public Health Research Club #3. Proud to share #SUMOC perspectives on strengthening modeling in public health preparedness.
@inserm.fr @fac-sante-sorbonne.bsky.social
Climate and health at the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei.
lincei.it/node/15488
🔬 A new #MOOD #HorizonEU study reveals how #COVID19 modelling, data use & collaboration evolved across #Europe - offering key lessons for future pandemics.
📖 🔊Read more + listen: www.worldpop.org/blog/lessons...
@uosmedia.bsky.social @esthervk.bsky.social @horizoneu.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social
📈🦠 On how COVID-19 modelling supported public health decisions in Europe #Eurosurveillance
www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
Our analysis of modelling practices, data use, and science-policy interactions during the COVID-19 pandemic is out on @eurosurveillance.org this week.
www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
Wonderful collaborative effort conducted in the context of mood-h2020.eu
Read the thread below 👇
International Workshop on Social Contacts for Epidemic Modeling
Paris, Dec 8-9, 2025
epicontacts2025.weebly.com
Dec 8: Training session on contact data for ID modeling.
Dec 9: Workshop on methodological advances in the field, featuring a strong lineup of invited speakers.
@anrs-mie.bsky.social
First SUMOC talk ✨
Prof. Mauricio Santillana (Northeastern University) on forecasting outbreaks using mathematical models & internet-based data - lessons from COVID-19.
#SUMOC
@sorbonne-universite.fr @fac-sante-sorbonne.bsky.social @inserm.fr
📣 Call for Abstracts! 📣
Join us at BehEpi Satellite, part of CCS 2025 in Siena, Italy (Sept 3–5).
We’re exploring how human behavior influences epidemic dynamics.
🔗 More info and submission at: www.epicx-lab.com/behepi-satel...
📅 Deadline: June 13, 2025
#CCS25
Immense honor to join this prestigious institution for the conference ‘Viral Emergencies: New Challenges’, contributing my perspective on modeling for epidemic response to advance scientific dialogue.
Humbled and with deep emotion, I’m stepping into the historic halls of the Accademia dei Lincei for the first time as a speaker.
www.lincei.it/it/manifesta...
The SUMOC inauguration will feature opening speeches by institutional authorities, the presentation of the Center's roadmap, and perspectives from 3 international leading experts of infectious disease modeling - Prof. John Edmunds, Prof. Birgitte de Blasio, Prof. Niel Hens.
So excited today as we launch the Sorbonne Université Modeling Outbreaks Center (SUMOC) - a hub dedicated to strengthening our ability to understand, anticipate, and respond to infectious disease threats.
@sorbonne-universite.fr @fac-sante-sorbonne.bsky.social @inserm.fr @anrs-mie.bsky.social
