NSF Center for Analysis and Prediction of Pandemic Expansion
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NSF Center for Analysis and Prediction of Pandemic Expansion. Tackling questions about pandemic expansion through multidisciplinary work.
Based at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville | www.appex.org
Based at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville | www.appex.org
Meet Garriy Shteynberg. His research focuses on how people develop shared mental states & how those shared perceptions influence memory, emotions, and behavior.
For APPEX, Garriy examines how people learn social norms with others.
Learn more about his work here: youtu.be/-dPjdTrrwnY
For APPEX, Garriy examines how people learn social norms with others.
Learn more about his work here: youtu.be/-dPjdTrrwnY
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September 9, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Meet Garriy Shteynberg. His research focuses on how people develop shared mental states & how those shared perceptions influence memory, emotions, and behavior.
For APPEX, Garriy examines how people learn social norms with others.
Learn more about his work here: youtu.be/-dPjdTrrwnY
For APPEX, Garriy examines how people learn social norms with others.
Learn more about his work here: youtu.be/-dPjdTrrwnY
🚨APPEX Seed Solicitations are officially OPEN!
Have a question about pandemic science that you think deserves a multidisciplinary approach? Have an idea you’ve always thought “someone should study this”?
Submit it as an APPEX Seed Idea!
Learn more: appex.org/seed/
Submit: appex.org/appex-seeds/
Have a question about pandemic science that you think deserves a multidisciplinary approach? Have an idea you’ve always thought “someone should study this”?
Submit it as an APPEX Seed Idea!
Learn more: appex.org/seed/
Submit: appex.org/appex-seeds/
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September 1, 2026 at 12:58 PM
🚨APPEX Seed Solicitations are officially OPEN!
Have a question about pandemic science that you think deserves a multidisciplinary approach? Have an idea you’ve always thought “someone should study this”?
Submit it as an APPEX Seed Idea!
Learn more: appex.org/seed/
Submit: appex.org/appex-seeds/
Have a question about pandemic science that you think deserves a multidisciplinary approach? Have an idea you’ve always thought “someone should study this”?
Submit it as an APPEX Seed Idea!
Learn more: appex.org/seed/
Submit: appex.org/appex-seeds/
You are invited to the APPEX Summer Research Symposium, taking place virtually, Friday August 28!
The symposium will highlight the summer trainees’ work addressing critical, multidisciplinary questions in pandemic science.
See the attached flyer for more details.
The symposium will highlight the summer trainees’ work addressing critical, multidisciplinary questions in pandemic science.
See the attached flyer for more details.
August 20, 2026 at 12:31 PM
You are invited to the APPEX Summer Research Symposium, taking place virtually, Friday August 28!
The symposium will highlight the summer trainees’ work addressing critical, multidisciplinary questions in pandemic science.
See the attached flyer for more details.
The symposium will highlight the summer trainees’ work addressing critical, multidisciplinary questions in pandemic science.
See the attached flyer for more details.
APPEX Seed Solicitation opens September 1!
Have an idea for a new question in pandemic science? Submit a Seed Idea and help build a possible multidisciplinary working group around it!
Learn more: appex.org/seed/
Submit starting Sept. 1: appex.org/appex-seeds/
#APPEX #PandemicScience
Have an idea for a new question in pandemic science? Submit a Seed Idea and help build a possible multidisciplinary working group around it!
Learn more: appex.org/seed/
Submit starting Sept. 1: appex.org/appex-seeds/
#APPEX #PandemicScience
Seed Solicitation – APPEX
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August 18, 2026 at 12:43 PM
APPEX Seed Solicitation opens September 1!
Have an idea for a new question in pandemic science? Submit a Seed Idea and help build a possible multidisciplinary working group around it!
Learn more: appex.org/seed/
Submit starting Sept. 1: appex.org/appex-seeds/
#APPEX #PandemicScience
Have an idea for a new question in pandemic science? Submit a Seed Idea and help build a possible multidisciplinary working group around it!
Learn more: appex.org/seed/
Submit starting Sept. 1: appex.org/appex-seeds/
#APPEX #PandemicScience
Meet John McAlister, a recent APPEX graduate student, who is starting a postdoc position at Princeton University studying applied math!
We’re so excited to have John’s expertise in our network and can’t wait to see the impact of his work!
Learn more about John's work here: youtu.be/MFV6vISazLo
We’re so excited to have John’s expertise in our network and can’t wait to see the impact of his work!
Learn more about John's work here: youtu.be/MFV6vISazLo
John McAlister
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August 11, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Meet John McAlister, a recent APPEX graduate student, who is starting a postdoc position at Princeton University studying applied math!
We’re so excited to have John’s expertise in our network and can’t wait to see the impact of his work!
Learn more about John's work here: youtu.be/MFV6vISazLo
We’re so excited to have John’s expertise in our network and can’t wait to see the impact of his work!
Learn more about John's work here: youtu.be/MFV6vISazLo
Meet Michael Reed, a Professor of Biology at Tufts University whose work is all about understanding the balance of nature.
His big Q for the APPEX project: Can we actually predict when a population is about to explode into an outbreak or spiral into a crash?
Learn more: youtu.be/dmMXgiNiBE0
His big Q for the APPEX project: Can we actually predict when a population is about to explode into an outbreak or spiral into a crash?
Learn more: youtu.be/dmMXgiNiBE0
Michael Reed
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July 31, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Meet Michael Reed, a Professor of Biology at Tufts University whose work is all about understanding the balance of nature.
His big Q for the APPEX project: Can we actually predict when a population is about to explode into an outbreak or spiral into a crash?
Learn more: youtu.be/dmMXgiNiBE0
His big Q for the APPEX project: Can we actually predict when a population is about to explode into an outbreak or spiral into a crash?
Learn more: youtu.be/dmMXgiNiBE0
Meet one of our APPEX Summer Program students, Irene Karegi! Irene is on a mission to understand the complex journey of zoonotic viruses as they move between wildlife, domestic animals, and humans. Learn more about her research: youtu.be/ZN103_kA-cU.
Irene Karegi
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July 21, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Meet one of our APPEX Summer Program students, Irene Karegi! Irene is on a mission to understand the complex journey of zoonotic viruses as they move between wildlife, domestic animals, and humans. Learn more about her research: youtu.be/ZN103_kA-cU.
Meet Alanna Haslam-Hyde! 🎉 After defending her PhD in Mathematics at Boston University, she's heading to Gordon College this fall as an Assistant Professor of Math & Data Science.
She uses math to understand resilient biological systems.
Learn more about Alanna's work: youtu.be/H9DHr-oo5D0
She uses math to understand resilient biological systems.
Learn more about Alanna's work: youtu.be/H9DHr-oo5D0
Alanna Haslam Hyde
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July 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Meet Alanna Haslam-Hyde! 🎉 After defending her PhD in Mathematics at Boston University, she's heading to Gordon College this fall as an Assistant Professor of Math & Data Science.
She uses math to understand resilient biological systems.
Learn more about Alanna's work: youtu.be/H9DHr-oo5D0
She uses math to understand resilient biological systems.
Learn more about Alanna's work: youtu.be/H9DHr-oo5D0
Meet our Director, Dr. Nina Fefferman! 👋
She uses mathematical modeling to understand how our behaviors and social connections shape the spread of infectious diseases.
We’re lucky to have her leading APPEX!
Learn more about her work: youtu.be/4Yh2vqG9cXA
She uses mathematical modeling to understand how our behaviors and social connections shape the spread of infectious diseases.
We’re lucky to have her leading APPEX!
Learn more about her work: youtu.be/4Yh2vqG9cXA
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July 2, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Meet our Director, Dr. Nina Fefferman! 👋
She uses mathematical modeling to understand how our behaviors and social connections shape the spread of infectious diseases.
We’re lucky to have her leading APPEX!
Learn more about her work: youtu.be/4Yh2vqG9cXA
She uses mathematical modeling to understand how our behaviors and social connections shape the spread of infectious diseases.
We’re lucky to have her leading APPEX!
Learn more about her work: youtu.be/4Yh2vqG9cXA
Meet Courtney Schreiner, a fourth-year PhD student using mathematical modeling to improve wildlife disease management and understand disease risk. 🦠📊
Learn more about Courtney here: youtu.be/8MxDYSNlwYI
#PhDLife #WildlifeConservation #Epidemiology #APPEXResearch
Learn more about Courtney here: youtu.be/8MxDYSNlwYI
#PhDLife #WildlifeConservation #Epidemiology #APPEXResearch
Courtney Schreiner
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June 23, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Meet Courtney Schreiner, a fourth-year PhD student using mathematical modeling to improve wildlife disease management and understand disease risk. 🦠📊
Learn more about Courtney here: youtu.be/8MxDYSNlwYI
#PhDLife #WildlifeConservation #Epidemiology #APPEXResearch
Learn more about Courtney here: youtu.be/8MxDYSNlwYI
#PhDLife #WildlifeConservation #Epidemiology #APPEXResearch
This week, we are introducing Dr. Deborah Miller!
She is a senior member of our team and an expert in One Health. As both a veterinary pathologist and a wildlife biologist, Deb has a unique perspective on the health of our world.
Learn more about Deb's research here: youtu.be/S9GB7nCuyww
She is a senior member of our team and an expert in One Health. As both a veterinary pathologist and a wildlife biologist, Deb has a unique perspective on the health of our world.
Learn more about Deb's research here: youtu.be/S9GB7nCuyww
Deb Miller
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June 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
This week, we are introducing Dr. Deborah Miller!
She is a senior member of our team and an expert in One Health. As both a veterinary pathologist and a wildlife biologist, Deb has a unique perspective on the health of our world.
Learn more about Deb's research here: youtu.be/S9GB7nCuyww
She is a senior member of our team and an expert in One Health. As both a veterinary pathologist and a wildlife biologist, Deb has a unique perspective on the health of our world.
Learn more about Deb's research here: youtu.be/S9GB7nCuyww
This week, we are excited to introduce you to Dr. Bogdan Gavrea! 👋
Bogdan recently joined APPEX and is using the power of math to solve some of the most complex challenges in robotics, machine learning, and AI.
Learn more about Bogdan here: youtu.be/IB43aNGygy8
Bogdan recently joined APPEX and is using the power of math to solve some of the most complex challenges in robotics, machine learning, and AI.
Learn more about Bogdan here: youtu.be/IB43aNGygy8
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June 2, 2026 at 7:42 PM
This week, we are excited to introduce you to Dr. Bogdan Gavrea! 👋
Bogdan recently joined APPEX and is using the power of math to solve some of the most complex challenges in robotics, machine learning, and AI.
Learn more about Bogdan here: youtu.be/IB43aNGygy8
Bogdan recently joined APPEX and is using the power of math to solve some of the most complex challenges in robotics, machine learning, and AI.
Learn more about Bogdan here: youtu.be/IB43aNGygy8
Next up, we would like to introduce Jonathon Gass, an Assistant Professor at Tufts University. His research lab focuses on One Health, understanding the complex transmission dynamics between animals and humans.
Learn more about his research here: youtu.be/S9bCYlUexo8?...
Learn more about his research here: youtu.be/S9bCYlUexo8?...
Jonathon Gass
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May 26, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Next up, we would like to introduce Jonathon Gass, an Assistant Professor at Tufts University. His research lab focuses on One Health, understanding the complex transmission dynamics between animals and humans.
Learn more about his research here: youtu.be/S9bCYlUexo8?...
Learn more about his research here: youtu.be/S9bCYlUexo8?...
Over the next few months, we will be introducing some of our APPEX researchers! Meet Stephanie Bohon. Her latest project with APPEX has a fascinating historical twist... Learn more here!
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#APPEXresearch #WomenInSTEM #birding #sociology #interdisciplinary
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#APPEXresearch #WomenInSTEM #birding #sociology #interdisciplinary
Stephanie Bohon
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May 20, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Over the next few months, we will be introducing some of our APPEX researchers! Meet Stephanie Bohon. Her latest project with APPEX has a fascinating historical twist... Learn more here!
youtube.com/shorts/GyX-K...
#APPEXresearch #WomenInSTEM #birding #sociology #interdisciplinary
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#APPEXresearch #WomenInSTEM #birding #sociology #interdisciplinary
APPEX officially relaunched at ASU on May 1, bringing together researchers, partners, and collaborators to explore the future of public health preparedness, AI, outbreak epidemiology, data science, and knowledge sharing.
We are excited for what’s ahead! #nsf #asu #pandemicscience
We are excited for what’s ahead! #nsf #asu #pandemicscience
May 15, 2026 at 8:18 PM
APPEX officially relaunched at ASU on May 1, bringing together researchers, partners, and collaborators to explore the future of public health preparedness, AI, outbreak epidemiology, data science, and knowledge sharing.
We are excited for what’s ahead! #nsf #asu #pandemicscience
We are excited for what’s ahead! #nsf #asu #pandemicscience
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@nsfappexcenter.bsky.social team working hard in Boston!
February 22, 2026 at 2:44 PM
@nsfappexcenter.bsky.social team working hard in Boston!
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Popping into Boston for a day - getting some in-person APPEX @nsfappexcenter.bsky.social collaborative research time is awesome!! Even if it's a winter storm, we do this.
February 21, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Popping into Boston for a day - getting some in-person APPEX @nsfappexcenter.bsky.social collaborative research time is awesome!! Even if it's a winter storm, we do this.
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Starting Week 3 in the Nantucket Archives on a great project to solve a 263-year-old medical mystery with @sjryan3.bsky.social and others for @nsfappexcenter.bsky.social
July 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Starting Week 3 in the Nantucket Archives on a great project to solve a 263-year-old medical mystery with @sjryan3.bsky.social and others for @nsfappexcenter.bsky.social
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Our first publication for our @nsfappexcenter.bsky.social project on the Nantucket Wapanoag (forthcoming in @contexts.org) centers on this map, here with my co-author Shaylee Hodges at the Nantucket Whaling Museum.
July 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Our first publication for our @nsfappexcenter.bsky.social project on the Nantucket Wapanoag (forthcoming in @contexts.org) centers on this map, here with my co-author Shaylee Hodges at the Nantucket Whaling Museum.
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Having an ABSOLUTELY normal one today looking up colonial records for Nantucket at the UK National Archives for an @nsfappexcenter.bsky.social project - on July 4th.
July 4, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Having an ABSOLUTELY normal one today looking up colonial records for Nantucket at the UK National Archives for an @nsfappexcenter.bsky.social project - on July 4th.
Join us this August at the 2025 ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining for "CausalBench: Streamlining Causal Learning Research", the 2nd NSF APPEX Tutorial! ⭐
Please stay tuned. Details to be announced soon!
Please stay tuned. Details to be announced soon!
June 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Join us this August at the 2025 ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining for "CausalBench: Streamlining Causal Learning Research", the 2nd NSF APPEX Tutorial! ⭐
Please stay tuned. Details to be announced soon!
Please stay tuned. Details to be announced soon!
Spots are filling up! Join us on June 21st for "What makes a useful model? A conversation in design choices for mathematical and statistical models in the life and social sciences".💡
🗓 June 21st, 12pm ET
💻 2.5 hour virtual tutorial
🔗 Register here: forms.gle/BUFv7GvpffGr...
🗓 June 21st, 12pm ET
💻 2.5 hour virtual tutorial
🔗 Register here: forms.gle/BUFv7GvpffGr...
June 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Spots are filling up! Join us on June 21st for "What makes a useful model? A conversation in design choices for mathematical and statistical models in the life and social sciences".💡
🗓 June 21st, 12pm ET
💻 2.5 hour virtual tutorial
🔗 Register here: forms.gle/BUFv7GvpffGr...
🗓 June 21st, 12pm ET
💻 2.5 hour virtual tutorial
🔗 Register here: forms.gle/BUFv7GvpffGr...
We’re excited to highlight Theoretical Model Explaining Patterns of Rotavirus in Children and Adults, another one of the chosen Seed Ideas in our semi-annual competition! appex.org/selectedseeds/
May 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
We’re excited to highlight Theoretical Model Explaining Patterns of Rotavirus in Children and Adults, another one of the chosen Seed Ideas in our semi-annual competition! appex.org/selectedseeds/
Register here for our tutorial "What makes a useful model? A conversation in design choices for mathematical and statistical models in the life and social sciences"💡 forms.gle/BUFv7GvpffGr...
May 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Register here for our tutorial "What makes a useful model? A conversation in design choices for mathematical and statistical models in the life and social sciences"💡 forms.gle/BUFv7GvpffGr...
We are excited to introduce Is Lassa Virus Reassorting, and If So Where?: Implications for Surveillance and Control – one of the selected Seed Ideas from our inaugural competition. appex.org/selectedseeds/
Thank you to everyone who participated — we can’t wait to see how this work evolves!
Thank you to everyone who participated — we can’t wait to see how this work evolves!
May 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
We are excited to introduce Is Lassa Virus Reassorting, and If So Where?: Implications for Surveillance and Control – one of the selected Seed Ideas from our inaugural competition. appex.org/selectedseeds/
Thank you to everyone who participated — we can’t wait to see how this work evolves!
Thank you to everyone who participated — we can’t wait to see how this work evolves!