Lecture: Lessons Learned from Malaria Research in Africa

Fri., Apr 4, 2008 - Time: 11:00am - 12noon

Professor David Wypij of the Department of Biostatistics at Harvard School of Public Health will deliver this lecture as part of the Spring 2008 Operations Research / Management Science Seminar series. All are invited to attend.

Title: Lessons Learned from Malaria Research in Africa (Or How I Moved from Operations Research Training to a Career in Biostatistics)

Abstract: This talk will provide an overview of the Severe Malaria in African Children Clinical Research Network, which has been funded by the National Institutes of Health since 1996. The network involves researchers from six hospitals in five African countries, plus investigators from the U.S., Great Britain, and Germany. A summary of important findings will be presented, with a focus on the analysis of heterogeneity across sites in a sample of 26,296 hospital admissions for malaria. Strengths and weaknesses of the design and analysis of the studies will be highlighted, together with some thoughts about the application of operations research methods to public health.

More information about Professor David Wypij.

This series is organized by the UMass Amherst INFORMS Student Chapter. Support for this series is provided by the Isenberg School of Management, the Department of Finance and Operations Management, and the John F. Smith Memorial Fund.

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Location: SOM 112 (wheelchair accessible)

Contact Information

Trisha Woolley
(413) 577-2761
twoolley@som.umass.edu