Achievement

Scholars in Residence: During this reporting period M-EID has sponsored four Scholars in Residence (SIRs). SIRs are typically in residence from a few days to a week or more, and offer activities ranging from seminars to intensive workshops. SIR activities are open to participants outside the M-EID program, and are advertised widely on campus. SIRs during the current reporting period included Heikki Haario (fall); Ken Rice (spring); Ken Lafferty (spring), and Tim James (spring). SIR activities provide trainees with access to a diversity of scholars in a range of disciplines (this year's included mathematics, ecology, and microbiology) whose interests are relevant to the ecology of infectious diseases, and enable students to apply and build upon concepts and skills learned in core M-EID courses. These experiences are also intended to provide international cross-cultural exposure, networking opportunities and include career development discussions beyond their intellectual content.