Announcements
Call for SACEMA Postgraduate Bursaries
Posted on Tue, May 15 2018 12:00:00
Call for SACEMA Bursaries for 2019
MMED 2018 Clinic on Meaningful Modelling of Epidemiological Data, May 28 - June 8, 2018
Posted on Tue, Jan 30 2018 10:22:00
MMED 2018 Clinic on Meaningful Modelling of Epidemiological Data, May 28 - June 8, 2018
Introduction to R: Management, Exploration, and Communication of data, 2-6 July 2018
Posted on Tue, Jan 09 2018 12:19:00
Introduction to R: Management, Exploration, and Communication of data, 2-6 July 2018 (Stellenbosch)
Deadline extended: Individual-Based Modelling in Epidemiology: A Practical Introduction 14-18 May 2018, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Posted on Thu, Dec 14 2017 14:29:00
Clinic on Dynamical Approaches to Infectious Disease Data: 10-16 December 2017, Jacksonville and Yulee, FL
Posted on Tue, Aug 29 2017 11:57:00
Introduction to R: Management, Exploration, and Communication of data, 23-27 October 2017
Posted on Thu, Jun 29 2017 10:31:00
Introduction to R: Management, Exploration, and Communication of data, 23-27 October 2017 (Stellenbosch)
External bursary applications for 2018: NOW CLOSED.
Posted on Mon, Jun 19 2017 11:01:00
External bursary applications for 2018: Deadline 31 July 2017
MMED 2017: Clinic on the Meaningful Modelling of Epidemiological Data, May 29 - June 9, 2017
Posted on Wed, Jan 18 2017 15:17:00
MMED 2017: Clinic on the Meaningful Modelling of Epidemiological Data, May 29 - June 9, 2017
Individual Based Modelling in Epidemiology: A Practical Introduction 27-31 March 2017, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Posted on Thu, Nov 17 2016 00:05:00
Individual-based modelling in epidemiology: 27-31 March 2017, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Bayesian Analysis of Longitudinal Studies: 24-28 October 2016, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Posted on Sat, Aug 27 2016 12:46:00
Bayesian Analysis of Longitudinal Studies: 24-28 October 2016, Stellenbosch, South Africa
New R Package of Incidence Estimation Tools Released on CRAN
Posted on Thu, Jun 02 2016 13:42:00
New R package of incidence estimation tools (inctools) available on CRAN
Bayesian Biostatistics: 4-8 April 2016 (Stellenbosch) South Africa
Posted on Tue, Apr 26 2016 23:10:00
Bayesian Biostatistics: 4-8 April 2017 Stellenbosch, South Africa
Introduction To Epidemiology And Research Methodology March--June 2016
Posted on Fri, Feb 19 2016 10:42:00
Epidemiology is primarily concerned with the transmission of disease among groups or populations, while of course this has to be balanced by ethical considerations and concern for the health of individual members. The assessment or treatment of the individual patient is the domain of the clinician.
MMED 2016: Clinic on the Meaningful Modelling of Epidemiological Data, May 30 - 10 June 2016
Posted on Fri, Jan 22 2016 13:34:00
Using Quantitative Bias Analysis with Epidemiologic Data: Short Course at SACEMA, 18-20 May 2016
Posted on Sat, Dec 19 2015 06:43:00
Using Quantitative Bias Analysis with Epidemiologic Data: Short Course at SACEMA, 18-20 May 2016.
New R Package to Support Calibration of Recent Infection Test
Posted on Thu, Aug 27 2015 12:50:00
New R package to support calibration of recent infection tests
Clinic on Dynamical Approaches to Infectious Disease Data (DAIDD): 13-19 December 2015
Posted on Thu, Aug 20 2015 16:45:00
Request for Applications: Clinic on Dynamical Approaches to Infectious Disease Data (DAIDD): December 13-19, 2015: Jacksonville and Yulee, FL.
Bayesian Analysis of Longitudinal Studies: 26-27 November 2015, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Posted on Tue, Aug 11 2015 16:29:00
Bayesian Analysis of Longitudinal Studies: 26-27 November 2015, Stellenbosch, South Africa
SACEMA exhibits at launch of National Science Week 2015
Posted on Fri, Jul 31 2015 10:52:00
SACEMA exhibits at launch of National Science Week 2015
19-21 October 2015 (Stellenbosch) Introduction to the Joint Modelling of Longitudinal and Survival Data, with Applications in R
Posted on Mon, May 11 2015 12:55:00
Short course in the Joint Modelling of Longitudinal and Survival Data with Applications in R: 19-21 October 2015
Characterizing concurrent partnerships in Cape Town, South Africa
Posted on Wed, Feb 18 2015 10:22:00
Characterizing concurrent partnerships in Cape Town, South Africa
MMED 2015: Clinic on the Meaningful Modelling of Epidemiological Data, 1-12 June 2015
Posted on Fri, Jan 23 2015 12:06:00
SACEMA Researcher Reshma Kassanjee receives Ph.D. from Wits University for pioneering thesis on biomarker based HIV incidence estimation
Posted on Fri, Oct 31 2014 11:12:00
SACEMA researcher Reshma Kassanjee lead authors major paper in the journal AIDS, presenting key results to discern 'recently' from 'non-recently' acquired HIV infection.
Posted on Fri, Oct 24 2014 14:44:00
SACEMA researcher, Roxanne Beauclair, presented the beginnings of her PhD work
Posted on Tue, Oct 21 2014 10:45:00
Bayesian Biostatistics: 20-24 October 2014 (Stellenbosch): Deadline extended to 8 September 2014
Posted on Mon, Jun 23 2014 10:22:00
Prof. Emmanuel Lesaffre (Department of Biostatistics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium) presented a second edition of this intensive five-day course at Stellenbosch.
Second workshop on Incidence Estimation using Tests for Recent Infection
Posted on Wed, Jun 11 2014 10:28:00
The incidence and severity of community assault in Khayelitsha, South Africa
Posted on Mon, Mar 31 2014 11:58:00
Using quantitative bias analysis with epidemiologic data: Short course at SACEMA, 21-23 May 2014. Register now!
Posted on Wed, Dec 18 2013 14:32:00
Using quantitative bias analysis with epidemiologic data: Short course at SACEMA, 21-23 May 2014.
Data Management and Visualisation in R: Short course at SACEMA, 23-27 June 2014
Posted on Mon, Nov 25 2013 16:40:00
Relationships with Young Men and Age-Mates are Considered 'Risky' by Women in Cape Town
Posted on Mon, Nov 18 2013 10:13:00
Call for Bursaries for 2014 Closed.
Posted on Thu, Sep 19 2013 14:02:00
The DST/NRF Centre of Excellence in Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (SACEMA) is a national research centre based in the University of Stellenbosch. The centre is dedicated to the modelling of disease transmission and progression, focusing on South Africa's major health challenges. SACEMA provides research facilities and a stimulating environment in which scientists can interact to transcend disciplinary and institutional boundaries. Our goal is to engage innovatively with fundamental issues in epidemiology and produce quantitative evidence to guide important decisions in national and international health policy.
Seminar by Cuc Tran on Translating Mathematical Models into Public Health Practice: The Control Flu School-located Influenza Vaccination Program
Posted on Wed, Sep 18 2013 13:29:00
Cuc is a PhD Student at the Department of Environmental & Global Health, a Training Fellow at the Clinical & Translational Science Institute and a Research Associate at the Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida. She came to Cape Town for the big international flu conference: Options for the Control of Influenza VIII, 5-10 September 2013, at which she presented a poster.
Minister of Science and Technology, Derek Hanekom, pays site visit to SACEMA
Posted on Wed, Sep 04 2013 17:42:00
Minister of Science and Technology, Derek Hanekom, pays site visit to SACEMA
Mail and Guardian perspective by Alex Welte, SACEMA director.
Posted on Wed, Jul 24 2013 17:09:00
Is there still, if indeed there ever was, any value, or legitimacy, in guidelines for who is ‘eligible' for Antiretroviral Treatment, and does mainstream academic discourse obscure the issues? Alex Welte, SACEMA director, explores this complex issue in a Mail and Guardian perspective. (page 38, printed edition 19 July 2013)
New paper published: When to start ART in Africa - primarily guided by RCTs or patient autonomy?
Posted on Mon, Jul 15 2013 11:25:00
This Viewpoint article, published in the Journal of the International AIDS Society, is a reaction to an opinion piece in which two leading scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs (ICAP), argued that an African RCT is urgently needed, in order to "definitively settle" the question of optimal timing of ART initiation in Africa.
Coital frequency and condom use in monogamous and concurrent sexual relationships in Cape Town, South Africa
Posted on Mon, May 06 2013 12:55:00
A decreased frequency of unprotected sex during episodes of concurrent relationships may dramatically reduce the role of concurrency in accelerating the spread of HIV. Such a decrease could be the result of coital dilution - the reduction in per-partner coital frequency from additional partners - and/or increased condom use during concurrency.
28 Oct - 1 Nov 2013 (Stellenbosch) Introduction to the Joint Modeling of Longitudinal and Survival Data, with Applications in R. Course Completed
Posted on Mon, Mar 04 2013 16:40:00
Dr. Dimitris Rizopoulos (Department of Biostatistics, Erasmus University Medical Center, the Netherlands) presented this intensive five-day course at Stellenbosch.
4 - 8 Nov 2013 (Stellenbosch) Bayesian Biostatistics. Course completed.
Posted on Mon, Mar 04 2013 16:38:00
Prof. Emmanuel Lesaffre (Department of Biostatistics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium) presented this intensive five-day course at Stellenbosch.
19-23 August 2013 (Stellenbosch) Advanced Epidemiological Methods. Course completed.
Posted on Fri, Feb 15 2013 11:25:00
The Advanced Epidemiological Methods seminar was held in Stellenbosch from 19-23 August 2013. This 5-day course was presented by Matt Fox.
10-21 June 2013 (Stellenbosch) Topics in Biostatistics.
Posted on Fri, Feb 15 2013 11:07:00
The South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (SACEMA), in association with the Department of Statistical Sciences at the University of Cape Town held an intensive ten-day BioStats course from the 10th to the 21st of June 2013.
3-14 June 2013. Clinic on the Meaningful Modelling of Epidemiological Data (MMED)
Posted on Fri, Feb 15 2013 11:03:00
Evaluating Audio Computer Assisted Self-Interviews in Urban South African Communities
Posted on Thu, Feb 14 2013 10:31:00
14 February 2013 (SACEMA). Seminar on Modelling CD4 Trajectories in HIV-infected Children Starting ART
Posted on Tue, Feb 12 2013 10:28:00
Inaugural Clinic on Dynamic Approaches to Infectious Disease Data (DAIDD)
Posted on Thu, Jan 10 2013 10:34:00
Key advances in incidence surveillance: General and robust methodologies to estimate HIV incidence using tests for recent infection or prevalence surveys
Posted on Mon, Nov 05 2012 13:58:00
20-24 August 2012 (Stellenbosch) Advanced Epidemiological Methods. 5-day Course presented by Dr. Matt Fox. Course completed
Posted on Mon, Aug 20 2012 01:00:00
Dr. Matthew Fox of the Department of Epidemiology and the Center for Global Health and Development at Boston University will be presenting an intensive 5-day course on advanced epidemiological methods at Stellenbosch University under the auspices of the South African DST/NRF Centre for Epidemiological Modeling and Analysis (SACEMA). The course will take place from 9 am to 4:30 pm daily at a venue in Stellenbosch (to be announced). The course registration fee is R2 000. Enquiries may be directed to the SACEMA Research Manager, Ms Lynnemore Scheepers, at scheepersl@sun.ac.za (and copy to Matthew Fox
9-20 July 2012 (Stellenbosch) Introduction to Statistics and its Applications in Biology. 2-week Course. Course completed.
Posted on Mon, Jul 09 2012 01:00:00
The South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (SACEMA), in association with the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and the University of Ghent, Belgium, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to attend the above course. The purpose of the course is to train Southern African students, health workers and professionals in the basic concepts and the most commonly applied methods of biostatistics, and so contribute to capacity building in this important field.
2-6 July 2012. (co-sponsored by AIMS). Applications of Mathematics in Biology and Medicine. 5-day Course. Course completed.
Posted on Mon, Jul 02 2012 01:00:00
Targeting university third year and Honours mathematics students interested in postgraduate work in mathematical modelling of problems in biology, epidemiology and medicine.
27 May-9 June 2012 (hosted by AIMS, Muizenberg) Clinic on the Meaningful Modelling of Epidemiological Data (MMED). Workshop completed.
Posted on Sun, May 27 2012 01:00:00
22-24 May 2012 (Stellenbosch) Using SPECTRUM to Investigate Cost and Impact of HIV Interventions. 3-day workshop. Course completed.
Posted on Mon, May 14 2012 16:28:00
9-11 May 2012. (Stellenbosch) Cross-sectional incidence estimation training held in South Africa on behalf of the World Health Organisation. Course completed.
Posted on Fri, May 11 2012 11:11:00
Request for applications for the 2012 Clinic on the Meaningful Modelling of Epidemiological Data
Posted on Mon, Feb 13 2012 11:29:00
Muizenberg, Cape Town, RSA
27 May to 8 June 2012
Request for Applications
SACEMA funded UKZN Statistics Student Takes First Prize
Posted on Wed, Sep 21 2011 14:29:00
SACEMA Postgraduate Bursary Applications - CLOSED
Posted on Fri, Aug 19 2011 13:37:00
SACEMA is calling for applications for postgraduate (MSc/PhD) bursaries for study in 2012.
Matt Fox's course slides!
Posted on Thu, Aug 18 2011 11:51:00
Matt Fox's course slides from his Advanced Epidemiology course are available online now, in Powerpoint format.
Post-course reading- Applications of Maths in Biology and Medicine
Posted on Tue, Jun 21 2011 09:50:00
How different are the costs and consequences of delayed versus immediate HIV treatment?
Posted on Tue, Jun 07 2011 09:16:00
Matt Fox's advanced epidemiology course: Application process reopened!
Posted on Thu, May 19 2011 09:17:00
Applications of Mathematics in Biology and Medicine - Application process closed!
Posted on Wed, Apr 20 2011 11:10:00
Introduction to Applied Biostatistics-Application process closed!
Posted on Tue, Apr 19 2011 16:13:00
Female Sex Work and the 2010 Soccer World Cup
Posted on Fri, Oct 22 2010 11:36:00
SACEMA's Professor Brian Williams makes major presentation at CROI
Posted on Tue, Feb 23 2010 14:17:00
On February 16th 2010, San Francisco, Prof Brian Williams gave a presentation titled, "Put Your Money Where Your Model Is: ART for the Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS", as part of CROI's 17th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (16-19 February 2010).
US-Africa Clinic on Meaningful Modelling
Posted on Wed, Feb 03 2010 15:26:00
US-Africa Clinic on the Meaningful Modelling of Epidemiological Data
Fellowships in Ecosystem and Population Health
Posted on Fri, Jan 08 2010 12:30:00
The African Research Consortium for Ecosystem and Population Health (funded through the Wellcome Trust's African Institutes Initiative) is seeking to appoint eleven post-doctoral research scientists to its prestigious 4-year fellowship program.
SACEMA Director - Five year contract appointment
Posted on Tue, Jan 05 2010 13:27:00
SACEMA needs to appoint a new Director in 2010. This is a senior, full-time, academic position with an internationally competitive remuneration package, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
South African Research Chair in Mathematical Epidemiology and Disease & Invasion Ecology
Posted on Tue, Jan 05 2010 12:31:00
SACEMA, with the support of the South African Department of Science & Technology (DST) and the National Research Foundation (NRF), is recruiting a senior scientist of international standing in the area of dynamical systems modelling in epidemiology and disease ecology.
SACEMA Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Posted on Fri, Aug 14 2009 17:31:00
SACEMA is urgently seeking a postdoctoral research fellow to work on the estimation of HIV incidence in South Africa. Applications now closed.
Applications of Mathematics in Biology and Medicine 2009
Posted on Wed, May 20 2009 17:34:00
South African 3rd year and Honours students in the Mathematical Sciences are invited to join SACEMA for the week 6-10 July 2009 to learn more about the applications of mathematics in biology and medicine. Applications now closed.