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Contagion Science explores foundational forces that expose transdisciplinary vulnerabilities of our modern societies and aims to provide a toolkit for response.
Contagion Science
The global Covid-19 outbreak put pandemics and pandemic management in the spotlight. Understanding the various factors that influenced its emergence, its evolution, as well as our public health responses offers a multitude of transdisciplinary learning opportunities.
Contagion Science provides an umbrella for fundamental research challenges and acknowledges that mechanisms and patterns of contagion are not limited to pandemics but occur in many areas of our modern societies.
Fueled by a UVA grant of $5 million in support of the University’s quest to move its research from prominence to preeminence, the Contagion Science program provides a coordinated “big science” approach to exploring ways to address contagions of the magnitude we experienced with the global pandemic of the 21st century. Scientists at UVA acknowledge the need to develop cross-cutting technological computing innovations that interface with real-world societal applications to improve planning and response to contagions of this scale and impact. We are eager to find solutions in advance, not if, but when it happens.
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Related Research
Emotion and Behavior Lab

Social contagion involves behavior, emotions, or conditions spreading spontaneously through a group or network. The EB Lab at UVA studies the dynamics and diverse components of social connections and networks.
Pandemic Forecasting and Modeling

The Biocomplexity Institute's approach to pandemic forecasting and modeling supported crucial public health decisions.
COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance

Covid-19 Wastewater Surveillance provided a valuable service to the UVA community and led to new research findings.
Vaccine Innovation

Development of vaccines and therapeutics continues to be a research priority.
Economic Impacts

Infectious diseases can significantly impact our societies and economies. What will change look like?
Robotics Technology

Disaster response requires innovative thinking. UVA engineers leveraged robotics technology in their response.
In the News

Contagion Science - Beyond Pandemic Modeling
The monthly journal of the Association for Computing Machinery, Communications of the ACM, highlights the underlying technological challenges of pandemic modeling, highlighting - among others - the efforts at the University of Virginia, the Biocomplexity Institute, and the Contagion Science program

Contagion Science Program Members at the Heart of new Center of Excellence at UVA
As several media outlets reported on October 26, 2022, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the UVA Biocomplexity Institute have been selected to help establish a national pathogen genomics surveillance network working to better identify, respond to and prevent future

Contagion Science Program Kicks Off to a Good Start
In alignment with the University of Virginia’s goal to move its research from prominence to preeminence, deans, faculty, and researchers from across Grounds got together to participate in the formal launch of the Contagion Science program, an initiative funded by the University as part of its