Daniel Citron
@dtcitron.bsky.social
Applied mathematics for epidemiology | Infectious disease modeling | Digital data for health | HIV | Malaria
Opinions my own
Opinions my own
New paper out: "Identifying #malaria elimination strategies in the presence of human movement in Bangladesh" - led by Hsiao-Han Chang and and @ayesha-mahmud.bsky.social.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
New paper out: "Identifying #malaria elimination strategies in the presence of human movement in Bangladesh" - led by Hsiao-Han Chang and and @ayesha-mahmud.bsky.social.
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Happy Halloween from this plague doctor
November 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Happy Halloween from this plague doctor
October 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Photograph taken of an exhibit at the Zambia National Museum of a Ground-to-Air Rocket used in witchcraft.
The caption evokes a world of invisible combat by witchcraft, where practitioners trade barrages of magic missiles.
The caption evokes a world of invisible combat by witchcraft, where practitioners trade barrages of magic missiles.
October 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Photograph taken of an exhibit at the Zambia National Museum of a Ground-to-Air Rocket used in witchcraft.
The caption evokes a world of invisible combat by witchcraft, where practitioners trade barrages of magic missiles.
The caption evokes a world of invisible combat by witchcraft, where practitioners trade barrages of magic missiles.
One of my favorite things that I learned on my French Revolution history tour of Paris is that when they dismantled the Bastille, they repurposed the stones. Some of them were carved into maquette sculptures of the Bastille, or other knicknacks, and sold as souvenirs.
First Bastille day had merch.
First Bastille day had merch.
October 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
One of my favorite things that I learned on my French Revolution history tour of Paris is that when they dismantled the Bastille, they repurposed the stones. Some of them were carved into maquette sculptures of the Bastille, or other knicknacks, and sold as souvenirs.
First Bastille day had merch.
First Bastille day had merch.
Some fun highlights from my French Revolutionary History tour today.
Here is the remaining foundation stone from The Bastille, on display in a Metro station. Also here is the building on the site of the former Bastille, complete with artificial cannonball dents.
Here is the remaining foundation stone from The Bastille, on display in a Metro station. Also here is the building on the site of the former Bastille, complete with artificial cannonball dents.
October 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Some fun highlights from my French Revolutionary History tour today.
Here is the remaining foundation stone from The Bastille, on display in a Metro station. Also here is the building on the site of the former Bastille, complete with artificial cannonball dents.
Here is the remaining foundation stone from The Bastille, on display in a Metro station. Also here is the building on the site of the former Bastille, complete with artificial cannonball dents.
Arrived in Paris for @netmob2025.bsky.social later this week! Excited to be back in one of my favorite places on earth. Welcoming any recommendations for places to go or things to look for.
October 6, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Arrived in Paris for @netmob2025.bsky.social later this week! Excited to be back in one of my favorite places on earth. Welcoming any recommendations for places to go or things to look for.
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Hey remember when the CDC dropped 6 of the 8 foodborne illnesses from the nationwide monitoring system in July and one of them was listeria? Mentioning for no particular reason www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
September 30, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Hey remember when the CDC dropped 6 of the 8 foodborne illnesses from the nationwide monitoring system in July and one of them was listeria? Mentioning for no particular reason www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
To my academic comrades - what is the longest you have ever waited for a journal to get back to you about whether or not they would agree to review a manuscript? Have you ever withdrawn a paper from a journal because they took too long to respond?
September 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
To my academic comrades - what is the longest you have ever waited for a journal to get back to you about whether or not they would agree to review a manuscript? Have you ever withdrawn a paper from a journal because they took too long to respond?
If you don’t already know about Robert Smalls, today is your lucky day. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...
September 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
If you don’t already know about Robert Smalls, today is your lucky day. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...
Out this week: two publications on the long-term impact of canceling HIV services provided by PEPFAR in Africa. Long story short, suddenly discontinuing HIV services could be catastrophic if allowed to continue indefinitely. 1/6
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
25 million deaths: what could happen if the US ends global health funding
Models estimate the ginormous potential impact of foreign-aid cuts.
www.nature.com
September 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Out this week: two publications on the long-term impact of canceling HIV services provided by PEPFAR in Africa. Long story short, suddenly discontinuing HIV services could be catastrophic if allowed to continue indefinitely. 1/6
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Communing with redwoods in Muir Woods. I took them for granted when I was growing up. Now I always make a point to visit them when I’m back in CA. A sacred place.
Steinbeck wrote that it’s impossible to photograph one but I tried anyway.
Steinbeck wrote that it’s impossible to photograph one but I tried anyway.
August 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Communing with redwoods in Muir Woods. I took them for granted when I was growing up. Now I always make a point to visit them when I’m back in CA. A sacred place.
Steinbeck wrote that it’s impossible to photograph one but I tried anyway.
Steinbeck wrote that it’s impossible to photograph one but I tried anyway.
Fascinating to read about - an real life epidemiological mystery unfolding, and the answers could have important implications for disease ecology in the US.
gothamist.com/news/nj-heal...
gothamist.com/news/nj-heal...
NJ health officials investigate a rarity: A possible case of locally acquired malaria
The infected person, a resident of Morris County, had no history of international travel.
gothamist.com
August 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Fascinating to read about - an real life epidemiological mystery unfolding, and the answers could have important implications for disease ecology in the US.
gothamist.com/news/nj-heal...
gothamist.com/news/nj-heal...
Experimenting more with nature photography
Robert Lang’s Shizuoka cicada, folded from 10 inch Cabbage paper
Robert Lang’s Shizuoka cicada, folded from 10 inch Cabbage paper
August 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Experimenting more with nature photography
Robert Lang’s Shizuoka cicada, folded from 10 inch Cabbage paper
Robert Lang’s Shizuoka cicada, folded from 10 inch Cabbage paper
Microsoft Outlook's state of the art AI text completion tool:
July 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Microsoft Outlook's state of the art AI text completion tool:
Fellow infectious disease modelers - for those of you who have been part of ensemble modeling efforts, do you have a preferred set of criteria for comparing across different models in order to help with interpreting variance and uncertainty?
#episky #IDmodeling #IDSky
#episky #IDmodeling #IDSky
July 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Fellow infectious disease modelers - for those of you who have been part of ensemble modeling efforts, do you have a preferred set of criteria for comparing across different models in order to help with interpreting variance and uncertainty?
#episky #IDmodeling #IDSky
#episky #IDmodeling #IDSky
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Infectious Disease Modelling starter pack update! Many more modellers have joined Bluesky recently so this update is overdue. Pls keep on sending suggestions! (bio should contain experience relevant for this pack)
IDModelling pack 1: go.bsky.app/86Ao1a5
IDModelling pack 2 : go.bsky.app/2oBB7KX
IDModelling pack 1: go.bsky.app/86Ao1a5
IDModelling pack 2 : go.bsky.app/2oBB7KX
July 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Infectious Disease Modelling starter pack update! Many more modellers have joined Bluesky recently so this update is overdue. Pls keep on sending suggestions! (bio should contain experience relevant for this pack)
IDModelling pack 1: go.bsky.app/86Ao1a5
IDModelling pack 2 : go.bsky.app/2oBB7KX
IDModelling pack 1: go.bsky.app/86Ao1a5
IDModelling pack 2 : go.bsky.app/2oBB7KX
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Mass murderer.
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Kennedy Withdraws U.S. Funding Pledge to International Vaccine Agency
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Mass murderer.
(gift link)
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This Elusive Antarctic Squid Was Seen for the First Time
This Elusive Antarctic Squid Was Seen for the First Time
An expedition in the Southern Ocean captured video of a rare species of deep-sea cephalopod. Until now, it had been found only in fishing nets and in the bellies of seabirds.
www.nytimes.com
June 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This Elusive Antarctic Squid Was Seen for the First Time
Scientific mentoring question - some folks I work near tend to be avoidant around sharing work that is not perfect or asking about a topic that they're new to. What are some good ways to create an environment where people feel comfortable or encouraged to ask for assistance when they need it?
May 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Scientific mentoring question - some folks I work near tend to be avoidant around sharing work that is not perfect or asking about a topic that they're new to. What are some good ways to create an environment where people feel comfortable or encouraged to ask for assistance when they need it?
