Dr. Majumder is writing 🖋

I’m an outbreak epidemiologist.

Much like 2020, I spent 2021 responding to COVID.

But I also met a creative milestone:

In 2021, I wrote my first novel—about a lady plague doctor in 17th century Mughal India.

(High-stakes science meets court intrigue & romance!)

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On July 19, our team will be answering questions about monitoring (mis)information—with a special focus on interventions—during infectious disease crises! There’s no question too big or small. Retweet to get the word out & submit your questions here: pipp-pilot.org/virtual-town-h…

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On May 2, our team will be answering questions about the use of artificial intelligence/#AI in modeling disease transmission & public health interventions! There’s no question too big or small. Retweet to get the word out & submit your questions here: pipp-pilot.org/virtual-town-h…

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Our team will be answering questions about pandemic surveillance—& more specifically, questions about the pandemic potential of emerging pathogens—on March 20! There’s no question too big or small. Retweet to get the word out & submit your questions here: pipp-pilot.org/virtual-town-h…

If you’re planning an indoor, in-person conference or workshop (etc.) right now & you’re NOT ensuring some combo of masking, COVID testing, & air filtration/ventilation at the venue, you are actively disincentivizing chronically-ill & immunocompromised people from attending.

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