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Chiara Poletto
@chpoletto.bsky.social
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Assoc Prof University of Padova - network epidemiology, network physics, disease ecology, outbreak analysis https://chiara-poletto.github.io/
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Chiara Poletto @chpoletto.bsky.social · Jan 7
Out the first of January:

Integrating dynamical modeling and phylogeographic inference to characterize global influenza circulation
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Integrating dynamical modeling and phylogeographic inference to characterize global influenza circulation
Abstract. Global seasonal influenza circulation involves a complex interplay between local (seasonality, demography, host immunity) and global factors (int
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Winter Workshop on Complex Systems @wwcs.bsky.social · 6d
🚨 Only 3 days left to apply to join us in Mallorca! Don’t miss out—apply now and come along!

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Tina Eliassi @eliassi.bsky.social · 8d
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NetSci 2026 @netsciconf.bsky.social · 8d
📌 Save the Date!

The flagship conference of the Network Science Society - 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - is coming to Northeastern University’s Network Science Institute, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭-𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.
Prepare to share ideas, discoveries & challenges in network science.

Registration opens soon! 🔗 www.netsci2026.com
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Manlio De Domenico @manlius.bsky.social · 8d
🚨 Thrilled to release the official repository of the @comunelab.bsky.social!

It centralizes access to decade-long research outputs, including 57 data sets and 22 code libraries.

A titanic effort: 28,000 lines of code

We hope to accelerate #openScience in #ComplexSystems

👉 github.com/CoMuNeLab
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Ronaldo Menezes 🦋 @ronaldomenezes.bsky.social · 9d
Follow @complenet.bsky.social! Let’s all meet in Zaragoza!
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Michele Tizzoni @mtizzoni.bsky.social · 16d
📣 New paper out! ➡️ link.springer.com/article/10.1...

I’m deeply grateful to @ariadnaalbors.bsky.social and @gcampedelli.bsky.social for this project, which has taken me into the realm of crime forecasting for the first time.
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David Chavalarias @chavalarias.org · 17d
📢 Le 8 octobre pour les 20 ans de @iscpif.bsky.social nous donnons carte blanche aux éminents scientifiques qui nous ont accompagné sur le chemin de la connaissance. Ne manquez pas cette journée exceptionnelle !

Entrée libre sur inscription iscpif.fr/20-ans-de-re...
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Chiara Poletto @chpoletto.bsky.social · Sep 4
Looking forward to that! 👇
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Fabio Saracco @sarawalk.bsky.social · Sep 4
🚀 Ready for BeSafe?
Our satellite workshop @css-conference.bsky.social kicks off this afternoon in Room 14! We’re excited to host Eugenio Valdano, @chpoletto.bsky.social, @matteocinelli.bsky.social, and @kyriakikalimeri.bsky.social as our invited speakers.
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BeSAFE
BeSAFE: Behavioral and Social Aspects in Fighting Epidemics
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Complexity 72h @complexity72h.bsky.social · Sep 2
We are going to…

London! 🇬🇧✨

Save the date: 22–26 June 2026 🗓️

Stay tuned on our socials and on the website www.complexity72h.com for the calls for tutors and participants — coming soon! 🚀
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Antoine Brault @abrault.bsky.social · Sep 2
The MOOC “Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Diseases” from Institut Pasteur Education starts today!

🚀 Registration is free: www.fun-mooc.fr/en/courses/m...

@pasteuredu.bsky.social
Modeling of Infectious Diseases
In this online MOOC you will learn a basic, yet very general approach to mathematical modeling of infectious disease dynamics.
www.fun-mooc.fr
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Altmetric @altmetric.com · Aug 27
We are starting to see higher total cumulative annual mentions for entire organisations on Bluesky than on Twitter.

Below are mentions of all research ever published by @leibniz-zmt.de. Bluesky is higher than Twitter in 2025.
ZMT total social media mentions for all research ever published are higher on Bluesky than Twitter in 2025
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John M. Drake @jdrakephd.bsky.social · Aug 27
We finally have a proper breakdown of the 70 human cases of H5N1 in the USA thanks to Melissa Rolfes and other CDC scientists. Great paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

My thoughts here:
www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
Bird Flu In The US: Seventy Human Cases, Mostly Mild, But With Warning Signs
Seventy U.S. H5N1 cases reveal unusual patterns: fewer deaths than abroad but much higher risk than seasonal flu
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Nicolas Berrod @nicolasberrod.bsky.social · Aug 25
Les ennuis s'accumulent pour le vaccin contre le #chikungunya, toujours suspendu pour les plus de 65 ans en France : les États-Unis le suspendent pour toute la population, invoquant de "graves inquiétudes".

21 cas d'effets indésirables graves et 3 décès y ont été rapportés.

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Markus Luczak-Roesch @mluczak.bsky.social · Aug 6
Abstract submission deadline for #NetSciX2026 in Auckland, New Zealand, is one month away. We're excited to announce our lineup of keynote speakers. Time to get your abstracts ready & plan your trip if you want to contribute & get a chance to listen to these amazing scholars netscix2026.github.io
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Chiara Poletto @chpoletto.bsky.social · Aug 5
Break the selective silence on the genocide in Gaza
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Break the selective silence on the genocide in Gaza
Substantial and well-documented evidence indicates a catastrophic public health emergency in Gaza (appendix pp 1–5), marked by severe food insecurity and alarming levels of malnutrition-related deaths...
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Chiara Poletto @chpoletto.bsky.social · Aug 1
Congrats Elisa!!! 🎉
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Institut Pasteur | 130 years of biomedical research @pasteur.fr · Jul 29
🧠 New research from Institut Pasteur reveals how Long COVID works: SARS-CoV-2 persists in the brainstem for months after infection, disrupting dopamine production and neuronal activity.
#LongCOVID
Long COVID: SARS-CoV-2 persists in the brainstem in the long term and deregulates neuronal activity
Symptoms can persist in some SARS-CoV-2 patients several months after infection. Scientists at the Institut Pasteur have demonstrated in an animal model that SARS-CoV-2 infects the brain and persists ...
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Nicolò Gozzi @ngozzi.bsky.social · Jul 29
📢 Call for Participants – RespiCompass RSV Scenario Round 2025/26

@ecdc.europa.eu is launching a new modelling round via RespiCompass, focused on RSV immunisation strategies for newborns across the EU/EEA.

🗓️ Deadline: Dec 1, 2025
🔗 Learn more: github.com/european-modelling-hubs/RespiCompass
GitHub - european-modelling-hubs/RespiCompass: European Respiratory Diseases Scenario Hub
European Respiratory Diseases Scenario Hub. Contribute to european-modelling-hubs/RespiCompass development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Dr Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social · Jul 25
📢New job posting!📢
Are you excited by the idea of building global infrastructure to make pathogen sequencing more accessible, interpretable, and equitable? 🧑🏻‍💻🧬

My group at @swisstph.ch has an opening working with ARTIC2, @pathoplexus.org, & Loculus - read on!

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JeremyKWard @jeremy-k-ward.bsky.social · Jul 21
Very happy that our work with our canadian friends is out in Vaccine! With M Dionne, E Dubé, C Sauvageau, J Sylvain-Morneau,R Doggui and @fagauna.bsky.social:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and perceived post-vaccination adverse event: Findings from a cross-sectional survey
In Quebec, COVID-19 vaccine uptake among adults was high for the first two doses but decreased for the subsequent booster doses. This study assesses t…
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Young Researchers of the Complex Systems Society @yrcss.bsky.social · Jul 21
The deadline to apply for the warmup has been extended to the 27th of July (this time for real!)

Your last chance to apply: forms.gle/DxatcCQt4LBk...

See you in Siena 🇮🇹
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Conference on Complex Systems @css-conference.bsky.social · Jul 21
🌐 We are glad to host 27 satellites at #CCS25, covering diverse and cutting-edge topics in complex systems science!
🔗Explore the full list here:
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Satellites List – Conference on Complex Systems 2025
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Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · Jul 18
Thoughtful post by @daisychristo.bsky.social on learning to write in an era of AI: substack.nomoremarking.com/p/what-is-th...
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Conference on Complex Systems @css-conference.bsky.social · Jul 18
Early registration for #CCS25 closes on July 20!
2 days left to secure your spot at the conference and benefit from reduced fees! Join researchers from around the world at the premier conference on complex systems.
📷 Register here: ccs25.cssociety.org/registration/
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Moritz Kraemer @mugkraemer.bsky.social · Jul 14
Probable autochthonous case of chikungunya reported in northern Italy: www.ausl.pc.it/it/comunicaz...
Confermato un caso probabilmente autoctono di chikungunya
A Castel San Giovanni, in località Pievetta. Le misure adottate per prevenire la diffusione
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Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · Jul 14
On the same weekend a child dies of measles in the UK, with 16 others hospitalised in recent weeks, the Telegraph decide to profile someone who has repeatedly made misleading and debunked claims about vaccines...
Measles outbreak: child dies in Liverpool as vaccine rate plunges The death in a city where one in four young children are unprotected is fuelling warnings that the virus could spread like ‘wildfire’ Aseem Malhotra: ‘The harm caused by the Covid vaccine has been catastrophic’ The British cardiologist on biased drug trials, his role advising RFK Jr and why all vaccines should be reassessed for safety
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