Infectious Disease Dynamics in
Global Health

The Infectious Disease Dynamics group at the Charité Centre for Global Health investigates disease burden, transmission patterns and ecological interactions to design effective control strategies.

Understanding Dynamics

Understanding the underlying ecological and transmission dynamics is often key to the design of effective control strategies for infectious disease. The IDD lab at Charité Center for Global Health connects an interdisciplinary group of experts in mathematical modelling, statistics, clinical trials, and policy.

We work in close connection with other centres and international collaborators to increase our understanding of disease dynamics and thereby disease prevention. We also host the secretariat to Charite's IDD theme, the Berlin Infectious Disease Dynamics Expertise network (B-IDDE) and the Pneumococcal and Pneumonia INterest Group (PING)

Research Foci

RSV

Immunisation

Evaluating optimal immunisation strategies for RSV, Pneumococci, Polio, Chickungunya and many others.

AI

Outbreak Analytics

Exploring advanced analytical methods and LLMs for enhanced outbreak response.

Climate Change

Climate & Evolution

Evaluating changing disease risk and prevention strategies due to climate change and / or pathogen interaction.

Our Team

Stefan Flasche

Prof. Stefan Flasche

Group lead

David Hodgson

Dr. David Hodgson

Research Associate

Billy John Quilty

Dr. Billy John Quilty

Research Associate

Matej Kriznar

Matej Kriznar

Research Associate

Augustine Masinde

Augustine Masinde

PhD Student

Kaige Dong

Kaige Dong

PhD Student

Dexin Gong

Dexin Gong

PhD Student

Lukas Hemmers-Pauly

Lukas Hemmers-Pauly

PhD Student

Lucy Mbone Ingaiza

Lucy Mbone Ingaiza

PhD Student

Rebecca Sophia Lais

Rebecca Sophia Lais

PhD Student

Julia Mayer

Julia Stéphanie Mayer

PhD Student

Hugo Soubrier

Hugo Soubrier

PhD Student

Adriana Torres

Adriana Torres

PhD Student

Hendrik Oye

Hendrik Oye

Project Management

Michael Briga

Dr. Michael Briga

Guest Researcher

Ayaka Monoi

Ayaka Monoi

Guest Researcher

Open Science

We are committed to transparent and reproducible research. Explore our open-source tools and data analysis pipelines on GitHub.

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Latest News & Highlights

RSV Vaccination Study Flowchart
January 20, 2026

Maternal RSV Vaccination in South Africa

Ayaka Monoi and Stefan Flasche publish a modelling study in PLoS Medicine evaluating the benefits and risks of maternal RSV vaccination on mortality.

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November 15, 2025

Seasonal Timing of RSV Immunisation in Japan

David Hodgson's study on optimal seasonal timing for infant immunisation to prevent RSV hospitalisations in Japan is now available as a preprint.

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June 2025

HUMOD Workshop

In June 2025 the Charité Center for Global Health and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) co-hosted the Humanitarian Modelling Dialogue (HUMOD) Workshop in Berlin at the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence —a two-day exchange dedicated to strengthening the link between modelling and humanitarian health decision-making.

WHO Report
December 2025

Guidance for using modelling for immunization decision-making

A WHO report providing guidance on how mathematical modelling can inform immunization policy and decision-making processes.

IDD Lab Retreat
June 11-13, 2025

IDD Lab Retreat

The IDD team gathered for an engaging and productive retreat, fostering collaboration and planning for future research initiatives.

B-IDDE Web Presence
June 22, 2025

Launch of the B-IDDE web presence

The Berlin Infectious Disease Dynamics Expertise network has now launched its official web presence.

Global Collaborations

Highlighting our key international partners.