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<div class="col-9 pr-0 text-light"> <h1>Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics</h1> <p class="lead d-none d-lg-block"> CIDD embraces all scales and components of infectious disease biology. Our interdisciplinary approach, coupled with a dynamic viewpoint, provides insight into how to prevent or reduce infections. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <article class="col-md-9 order-2 py-4"> <h2>Center Overview</h2> <p>CIDD encompasses expertise in such basic fields as ecology, evolution, mathematical biology and molecular biology as well as applied disciplines including epidemiology, drug development, and vector control. We have partnerships across the globe with academic institutions, health agencies, and industry leaders to help bring its science into translational practice. 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