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Allison Portnoy

@aportnoy.bsky.social
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Asst Prof @BUSPH Global Health | affiliate @decisionscience @HarvardChanSPH | @vaccineimpact and economic modeling | health equity | SFF nerd | she/her

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Center for Health Decision Science (CHDS) @ctrdecisionscience.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
thejennyspencer.bsky.social and CHDS' @emilyannika.bsky.social , Nicole Campos, Mary Carline Regan, Stephen Sy, Jane Kim, and affiliate @aportnoy.bsky.social developed and validated an agent-based model of heterosexual HPV transmission using nationally representative US data. shorturl.at/sW5xQ
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Improving HPV Transmission Models – Center for Health Decision Science
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Allison Portnoy @aportnoy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Thank you @ipvsociety.bsky.social for highlighting our paper!
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Center for Health Decision Science (CHDS) @ctrdecisionscience.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
CHDS’ Allison Portnoy (@aportnoy.bsky.social), Nick Menzies, and collaborators examined how the dismantling of the USAID and potential reductions in support from the Global Fund could affect the household economic burden of tuberculosis in low- and middle-income countries. shorturl.at/7f4Qa
Headshots of Allison Portnoy (Upper Right) and Nicolas Menzies (Lower Left) Against Art Background
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WorldPop Project @worldpop-uos.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Who builds disease models matters. Researchers say local experts must lead to ensure global health decisions are fair and effective. AI adds speed—but also risk without context. Learn more: www.worldpop.org/blog/rebalan... #GlobalHealth #AI #HealthEquity 🌍📊 @sotongeogenviron.bsky.social
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Rebalancing Global Health: Why Local Leadership Matters in Disease Modelling
Experts call for country-led infectious disease modelling to improve equity, warning that AI and current practices risk widening global health gaps.
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Center for Health Decision Science (CHDS) @ctrdecisionscience.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
University of Oslo and CHDS researchers, including CHDS’s @emilyannika.bsky.social, Jane Kim, Stephen Sy & @aportnoy.bsky.social, find that HPV vaccine may reduce the number of cervical cancer screenings women will need over their lifetime. tinyurl.com/22zkart4
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HPV Vaccine May Reduce Cervical Cancer Screenings – Center for Health Decision Science
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Allison Portnoy @aportnoy.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
With Nick Menzies and @lshtm-tbmod.bsky.social, our new modeling study estimated how reductions in donor funding could affect the economic burden of #TB on patients, especially among the poorest households journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
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The potential impact of reduced international donor funding on the household economic burden of tuberculosis in low- and middle-income countries: A modeling study
In a modelling study, Allison Portnoy and colleagues investigate the potential impact of reduced international donor funding on the household economic burden of Tuberculosis in low- and middle-income ...
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Allison Portnoy @aportnoy.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Thanks to @buhaririinstitute.bsky.social for this profile on my K01 -- I hope the work lives up to it! www.bu.edu/hic/2026/02/...
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From Research to Policy Impact: BU’s Allison Portnoy Models RSV Prevention From Newborns to the Elderly | Rafik Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering
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Allison Portnoy @aportnoy.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
🚨JOB OPPORTUNITY! Apply to come work with me on vaccine impact modeling (specifically #HPV and #RSV) @busph.bsky.social! jobs.silkroad.com/BU/External/...
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Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Vaccine Impact Modeling, Global Health, School of Public Health - Boston, MA, United States - Boston University
Find a career with Boston University
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Allison Portnoy @aportnoy.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
To all the teachers and professors I've ever had -- thank you. You made it look easy, but oh jeez is it a lot
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Allison Portnoy @aportnoy.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Finally received the notice of award for my K01 to estimate the population health and economic impact of #RSV prevention @busph.bsky.social!
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Rebecca Clark @raclark18.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Please join us next week for the February #LSHTMVaccineCentre seminar! Featuring talks by Dr Allison Portnoy (@aportnoy.bsky.social) & Dr Kayoko Shioda from @busph.bsky.social on reaching #zero-dose children and target trial emulation 📆 Thurs 27 Feb 🕗 14–15:00 GMT 📍 Online tinyurl.com/23x2z4an
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Vaccine Centre webinar February | LSHTM
This webinar will features two speakers from Boston University School of Public Health, Dr Allison Portnoy and Dr Kayoko Shioda, speaking on their current vaccine research. Dr Allison Portnoy will be
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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
New at Vaccine from our team (led by Ali Moghtaderi). Declining school vax rates; especially in states that allow for non-med exemptions. States that *removed* exemptions experienced an increase. With: @thcallaghan.bsky.social @aportnoy.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Evidence on trends in uptake of childhood vaccines and association with COVID-19 vaccination rates
Childhood vaccination rates have declined in recent years; there is also concern that resistance to COVID-19 vaccines could spill over to childhood va…
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