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Daniel Citron

@dtcitron.bsky.social
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Applied mathematics for epidemiology | Infectious disease modeling | Digital data for health | HIV | Malaria Opinions my own

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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I'm reviewing a paper for the third time. I keep begging the authors to refer to any of hundreds of papers to show how their work builds on and contrasts with previous work. The authors, by total coincidence, have chosen to cite my work. FLATTERY WILL GET YOU NOWHERE
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This in particular is phenomenal advice. I find that most of my errors occur when I am forced to hand-copy results into a powerpoint deck.
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
From 2022-2024 I volunteered with the New York Academy of Sciences Scientist-in-Residence program, where I taught elementary and high school students about networks and epidemiology. This week Connections published an article detailing our classroom activities: reference-global.com/article/10.2...
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A classroom network game for simulating epidemics
This classroom activity was developed to demonstrate how infectious diseases spread through contact networks and how simple models can be used to...
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My new best friend is George, the #tortoise living at PetQua in Manhattan. He’s 27 years young.
Tortoise TortoiseTortoise
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It’s the prequel to Double Jeopardy
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Do we know how much something like this would have weighed? Was it a sleek runner or slower and heavier?
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A friend gave this to me in grad school and I gave it back to him saying the actual alternative world premise is “what if Harry Potter was raised to be an unbearable know-it-all”
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I’ll just calmly take a sip of my drink while I check on what the author has been up to recently
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“I’ll have *the usual*”
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Spinal tap stone henge
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I’m in a rut and I want out
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Again I want to thank all the reviewers and editors who helped us with this paper, seeing as it is harder than ever to find time to do this necessary but thankless work.
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We calculated the health impacts of these interactions. As a follow up, we also investigated how integrating mental health screening and treatment with #HIV care could reduce health burden of both conditions, which also came out earlier this month. bsky.app/profile/dtci...
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
These interactions include elevated #HIV risk among people living with depression and elevated depression risk among people living with HIV. For people living with HIV, depression also is associated with delayed linkage to care and reduced HIV treatment efficacy and retention.
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
New paper out! How has mental health impacted the #HIV epidemic and how has the HIV epidemic impacted mental health in Western Kenya? A mathematical modelling study We modeled how HIV and depression interact with and exacerbate each other. gh.bmj.com/content/11/8...
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
New paper out! #HIV diagnosis and treatment status in individuals dying from HIV in Zimbabwe, Malawi, and South Africa: A model comparison analysis - we used our models to look for where the care continuum is failing and where preventable deaths tend to occur doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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HIV diagnosis and treatment status in individuals dying from HIV in Zimbabwe, Malawi, and South Africa: A model comparison analysis
In a comparison of seven HIV simulation models, Loveleen Bansi-Matharu and colleagues identify distinct points in the HIV care cascade where deaths occur in people with HIV in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Sou...
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"You lead a rich and interesting life"
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"You are having a bad problem and will not go to space today"
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
2026 IgNobel Prize Winners announced! improbable.com/ig/winners/?...
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Past Ig Winners
Ig® Nobel Prize Winners For achievements that first make people LAUGH then make them THINK Winners by year: 2026 : 2025 : 2024 : 2023 : 2022 : 2021 2020 : 2019 : 2018 : 2017 : 2016 2015 : 2014 : 20…
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Submitted this oceanic whitetip shark designed by Winston Lee to an #origami contest @origamibyboice.bsky.social
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
See also: www.npr.org/2026/05/21/n...
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As floods get worse, Britain tries a new solution: beavers
About 400 years ago, beavers were hunted to extinction across Britain. Now they're being reintroduced as little climate warriors, as communities harness their dam-building skills to mitigate flooding.
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Pushing through publications has been tougher than ever since 2025, given how time and funding are more precious in the sciences than before. I want to thank the editors and reviewers who put in the time and effort to work with us on making the paper stronger!
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Then we were able to assess how cost-effective each of these treatment strategies could be!
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We built a simulation model of HIV transmission dynamics and major depression, with the interactions between the two conditions coupled together. We compared different strategies for integrating depression care with HIV care, and assessed the total impact of depression care.
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
New paper out! "Cost-Effectiveness and Impact of Depression Treatment Implementation on HIV Outcomes in Western Kenya: A Mathematical Modelling Study" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
You mean to say there was something shady going on with that?
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Friend spotted this praying mantis #InverteFest
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
And this nymph!
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Delighted to see a cicada up close in the wild in Chicago yesterday #InverteFest
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Not so much celebrate as a day of mourning. I wish everyone a meaningful fast.
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Geodude?
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
LEAF SHEEP LEAF SHEEP LEAF SHEEP
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Haikus are easy But sometimes they don’t make sense I love sandbar sharks
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This documentary juxtaposes footage of the aftermath of the dictators of the 20th century, Mao included, with voiceover of their personal diaries. I often think about what this would look like for this administration, with all of its weird psychopathy www.sensesofcinema.com/2000/cteq/hu...
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Human Remains – Senses of Cinema
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I really enjoyed the casting of David Morse, Rufus Sewell, and Stephen Dillane - imagine if Thomas Jefferson had the intensity of Stannis Baratheon. Also the part where John Adams meets King George in person is very good.
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
LEAF SHEEP ARMY
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
For context: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Unti...
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"Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.) - Wikipedia
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Saw this installation of “Untitled” (Portrait of Ross in LA) at MOMA last weekend. It’s a profound piece, I felt too moved to participate in eating the candy. But there were many people present who really seemed to really enjoy the candy, which added another layer to the experience.
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Leaf sheep army rise up www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Invertebrate of the year 2026: vote for your favourite
We’ve gone in search of the invertebrate of the year. Now it’s your chance to choose
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 09/08/2026
‘Panda of the insect world’: the moscardón bumblebee creates buzz for invertebrate of the year
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‘Panda of the insect world’: the moscardón bumblebee creates buzz for invertebrate of the year
Bombus dahlbomii, a giant ginger bumblebee fondly known as the flying mouse, is in decline in its native Patagonia due to commercial farming
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Good lord. Was this his first day being a doctor?
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
LIMO VINCIT OMNIA youtu.be/OytE7LPcC_Q?...
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Limo Vincit Omnia
YouTube video by Release - Topic
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Also interested in entering the Mantel-verse #booksky
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
G-L-O-R-I-A (in excelsis deo)
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
See also stickymangorice.com/2020/07/28/d...
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Dodo Manege – Carousel of Extinct and Endangered Animals in Paris
Hidden away in the Jardin des Plantes in Paris is the Carousel of Extinct and Endangered Animals, also called Le Dodo Manège. It’s a kid’s ride with an interesting theme that features a…
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Was anyone currently at #AIDS2026 present for this? www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at ‌a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screen...
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IAC - the International AIDS Conference @aidsconference.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
📰 New from @npr.org : #AIDS2026 is in the spotlight. The story features leading experts, including IAS President-Elect Kenneth Ngure, and explores the latest advances in HIV prevention and treatment alongside the urgent need to sustain the global HIV response.
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Amid U.S. funding cuts, the International AIDS Conference faces an uncertain future
Dr. Kenneth Ngure, president-elect of the International AIDS Society, says, "We have had very good scientific advances ... yet the funding cuts have also taken us back."
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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“The pandemic was a global phenomenon, but it seems to have broken the US in a unique way. Other countries had more serious lockdowns without entering a political psychosis.”
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Can I wish for more wishes
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