Key Dates and Events

Each month CEND hosts a speaker to discuss their research and ideas and to engage in conversation with faculty and students. These talks occur the third week of month, with the day moving each month, from 12 - 1 in the Li Ka Shing building. Sign up for CEND's newsletter to stay up-to-date on upcoming speakers. Email cend@berkeley.edu to RSVP or for details.

September 2026  - Leo Martinez - From Trial to National Policy: Evaluating the Four-month SHINE Regimen for Childhood Tuberculosis in Kenya
Thursday September 17, 12 - 1 pm, LKS 345

October 2026 - Charlie Whittaker - Modeling the Impact of Next-generation Medical Countermeasures: Examples from the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic and the Ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola Epidemic
Wednesday October 21, 21 -1 pm, LKS 545

November 2026 - Cara Brook - Topic to come

Co-sponsored by CEND and the Berkeley Population Center and organized by Professors Cara Brook, Ayesha Mahmod, Sirena Chang, Charlie Whitakker, and Mike Boots.

Weekly seminars with presentations about diverse aspects of infectious diseases.
Seminars will take place every Friday from 12-1pm in Room 310 of the Social Sciences Building, and lunch will be served.

Sign-up to present
We are also looking for speakers for the fall semester. If you are interested, please sign up for a slot here. You are welcome to use the full hour, or if you prefer a shorter talk that is also ok (just make a note of it in the spreadsheet). We welcome talks from students, postdocs, and faculty, and highly encourage you to present works in progress.

Each year, CEND hosts the CEND Fellows and the CEND Catalyst Grantees to hear about their ongoing research and the impact of CEND funding. 

Everyone is welcome to attend - we'll announce the exact date and location in early 2027.

Join us on or around January 30th to celebrate progress against NTDs globally and to discuss what's left to be done.

Each year we release a competitive call for eight CEND Fellowship spots. All graduate students working on infectious, neglected, and/or emerging diseases are eligible. Find more information here.

The Pacific Tuberculosis Pathogenesis and Host-Response Research Retreat (PacTB) convenes the West Coast TB research community for the common goal of advancing TB diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
This event will feature presentations from early career investigators and established researchers, poster sessions featuring cutting-edge research, and networking opportunities.
Attendees from any institution are welcome to participate. 

More information is available here

Each year CEND hires 1-2 graduate student assistants to support our programming. We release these roles in July and applications are due in early August. Keep an eye on this website and the CEND Newsletter to find out about CEND internships and jobs.

Every year, we will release a competitive call for proposals for the CEND Catalyst Grants on July 15 and they will be due October 15. Learn more here.