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The 2026 Northeast Epidemiology Conference, hosted by the New York State Department of Health, will take place November 5 & 6, 2026, bringing together public health professionals from across the Northeast for two days of training, collaboration, and knowledge exchange. Centered on the theme “Training the Epidemiologists of the Future,” the summit will feature plenary sessions with state and national experts, along with oral and poster presentations and skill-building trainings led by epidemiology and public health staff from across the region. Participants from across the Northeast will engage in discussions on outbreak response, disease surveillance, chronic disease, maternal and child health, environmental health, preparedness, healthcare epidemiology, and research methods. The summit’s overarching goal is to strengthen regional public health capacity by advancing epidemiologic skills, sharing best practices, and translating scientific research into actionable strategies that improve population health outcomes.

Meet this year's plenary speakers

Dr. Anderson is a physician-scientist, an internist, and an epidemiologist with 20 years of experience researching emerging infectious diseases, focusing particularly on arboviral diseases. In this capacity, she has worked with the CDC, the US Army, and many academic institutions. She received her Master’s of Science in Public Health, and her MD and PhD in epidemiology from Emory University.

Dr. Anderson has worked for several years as an internal medicine physician and as a federally-funded researcher conducting community-based research on emerging viral diseases.

She moved from Central Minnesota to Central New York in late 2019 to lead SUNY Upstate’s Center for International Research--within the Upstate Global Health Institute. Dr. Anderson was quickly pulled into the response to SARS-CoV-2 at the institutional and community level. She began her role as County Health Commissioner in Onondaga County in early November 2022. Dr. Anderson is proud to work with the Health Department in tackling diverse health threats such as lead, opioids, health access, and health disparities.
Dr. Jernigan is known for his work in infectious disease detection, outbreak readiness and response, and public health surveillance. He served 31 years at the CDC in leadership roles, including Director of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), CDC Deputy Director for Public Health Science and Surveillance, and Director of CDC’s Influenza Division. Dr. Jernigan received the 2019 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal (Science and Environment) for contributions to pandemic preparedness, surveillance innovations, and outbreak response. He is currently a member of the faculty at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore Maryland.