John Drake, University of Georgia (IMAGE) University of Georgia Caption Professor of ecology John Drake is laying the theoretical groundwork for a disease forecasting system that could give public health officials time to prepare for -- or possibly even prevent -- certain outbreaks in the future. Credit UGA Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.