STAR-IDAZ IRC has had a wonderful time at the WOAH GS celebrating 100 years of WOAH and talking to people about how to become a STAR-IDAZ Partner. Thank you to everyone for your interesting conversations!

STAR-IDAZ IRC is organising a workshop on Shaping the Future of Livestock Tick Vaccines - please join us in person in Sao Paulo, Brazil on 17 June, or online! star-idaz.net/2024/05/star-i… Photo by Erik Karits on Unsplash

You are invited to an online webinar: Beyond borders: vaccines, livestock health and global food security in a changing climate. June 25, 2024 8:00-10:00 am Eastern Time/12:00-2:00 pm GMT. idrc-crdi.ca/en/events/beyo…

The STAR-IDAZ IRC Workshop: Shaping the Future of Livestock Tick Vaccines is underway in Sao Paulo. Isabel Santos started with an introduction to The state of tick vaccine research, and Bruno Goddeeris discussed the STAR-IDAZ IRC roadmaps on vector transmission control

Yesterday STAR-IDAZ IRC Scientific Committee members had a productive day getting updates and updating one another on activities undertaken in the STAR-IDAZ priority diseases. Thank you to everyone for joining us in Sao Paulo.

STAR-IDAZ IRC held its in-person Scientific Committee & Executive Committee meetings in Sao Paulo, Brazil last week. Thank you to our Partners and scientific committee members who shared their knowledge and discussed the research being undertaken on the IRC priority diseases.

Open Session 2024 of the EuFMD Standing Technical Committee (OS24), 29-31 October 2024, Alcalá de Henares, Spain. "FAST disease risks in a changing world - From megatrends to microlearning". fao.org/eufmd/meetings…

The WOAH/FAO Network of Expertise on Animal Influenza (OFFLU) is organising a webinar on the Avian Influenza Matching (AIM) for Poultry Vaccines on 10 July. The event will introduce the OFFLU AIM project. fao.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

The AgResults #FMDVaccine Project goes beyond #vaccine development. 💉 ☝️ One key goal is to build a private sector model for FMD vaccine purchase & distribution, complementing public sector efforts and enhancing market stability. Read how: ow.ly/RCYn50OLGfE

1st Call for WAAVP-AN Innovations & Capacity Building Grants. The World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology Africa Network is an umbrella network working towards the control of parasitic diseases of animals in Africa waavpafrica.org/open-calls

ILRI principal scientist Todd Crane will convene this panel discussion at the Food and Agriculture Organization #COAG with members from GlobalDairyPlatform, #IYRP2026, Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock Development, Pastoraméricas on 17 July, 12.15-13.45 CET. 📺 Watch live at: fao.org/webcast/home/e…

JOB OPPORTUNITY: We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the Baillie Laboratory, led by Prof Kenneth Baillie. Salary: £39,347 - £46,974, pro rata if part time More info: lnkd.in/eTkDSgWK Apply before 23:59 on 30 July 2024. Kenneth Baillie #ResearchJobs

New research networks will tackle antimicrobial resistance Eight new networks, combining different research specialisms, will work together to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR). ukri.org/news/new-resea…

STAR-IDAZ IRC accelerates innovation in animal health! We sponsored two pitches on emerging technologies in the #DIAH conference. Read about these pitches and other topics discussed in the meeting report. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The IVVN Conference 2024 will be hosted in partnership with the Biotechnology Center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 9 and 10 November. The key themes are: Vaccines for swine; Vaccines for Poultry; Vaccines for aquaculture; Veterinary immunology. intvetvaccnet.co.uk/events/annual-…

Our Summer Newsletter 2024 is now available on the STAR IDAZ website. Please take a look! star-idaz.net/report/summer-…

New report on One Health research funding! Exploring gaps, challenges, key priorities, integrated surveillance & equitable vaccine distribution. Strengthen One Health research and pandemic preparedness through improved funding & collaboration star-idaz.net/report/mapping… #OneHealth

🌍 The EEID program promotes research to create predictive models and strategies for managing infectious diseases, noting the interplay between human activity, climate change, and biodiversity loss. Explore this latest funding call from BBSRC, NSF: star-idaz.net/funding-call/i…

The final Vector Transmission and Control roadmap is now available star-idaz.net/priority-topic… After review and validation by our Executive and Scientific Committees, this roadmap outlines key strategies for advancing research in this critical area. #VectorTransmission #AnimalHealth

STAR-IDAZ will be presenting an abstract 'STAR-IDAZ IRC & GloPID-R: Global Coordination of One Health Research Funding' at the #WOHC2024 , in Cape Town, South Africa. Join us at the Science Policy Interface - One Health Financing session 22 September  #OneHealth