Sara Gandy
@saragandy.bsky.social
She/her
Vector-borne disease ecologist
Research associate at the University of Glasgow
Will collect ticks for cake
Vector-borne disease ecologist
Research associate at the University of Glasgow
Will collect ticks for cake
New paper out!
We used structural equation modelling to investigate spatio-temporal drivers of #ticks and #Lymedisease hazard in urban greenspaces and rural woodland.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
We used structural equation modelling to investigate spatio-temporal drivers of #ticks and #Lymedisease hazard in urban greenspaces and rural woodland.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Temporal and spatial drivers of Lyme disease hazard differ between urban and rural environments
Our ability to predict how urban planning may influence public health and wellbeing is limited, because our understanding of the ecological drivers of…
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January 26, 2026 at 8:36 PM
New paper out!
We used structural equation modelling to investigate spatio-temporal drivers of #ticks and #Lymedisease hazard in urban greenspaces and rural woodland.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
We used structural equation modelling to investigate spatio-temporal drivers of #ticks and #Lymedisease hazard in urban greenspaces and rural woodland.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
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🚀 New Launch: #VBD Hub Forum on Vector-Borne Diseases - a new space for researchers, public health professionals, clinicians, policymakers, and practitioners to connect and collaborate on #vector-borne diseases in the UK. 🦟🪰🕷️
👉 Join the conversation and introduce yourself: forum.vbdhub.org
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January 15, 2026 at 3:35 PM
🚀 New Launch: #VBD Hub Forum on Vector-Borne Diseases - a new space for researchers, public health professionals, clinicians, policymakers, and practitioners to connect and collaborate on #vector-borne diseases in the UK. 🦟🪰🕷️
👉 Join the conversation and introduce yourself: forum.vbdhub.org
👉 Join the conversation and introduce yourself: forum.vbdhub.org
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Exciting 4-yr Postdoc opportunity on our new project (DRIVERS): Identifying drivers of #schistosomiasis treatment failure & recommendations for treatment strategies.
PDRA will analyse individual-level factors behind poor efficacy & reinfection.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Apply by 26 Jan.
PDRA will analyse individual-level factors behind poor efficacy & reinfection.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Apply by 26 Jan.
January 12, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Exciting 4-yr Postdoc opportunity on our new project (DRIVERS): Identifying drivers of #schistosomiasis treatment failure & recommendations for treatment strategies.
PDRA will analyse individual-level factors behind poor efficacy & reinfection.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Apply by 26 Jan.
PDRA will analyse individual-level factors behind poor efficacy & reinfection.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Apply by 26 Jan.
New paper out!
We used structural equation modelling to quantify how deer affect Lyme disease hazard, both directly and indirectly via vegetation and rodents. doi.org/10.1016/j.tt...
#LymeDisease #DiseaseEcology #Ticks
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
We used structural equation modelling to quantify how deer affect Lyme disease hazard, both directly and indirectly via vegetation and rodents. doi.org/10.1016/j.tt...
#LymeDisease #DiseaseEcology #Ticks
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
January 6, 2026 at 8:37 AM
New paper out!
We used structural equation modelling to quantify how deer affect Lyme disease hazard, both directly and indirectly via vegetation and rodents. doi.org/10.1016/j.tt...
#LymeDisease #DiseaseEcology #Ticks
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
We used structural equation modelling to quantify how deer affect Lyme disease hazard, both directly and indirectly via vegetation and rodents. doi.org/10.1016/j.tt...
#LymeDisease #DiseaseEcology #Ticks
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
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Come join us - we are recruiting a postdoc in phylodynamics and epidemiological modelling to join an exciting project on foot-and-mouth-disease virus in African buffalo
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
Please share widely!
#jobs #disease #ecology #evolution #phylodynamics
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
Please share widely!
#jobs #disease #ecology #evolution #phylodynamics
Research Assistant/Associate
Job Purpose You will contribute to an international collaborative project entitled “Multi-scale infection dynamics from cells to landscapes: FMD in African buffalo”, working with Prof Roman Biek. T...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Come join us - we are recruiting a postdoc in phylodynamics and epidemiological modelling to join an exciting project on foot-and-mouth-disease virus in African buffalo
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
Please share widely!
#jobs #disease #ecology #evolution #phylodynamics
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
Please share widely!
#jobs #disease #ecology #evolution #phylodynamics
Do you want to know why some cities have more ticks in their urban greenspaces than others? Read our newest study to find out!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
You can also read our blog post describing our findings!
communities.springernature.com/posts/why-do...
#Ticks #LymeDisease #UrbanEcology
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
You can also read our blog post describing our findings!
communities.springernature.com/posts/why-do...
#Ticks #LymeDisease #UrbanEcology
September 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Do you want to know why some cities have more ticks in their urban greenspaces than others? Read our newest study to find out!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
You can also read our blog post describing our findings!
communities.springernature.com/posts/why-do...
#Ticks #LymeDisease #UrbanEcology
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
You can also read our blog post describing our findings!
communities.springernature.com/posts/why-do...
#Ticks #LymeDisease #UrbanEcology
🚨 New paper 🚨
How does livestock grazing impact tick-borne disease hazard? Our new study in the New Forest National Park used a paired experiment to find out.
Important for #rewilding and #conservation grazing schemes!
#Ticks #LymeDisease @ukhsa.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
How does livestock grazing impact tick-borne disease hazard? Our new study in the New Forest National Park used a paired experiment to find out.
Important for #rewilding and #conservation grazing schemes!
#Ticks #LymeDisease @ukhsa.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The role of large ungulate grazers on Ixodes ricinus and tick-borne pathogens in the New Forest - a case study for future rewilded landscapes
Large ungulate grazers can manage habitats via conservation grazing, a practice using livestock to control vegetation growth, which has many ecologica…
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August 29, 2025 at 7:59 AM
🚨 New paper 🚨
How does livestock grazing impact tick-borne disease hazard? Our new study in the New Forest National Park used a paired experiment to find out.
Important for #rewilding and #conservation grazing schemes!
#Ticks #LymeDisease @ukhsa.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
How does livestock grazing impact tick-borne disease hazard? Our new study in the New Forest National Park used a paired experiment to find out.
Important for #rewilding and #conservation grazing schemes!
#Ticks #LymeDisease @ukhsa.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🚨New paper out!
We surveyed 84 sites across 36 recreational areas in England and Wales and assessed tick density and Lyme disease hazard in 2021-2023.
#LymeDisease #Ticks #Ecology
@ukhsa.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We surveyed 84 sites across 36 recreational areas in England and Wales and assessed tick density and Lyme disease hazard in 2021-2023.
#LymeDisease #Ticks #Ecology
@ukhsa.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
An update on Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. prevalence and hazard in ticks at recreational areas in England and Wales between 2021 and 2023
Estimating tick-borne disease hazard in highly visited natural landscapes is essential for assessing public health risks. Lyme disease, caused by bact…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:21 AM
🚨New paper out!
We surveyed 84 sites across 36 recreational areas in England and Wales and assessed tick density and Lyme disease hazard in 2021-2023.
#LymeDisease #Ticks #Ecology
@ukhsa.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We surveyed 84 sites across 36 recreational areas in England and Wales and assessed tick density and Lyme disease hazard in 2021-2023.
#LymeDisease #Ticks #Ecology
@ukhsa.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Amazing funded PhD opportunity for a UK student to work on the effects of forest restoration and rewilding on tick-borne diseases with an amazing supervisory team!!
Deadline 28 July!
Deadline 28 July!
🚨 PhD opportunity!
Join us at @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk to explore how forest restoration & rewilding shape tick-borne disease risk across Scotland 🇬🇧 and the Italian Dolomites 🇮🇹.
Fieldwork, modelling, One Health focus.
Apply by 28 July 2025 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Join us at @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk to explore how forest restoration & rewilding shape tick-borne disease risk across Scotland 🇬🇧 and the Italian Dolomites 🇮🇹.
Fieldwork, modelling, One Health focus.
Apply by 28 July 2025 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
REstoring forest ecosystems for BiodiveRsity and healTH (REBIRTH) at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - REstoring forest ecosystems for BiodiveRsity and healTH (REBIRTH) at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Amazing funded PhD opportunity for a UK student to work on the effects of forest restoration and rewilding on tick-borne diseases with an amazing supervisory team!!
Deadline 28 July!
Deadline 28 July!
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EoI: Climate/landuse change and disease risk workshop 🦟😷🌳🕷️🦠
Explore how land-use policy impacts human, animal & plant health 🗓️ 23 May 2025, UKCEH Wallingford. Travel covered
➡️ Apply: forms.office.com/r/wFrnzFBPVC
Deadline 2 May. ECRs welcome!
Poster 1drv.ms/b/s!Asq7tlTR...
Explore how land-use policy impacts human, animal & plant health 🗓️ 23 May 2025, UKCEH Wallingford. Travel covered
➡️ Apply: forms.office.com/r/wFrnzFBPVC
Deadline 2 May. ECRs welcome!
Poster 1drv.ms/b/s!Asq7tlTR...
April 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
EoI: Climate/landuse change and disease risk workshop 🦟😷🌳🕷️🦠
Explore how land-use policy impacts human, animal & plant health 🗓️ 23 May 2025, UKCEH Wallingford. Travel covered
➡️ Apply: forms.office.com/r/wFrnzFBPVC
Deadline 2 May. ECRs welcome!
Poster 1drv.ms/b/s!Asq7tlTR...
Explore how land-use policy impacts human, animal & plant health 🗓️ 23 May 2025, UKCEH Wallingford. Travel covered
➡️ Apply: forms.office.com/r/wFrnzFBPVC
Deadline 2 May. ECRs welcome!
Poster 1drv.ms/b/s!Asq7tlTR...
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Hey folks! I'll be teaching two workshops in May on Structural Equation Modeling!
One course is introductory (May 7-9): smart-workshops.com/intro-sem-info
The other is on longitudinal models (May 14-16): smart-workshops.com/long-sem-info
🙏Please RT and share! 🙏
Let met tell you more...
One course is introductory (May 7-9): smart-workshops.com/intro-sem-info
The other is on longitudinal models (May 14-16): smart-workshops.com/long-sem-info
🙏Please RT and share! 🙏
Let met tell you more...
Intro SEM Information — SMaRT Workshops
smart-workshops.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Hey folks! I'll be teaching two workshops in May on Structural Equation Modeling!
One course is introductory (May 7-9): smart-workshops.com/intro-sem-info
The other is on longitudinal models (May 14-16): smart-workshops.com/long-sem-info
🙏Please RT and share! 🙏
Let met tell you more...
One course is introductory (May 7-9): smart-workshops.com/intro-sem-info
The other is on longitudinal models (May 14-16): smart-workshops.com/long-sem-info
🙏Please RT and share! 🙏
Let met tell you more...
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Save the date! *June 4-6, 2025* The One Health VBD Hub is organising a training workshop on data sharing and analysis at leafy 🌿Silwood Park, UK 🥬 More details coming soon! 🦟 🖥️ 🦠 🦌
March 29, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Save the date! *June 4-6, 2025* The One Health VBD Hub is organising a training workshop on data sharing and analysis at leafy 🌿Silwood Park, UK 🥬 More details coming soon! 🦟 🖥️ 🦠 🦌
Reposted by Sara Gandy
📢 Have you seen a mosquito in Scotland? The
@MosquitoScot
team want to hear about it!
You can report your sighting and submit a photo here ⬇️
mosquito-scotland.com
Please help us fill in the mosquito map for Scotland and understand future vector-borne disease risk!
@MosquitoScot
team want to hear about it!
You can report your sighting and submit a photo here ⬇️
mosquito-scotland.com
Please help us fill in the mosquito map for Scotland and understand future vector-borne disease risk!
Home | Mosquito Scotland
Mosquito Scotland project website. Find out how to recognise and report mosquitoes in Scotland.
mosquito-scotland.com
January 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
📢 Have you seen a mosquito in Scotland? The
@MosquitoScot
team want to hear about it!
You can report your sighting and submit a photo here ⬇️
mosquito-scotland.com
Please help us fill in the mosquito map for Scotland and understand future vector-borne disease risk!
@MosquitoScot
team want to hear about it!
You can report your sighting and submit a photo here ⬇️
mosquito-scotland.com
Please help us fill in the mosquito map for Scotland and understand future vector-borne disease risk!