Research Group on Ticks and Tick-Borne Microorganisms located at Medical University of Vienna, Austria. Lead by @MichielWijnveld.
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Joined April 2022
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Excited to share our new paper! We explored how elevation & host species shape tick-borne pathogen dynamics in warblers in Armenia. Congrats to Manan Asikyan, Sargis Aghayan, Margarida Ruivo & other co-authors! sciencedirect.com/science/ar… #VectorEcology #OneHealth #Ticks #Ornithology
I'm excited to announce that our next paper, co-authored with our colleagues from #Parasitology and the Lab. of Mol. Parasitology, Sci. Center of #Zoology and Hydroecology, Yerevan, Armenia, on #Golden #Jackals, #tick-borne #pathogens is now published: link.springer.com/article/10…
#Lyme #borreliosis is a complicated #disease with an even more complicated organism. With cooperation partners, we estimated the #burden of this #tick-borne disease in Austria. For more information: doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2026.…
We have investigated the presence of #Alongshan #virus in #Austria. A recently discovered #tick-borne #pathogen. For more information: doi.org/10.1016/j.lanmic.202…
With our cooperation partners we have investigated the understudied Alloceraea inermis #tick also known as Haemaphysalsis inermis. #pathogens #vector doi.org/10.1016/j.crpvbd.202…
I am excited to announce the first confirmed speakers for the ITPD2026! The full list is available here: itpd-tickborne.com/2026/prog… Additionally, the abstract submission deadline has been extended to 8th December. #ticks #borrelia #borreliosis #lyme #disease #pathogens #research
With the last week of abstract submissions for the #ITPD2026, we are looking at an exciting programme already! If you haven't done so yet, you can still submit abstracts until the 1st of December: itpd-tickborne.com/. #Ticks #Borrelia #Diseases #pathogens
A month is left before the #abstract submission #deadline for the #ITPD2026 itpd-tickborne.com/2026/inde…. The #symposium focuses on #ticks, tick-borne #pathogens and #disease, both in #clinical and #research settings. We are looking forward to welcoming everyone in #Vienna, #Austria!
I am pleased to announce that registration and abstract submission for #ITPD2026 are now open at itpd-tickborne.com/. The event will be held in #Vienna, #Austria, from 22nd to 25th March 2026. #Ticks #Diseases #Borreliosis
Together with our colleagues at the Institute of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine. We published the following paper tickresearch.eu/news/molecul… #ticks #borrelia #rickettsia #bosnia and #herzegovina
With our cooperation partners, we have a new review out, focussing on #tick #saliva! frontiersin.org/journals/imm…
We are #hiring a #PhD #student in #tick #research and #borrelia #infection #model. Located in #Vienna #Austria. #Molecular #microbiology More information: linkedin.com/jobs/view/40915…
Are you interested in a PhD in #Microbiology and #Molecular #Biology with a focus on #tick #research? We have an open position: tickresearch.eu/news/open-po…
Sind Sie interessiert an einem #Doktorat in #Mikrobiologie und #Molekularbiologie mit Schwerpunkt auf #Zeckenforschung? Wir haben eine freie Stelle: tickresearch.eu/news/open-po…
We are honoured and excited to announce that the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research of Austria (BMBWF) and the Austrian Science Fund (@FWF_at) have funded our project, “Alternative methods for #tick rearing and #infection #models”: doi.org/10.55776/PAT8439224. #3Rs
We are excited to have a publication published, doi.org/10.1111/zph.13197, with our cooperation partners at Molecular #Parasitology at the @MedUni_Wien and @CLIMOSproject members Edwin Kniha and Ina Hoxha. Great #TeamWork! #ticks #kosovo #infectious #diseases
We are excited to announce that our new paper has been published! Optimising Transformation Efficiency in #Borrelia: Unravelling the Role of the Restriction-Modification System of Borrelia #afzelii and Borrelia #garinii mdpi.com/3007562 #mdpiijms via @IJMS_MDPI #ticks