Tick Tock Tick Talk

Episode Hosts: Kate BaDour and Melissa Clark Course Coordinators & Podcast Ringmasters: Colleen Duncan, Anna Fagre, Molly Carpenter, Treana Mayer Audio Engineer: Ethan Fagre Episode Details:  Join Melissa Clark and Kate BaDour, UAF/CSU Collaborative Veterinary Program students, in Fairbanks, AK for an exciting discovery of ticks and tick-borne diseases in Alaska! We are sitting down with the lead researcher of the tick surveillance program, Micah Hanh to discuss her recently publish paper and the success of her collaborative program with Dr. Robert Gerlach, the Submit a Tick Program. The link to Micah Hanh’s research can be found below. We will also be interviewing Dr. Gerlach on the Submit a Tick Program and his thoughts on the tick emergence in Alaska. We also have an appearance from fellow UAF/CSU Collaborative Veterinary Program student and Once Health Masters student, Renate Schlaht who has an exciting new research project looking at tick-borne diseases in domestic animals throughout Alaska. We have a lot of exciting new research for you all and know that it makes for an overwhelming episode, so we have included plenty of supplemental information below! Featuring guests: University of Alaska-Anchorage environmental epidemiologist and Assistant Professor of Environmental Health, Micah Hahn State Veterinarian Dr. Robert Gerlach, VMD Renate Schlaht, UAF/CSU DVM Candidate Class of 2023 To learn more about Alaska’s Submit-A-Tick program, follow the link below. https://dec.alaska.gov/eh/vet/ticks/submit-a-tick/