US Partnering Award: Vector-borne diseases in the UK & US: common threats and shared solutions
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Liverpool
Department Name: Institute of Infection and Global Health
Abstract
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Organisations
- University of Liverpool, United Kingdom (Lead Research Organisation)
- Public Health England, United Kingdom (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- The Pirbright Institute, WOKING (Collaboration)
- University of California Davis, United States (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- University of California Riverside, United States (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- University of Idaho, United States (Collaboration)
| Description | Activity.In October 2017 we held a 3 day workshop at University of California Davis, organised by myself and Dr Janet Foley at UCD. The themes were: 1. Climate as a driver of vector-borne disease emergence ; 2.Vector-borne diseases of plants; 3. UK/US Europe VBDs: common threats and shared solutions. Delegates from the UK came from University of Liverpool, Pirbright Institute, John Innes Centre and Museum of Wales. Delegates from the US came from UCD, UC Riverside, UC Berkeley, University of Wisconsin Madison, and State wildlife and agriculture departments. The total number of attendees was 28. In 2018 we funded four cross-Atlantic research placements for PhD students to undertake some research in a partner's lab. Three students came to the UK (2 to Liverpool, 1 to Pirbright) and one travelled from Liverpool to UC Riverside. Through these placements we hope that joint publications will result and stronger collaborations will follow. |
| Exploitation Route | Ultimately we want to develop active research collaborations between UK and US researchers in the area of VBDs |
| Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Environment,Healthcare |
| Description | Center for Health in the Human Ecosystem , University of Idaho |
| Organisation | University of Idaho |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I will be contributing to the new, annual, course, Biology of Vector-borne diseases. June 24-29 June. The course's mission is to "Create a knowledge network for a diverse community of practitioners that persists, grows, and transforms science and interventions for plant, animal, and human vector-borne diseases". Some of my presentation will concern BBSRC-funded research. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners have developed the course, and invited a select group of expects to present. |
| Impact | none yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Collaboration with Public Health England |
| Organisation | Public Health England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Collaborating on mosquito infection work, in part through Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infection (joint venture of University of Liverpool, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, and Public Health England) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual - ideas, suggestions for research activity |
| Impact | Through the HPRU our work is passed rapidly to the HAIRS committee |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Pirbright Laboratory |
| Organisation | The Pirbright Institute |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Partners in this project |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partners in this project |
| Impact | n/a |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | UK-US partnership (VBD) |
| Organisation | Public Health England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Newly awarded BBSRC UK-US partnership award; to hold 4 workshops over 4 years. I am PI and will lead the project |
| Collaborator Contribution | Providing expertise in specific areas of vector-borne disease |
| Impact | none yet |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | UK-US partnership (VBD) |
| Organisation | The Pirbright Institute |
| Department | Avian viral Diseases |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Newly awarded BBSRC UK-US partnership award; to hold 4 workshops over 4 years. I am PI and will lead the project |
| Collaborator Contribution | Providing expertise in specific areas of vector-borne disease |
| Impact | none yet |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | UK-US partnership (VBD) |
| Organisation | University of California, Davis |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Newly awarded BBSRC UK-US partnership award; to hold 4 workshops over 4 years. I am PI and will lead the project |
| Collaborator Contribution | Providing expertise in specific areas of vector-borne disease |
| Impact | none yet |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | UK-US partnership (VBD) |
| Organisation | University of California, Riverside |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Newly awarded BBSRC UK-US partnership award; to hold 4 workshops over 4 years. I am PI and will lead the project |
| Collaborator Contribution | Providing expertise in specific areas of vector-borne disease |
| Impact | none yet |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | University of California Davis |
| Organisation | University of California, Davis |
| Department | Centre for Vectorborne Disease |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Partners in previous UK-US partnership award (Japanese encephalitis in Himalayas) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Visits to Nepal and UK. Co-authorship of publication |
| Impact | Joint Publication in Transactions of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | University of California Riverside |
| Organisation | University of California, Riverside |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Partners in project |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partners in project |
| Impact | n/a |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Vector Biology course, University of Idaho, USA |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Baylis attended and delivered teaching at the inaugural 1 week training course developed by one of the partners in this network project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.uidaho.edu/cals/center-for-health-in-the-human-ecosystem/education/vector-borne-diseases |
| Description | Vector-borne diseases in the UK & US: common threats and shared solutions - a workshop hosted by UC Davis |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | A 3 day workshop was held at UC Davis, involving all partners in this project, and a number of other people involved in VBD research in California, including those employed by the State to undertake surveillance and control. Key themes covered were; Session 1: Climate as a driver of vector-borne disease emergence Talk 1. Cyril Caminade. Climate change and vector-borne diseases, an update from the trenches Talk 2. Chris Barker. Use of climate data and surveillance to predict risk for West Nile virus disease Talk 3. Marcus Blagrove. Vector competence of temperate mosquitoes for arboviruses Session 2: Climate as a driver of vector-borne disease emergence Talk 4. Matthew Baylis. Modelling the future impact of bluetongue in the UK Talk 5. Janet Foley. Impacts of climate on expanding tick distributions Talk 6. Marie McIntyre. The big deal with big data - large scale assessment of the sensitivity of pathogens to climate Talk 7. Christine Johnson- Vector-borne virus transmission at the wildlife-human interface Breakout: assigned goal - summarize what seems to be know about climate and what the next needs and opportunities are (45 minutes) a. Plant vectors b. Mosquito c. Ticks Tour of facility FIELD TRIP Overview of the new Center of Excellence: Chris Barker (30 minutes) Session 3: Vector-borne diseases of plants Talk 8. Michael Wilson. Xylella has arrived in Europe!: effects, reactions and research Talk 9. Diane Ullman. Understanding How Thrips Vectors and Viruses They Transmit May Interact to Manipulate Plant Hosts Talk 10. Clare Casteel. Aphid-transmitted viruses Talk 11. Bob Gilbertson. The need and opportunity for new approaches for management of insect-transmitted viruses of plants in California Talk 12. Russell Groves & Justin Clements. The diversity of leafhopper-transmitted aster yellows phytoplasmas in (carrot) crop fields in Wisconsin and southern USA. [25 minutes] Talk 13. Saskia Hogenhout. How phytoplasma virulence proteins contribute to leafhopper dispersal and transmission Talk 14. Neil McRoberts. Modeling citrus disease Session 4: UK/US Europe VBDs: common threats and shared solutions Talk 15 Simon Carpenter - Current status of arbovirus research at Pirbright and collaboration opportunities Talk 16 Antony Wilson. Reproducibility and relevance in vector infection studies Talk 17 Vicky Kramer. Vector-borne disease activity in California: An overview Talk 18. Lara Harrup. Tools and Resources for Arbovirus Epidemiology in the Genomic Era Breakout: assigned goal - rank threats and needs for threat assessment and mitigation (e.g. more money, better models, more basic science info) (45 minutes) a. Data and bioinformatics group b. Ecology group: led by CDPH c. Molecular technologies group Attendees and affiliations are: Professor Matthew Baylis, University of Liverpool Dr Marcus Blagrove, University of Liverpool Dr Cyril Caminade, University of Liverpool Dr Marie McIntyre, University of Liverpool Dr Simon Carpenter, The Pirbright Institute Dr Anthony Wilson, The Pirbright Institute Dr Lara Harrup, The Pirbright Institute Dr Michael Wilson, National Museum of Wales Professor Saskia Hogenhout, John Innnes Centre Dr Russell Groves, University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr Justin Clements, University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr Janet Foley, University of California-Davis Dr Chris Barker, University of California-Davis Dr. Robert Gilbertson, University of California-Davis Dr. Christine Kreuder-Johnson, University of California-Davis Dr. Neil McRoberts, University of California-Davis Dr. Bill Reisen, University of California-Davis Dr. Brad Main, University of California-Davis Dr. Marco Marcantonio, University of California-Davis Dr. Jay Nicholson, University of California-Davis Dr. Emily Pascoe, University of California-Davis Dr Alec Gerry, University of California-Riverside Dr. Robert Lane, University of California - Berkeley Professor Diane Ullman, University of California - Davis Dr. Clare Casteel, University of California - Davis Dr. Melissa Yoshimizu, CDPH Dr. Kerry Padgett, CDPH Dr. Anne Kjemtrup, CDPH Dr. Vicki Kramer, CDPH |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Vector-borne diseases in the UK workshop, 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Biannual "Vector-borne diseases in the UK" workshop, Liverpool December 2016. Attended by 4 colleagues from the USA, as part of this project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |