Topics Webinar | Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens: Understanding Risks and Strategies for Prevention, 21 May 2025

A message from the webinar Chair:

We invite you to join our upcoming webinar on the topic of ticks and tick-borne pathogens. The main goal of this webinar is to summarize the first volume of our Special Topic on MDPI journals which were part of the sponsorship of this editorial to the TTP11 Conference and to promote the second volume of this Topic which was set very recently following the success of the previous volume. This second volume continues to provide a platform for showcasing groundbreaking research, innovative methodologies, and promising discoveries in various facets of tick biology. The webinar will be organized into three key topics, with a talk from a senior researcher and two presentations from Ph.D. students actively working on each topic:

Tick microbiota;
Latest trends in ticks and tick-borne disease surveillance;
Effective prevention and control strategies.

Do not miss out on this opportunity to enhance your knowledge and stay updated on these important topics that are on the rise, making awareness and prevention more critical than ever. We encourage you to participate actively and submit your questions during the webinar.

Webinar: Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens: Understanding Risks and Strategies for Prevention
Date: 21 May 2025
Time: 2.30 p.m. CEST | 8.30 a.m. EDT | 8.30 p.m. CDT Asia
Webinar ID: 832 6108 8276
More information: https://sciforum.net/event/topics-35

This is a free webinar. After registration, you will receive a confirmation email on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.

Unable to attend? Register anyway, and we will let you know when the recording becomes available for viewing.

Program:

Speaker/Presentation	Time in CEST	Time in EDT	Time in CDT Asia
Dr. Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz Chair Introduction	14:30–14:35	08:30–08:35	20:30–20:35
Ms. Salma Kaoutar Abdelali Microbiota–pathogen interactions and pathogen–pathogen interactions in Hyalomma ticks	14:35–14:45	08:35–08:45	20:35–20:45
Ms. Lianet Abuin Denis The use of networks for the study of microbiota-pathogen interactions	14:45–14:55	08:45–08:55	20:45–20:55
Dr. Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz Reevaluating the Jenner/Pasteur Paradigm of Vaccination	14:55–15:15	08:55–09:15	20:55–21:15
Q&A Session	15:15–15:25	09:15–09:25	21:15–21:25
Ms. Dagmara Wężyk Unexplored faces of ticks: studying lesser-known species as the key to understanding global pathogen vectors	15:25–15:35	09:25–09:35	21:25–21:35
Mr. Keve Gergő The role of birds in the dispersal of ticks and other arthropod vectors	15:35–15:45	09:35–09:45	21:35–21:45
Prof. Dr. Marco Rogério André Novel piroplasmids in wild animals from Brazil	15:45–16:05	09:45–10:05	21:45–22:05
Q&A Session	16:05–16:15	10:05–10:15	22:05–22:15
Ms. Ana Laura Cano-Argüelles Different strategies to develop anti tick vaccines against Ornithodoros soft ticks	16:15–16:25	10:15–10:25	22:15–22:25
Mr. Julio Enrique Duque Vizcaíno Informatic tools for helping in the implementation of anti-tick vaccine production and commercialization	16:25–16:35	10:25–10:35	22:25–22:35
Dr. Alina Rodríguez-Mallon What to keep in mind when applying anti-tick vaccines in the field	16:35–16:55	10:35–10:55	22:35–22:55
Q&A Session	16:55–17:05	10:55–11:05	22:55–23:05
Dr. Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz Closing of Webinar	17:05–17:15	11:05–11:15	23:05–23:15

Webinar Chairs and Speakers:

Dr. Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz, UMR BIPAR (INRAE, Anses, EnvA), France;
Dr. Alina Rodríguez-Mallon, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), Havana, Cuba;
Ms. Salma Kaoutar Abdelali, University of Ferhat Abbas, Algeria;
Ms. Lianet Abuin Denis, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), Havana, Cuba;
Ms. Dagmara Wężyk, University of Warsaw, Poland;
Mr. Keve Gergő, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, Hungary;
Ms. Ana Laura Cano-Argüelles, Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology of Salamanca (IRNASA, CSIC), Spain;
Mr. Julio Enrique Duque Vizcaíno, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), Cuba).

Relevant Special Issue:
“Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens: 2nd Edition”
Topic Editors: Dr. Alina Rodríguez-Mallon and Dr. Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz
Deadline for submission: 31 March 2026