OneTick
OneTick aims to enhance our understanding and management of tick-borne diseases in urban and peri-urban environments by integrating ecological, biomedical, and public health perspectives. We will address the interconnected health of humans, animals, and the environment by employing a One Health approach.
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Tick-borne diseases (TBDs), caused by bacteria, viruses, or protozoa, present a significant health and socioeconomic challenge in Europe. Historically centered in Central and Eastern Europe, Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) are prevalent in Austria, Germany, and the Czech Republic, with their range expanding due to climate change.
OneTick, under the One Health framework, aims to enhance the prevention, detection, and treatment of tick-borne diseases in urban areas. Work Package 1 investigates urban tick adaptation, assessing their abundance, species diversity, and pathogens. Work Package 2 examines tick-host-pathogen interactions to develop predictive models for disease spread. Work Package 3 aims to enhance diagnostics through the identification of disease biomarkers and the development of predictive models for survival rates. Lastly, Work Package 4 focuses on raising public health awareness through guidelines and educational campaigns to combat misinformation.
In OneTick each participating organization contributes unique expertise, forming a radial structure that integrates diverse scientific perspectives and fosters harmonization of methodologies across disciplines and sectors. We plan to implement 90 PM of secondments, incl. 60 intersectoral and 30 interdisciplinary staff exchanges. Through secondments, we will disseminate best practices, enhance interoperability, and establish shared frameworks for tick-borne disease research and surveillance.
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Institutes
This project brings together experts from various institutes to achieve the best possible outcome. The following institutes are part of the collaboration. More information about each institute and their team leaders can be found here.
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OneTick
Funded by the European Union (project 101236599). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the REA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Michał Burdukiewicz, Jarosław Chilimoniuk, and Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska receive funding in the PARP Eurogrant Competition
A project led by Dr. Michał Burdukiewicz and Dr. Jarosław Chilimoniuk from the Bioinformatics and Multi-Omics Analysis Laboratory at the Clinical Research Centre, along with Professor Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska from the Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections at the Medical University of Białystok (MUB), has been selected for funding by the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP) under the FENG 02.12 “Eurogrant Grants - Call for Research Projects.”
This funding supports projects with high innovative and research potential.
The aim of this initiative by PARP is to enhance the innovation and international presence of Polish research organizations by increasing their involvement in EU programs managed centrally, particularly Horizon Europe.
The project titled OneTick, submitted by Michał Burdukiewicz, Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska, and Jarosław Chilimoniuk under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges programme, seeks to establish a consortium focused on developing new diagnostic methods for tick-borne diseases. The innovation of the project lies in its adoption of the One Health approach, which integrates human, animal, and environmental health.
The funding awarded will help the team prepare their proposal for the Marie Skłodowska- Curie Actions Staff Exchanges programme and create informational materials for potential consortium partners. This will significantly increase their opportunities for international research collaboration.
The project is administratively supported by the Development and Evaluation Department at MUB.