OUR TEAM
Members of the project team are from University of Idaho, University of Nevada (Reno), and Dartmouth College
meet the teamPROJECT OVERVIEW
Learn how data scientists plan to assimilate data and develop spatio-temporal models of tick dynamics
about the projectVISUALIZATION
An interactive plot illustrates the relationship between project participants and project components
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Ecology of Ixodes pacificus Ticks and Associated Pathogens in the Western United States
University of Nevada, Reno team members Molly McVicar, Isabella Rivera, Jeremiah Reyes, and Monika Gulia-Nuss have[…]
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New NSF Supplements to Expand Data-Driven Tick-Borne Disease Research
A multidisciplinary team based at the University of Idaho received two supplemental grants totaling $600,000[…]
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Lyme Disease Coming to Idaho? This Video Game Helps Students Analyze Spread of Ticks
Barrie Robison, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Idaho,[…]
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Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) account for a staggering 94% of human illnesses due to vector-borne diseases in the U.S. The mission of this project is to assimilate disparate datasets with spatio-temporal, environmental and human predictors and to leverage cyberinfrastructure and data science to enhance forecasting of TBDs in the western US.
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Meet Our Team
The core members of the project team are from University of Idaho, University of Nevada (Reno), and Dartmouth College (New Hampshire)
meet the team