The OPTICK project is an inter-disciplinary partnership of public and animal health practitioners, wildlife and tick ecologists, epidemiologists, social scientists and earth observation scientists.

Dr. Caroline Millins
University of Liverpool
Senior Lecturer - Principal Investigator
Dr. Beth Purse
UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Disease Ecologist - Principal Investigator
Dr. Jolyon Medlock
UK Health Security Agency
Medical Entomologist - Co-Investigator
Dr. Mara Rocchi
Moredun Research Institute
Head of Virus Surveillance (veterinary), Moredun - Researcher
Dr. Nick Johnson
Animal and Plant Health Agency
Head, Vector Borne Diseases Workgroup, APHA - Researcher
Dr. Steven White
UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Theoretical Ecologist - Researcher
Dr. Kayleigh Hansford
UK Health Security Agency
Medical Entomologist - Co-Investigator
Dr. Richard Hassall
UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Disease Modeller - Researcher
Dr. Jennifer Duncan
University of Liverpool
Senior Lecturer - Researcher
Social Scientist - Co-investigator
Post-doctoral research associate
Senior Medical Entomologist