SIRCAH (Secretariat)

The STAR-IDAZ IRC Secretariat (SIRCAH) provides organisational and communication support to STAR IDAZ IRC and its various members and thereby contribute to the IRC policies and guidelines aimed at coordinating research at international level to contribute to new and improved animal health strategies.

The Secretariat is funded by the European Commission through a Horizon Europe project known as SIRCAH2 (Support for the International Research Consortium on Animal Health). SIRCAH2 involves Kreavet, Defra (UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), CAB International (CABI), UKRI-BBSRC (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council), and Kreavet.

Member

Dr Latifa EL HACHIMI

Member

Dr Valeria Mariano

Working Group: Aquatic Diseases

Member

Mr Gareth Dicks

Member

Dr Johannes Charlier

Working Group: Animal Genomics and Genetics for Animal Health working group

Member

Ms Madeline Newman

Organisation: Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), UK

Member

Ms Katie Gordon

Organisation: Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), UK

Member

Dr Georgina Grell