SIRCAH (Secretariat)

The STAR IDAZ IRC is governed through an Executive Committee, Scientific Committees and working groups, supported by a secretariat (SIRCAH).

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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

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Ms Katie Gordon

Member

Dr Georgina Grell

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Poland’s National Veterinary Research Institute Joins STAR IDAZ IRC

15th October 2026

The STAR IDAZ International Research Consortium (IRC) is pleased to welcome Państwowy Instytut Weterynaryjny – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy (PIWet), the Polish National Veterinary Research Institute, as its newest member. Established in 1945, the National Veterinary Research Institute is a leading Polish research institution dedicated to…

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STAR IDAZ approach to shape regional research strategies on climate change and animal health

9th October 2026

STAR IDAZ IRC is working with two of its regional networks to contribute to stronger regional and international collaboration and to produce an evidence base to support future research investment and coordination action on the impact of climate change on terrestrial and aquatic animal health….