SIRCAH Team Members
Madeline Newman
Secretariat Lead
Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Operational Support
International Engagement & Advocacy
Research Prioritisation & Programme Alignment
Valeria Mariano
International Engagement
World Organisation of Animal Health (WOAH)
International Engagement & Advocacy
Research Prioritisation & Programme Alignment
Johannes Charlier
SIRCAH2 Project Coordinator
Kreavet
Research Prioritisation & Programme Alignment
Georgina Grell
CABI
Communications, Dissemination & Exploitation
Gareth Dicks
CABI
Communications, Dissemination & Exploitation
Latifa Elhachimi
Scientific Programme
Kreavet
Research Prioritisation & Programme Alignment
Katie Gordan
Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Operational Support
International Engagement & Advocacy
Research Prioritisation & Programme Alignment
Nikki Makkie
BBSRC
Support: Research Prioritisation & Programme Alignment
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Invitation to the STAR IDAZ Americas Regional Network Meeting in Ottawa
The next in-person STAR IDAZ Americas Regional Network Meeting will be held on 8 May 2026 in Ottawa, Canada, bringing together members of the STAR IDAZ community to strengthen international collaboration in animal health research. The meeting will provide a valuable opportunity for dialogue and…
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SIRCAH meets in Brussels to plan next phase of international animal health research coordination
The Support for the International Research Consortium on Animal Health (SIRCAH) team met in person in Brussels on 5 March 2026 to discuss plans for the remainder of the SIRCAH2 period and to begin looking ahead to SIRCAH3. SIRCAH serves as the Secretariat for the…
Events
Africa Global
STAR IDAZ Innovation Academy webinar – Funding Innovation to Advance Animal Health Priorities in Africa and Globally
May 28th - 28th, 2026
Virtual
Global 
Norway
10th International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health
September 21st - 25th, 2026
Bodø, Norway
Canada Global
ICLHWAC 2026: 20. International Conference on Livestock Health, Welfare and Animal Care
August 3rd - 4th, 2026
Vancouver, Canada
Global
2026 Biosafety Level 4 Zoonotic Laboratory Network (BSL4ZNet) International Virtual Conference
May 13th, 2026 - June 10th, 2026
Virtual
Global 
Singapore
International Pandemic Sciences Conference
July 1st - 3rd, 2026
7500A Beach Road, Singapore 199591
Global
STAR IDAZ Innovation Academy webinar – External contributions to a large animal health company’s R&D
January 21st - 21st, 2026
Europe Poland
The 26th Biennal Congress of the International Organization for Mycoplasmology
July 6th - 10th, 2026
Krakow, Poland
Europe 
Spain
6th Edition of World Congress on Aquaculture, Fisheries & Marine Biology (WAC 2026)
June 25th - 27th, 2026
Barcelona, Spain