Webinar Replay Available: Protecting You, Your Family, and Your Animals from Ticks
On May 7, 2025, Ohio State tick experts Timothy McDermott, DVM, and Risa Pesapane, PhD, hosted an informative and timely webinar on the growing threat of ticks in Ohio.
In this hour-long session, they covered:
- Common and emerging tick species in Ohio
- Tick-borne diseases and the pathogens that cause them
- How to prevent tick bites and safely remove ticks
- An introduction to the new Buckeye Tick Test, Ohio State’s tick-borne pathogen testing service
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$50
Support Surveillance
Supports laboratory supplies used to identify and test ticks, helping sustain statewide tick surveillance and public health monitoring efforts.
$100
Advance Public Health
Helps support the collection and analysis of tick data that informs public health awareness, disease tracking, and prevention efforts across Ohio.
$250
One-Week Shadowing Experience
Short-term observational experience introducing students to the Buckeye Tick Test program, including laboratory workflows, tick surveillance activities, and public health context.
$750
Professional Exposure Rotation
Structured, mentored rotation providing one month of professional exposure to tick-borne disease research, diagnostic processes, data interpretation, and interdisciplinary public health applications.
$6,500
Summer Internship Program
Full-time, immersive summer internship with hands-on research experience, defined project deliverables, mentorship, and opportunities for data analysis, presentation, and co-authorship where appropriate.
