Thangamani Lab, SUNY Upstate ☣️🧬🦟🐁🦠

1 tick bite can transmit many diseases; the threat is growing | The Informed Patient Podcast | SUNY Upstate upstate.edu/informed/2026/… @NY_Ticks @UpstateNews @ambersmith

Home call for young post doc abroad - Ramanuja Fellowship by @ANRFIndia . Details at anrfonline.in/ANRF/Ramanujan… Apply by 1st March 2026

@TickEurope @BiologyCentre @NatureComms Wonderful study. Congrats!

If you ever wondered what happened next at a tick bite site in terms of Borrelia dissemination ....wonder no more. Wonderful collaborative work between my lab and my collaborators Marie Vancova,Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, @BiologyCentre @NatureComms nature.com/articles/s4146…

Ever wondered what happens Inside the Upstate Tick Testing Lab? #ticks #lyme #virus #citizenscience #ticktesting

Advancing public health, one tick at a time! We use advanced tools such as qRT-PCR and Digital PCR to detect pathogens in ticks-including the the bacteria that cause Lyme disease. #lyme #ticks #Powassan #virus

@RC_Epi @ASTMH Congratulations!

Well look at that, y’all. I am beyond honored to have been elected as a Board member for the @ASTMH Can’t wait to serve the tropmed community.

Newborn hospitalized with rare illness spread by insects: 'We have a couple problems here' newsbreak.com/the-cool-down-…

The Harry Hoogstraal Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Medical Entomology was established in 1987 by the @ACME_ASTMH subgroup to recognize the most influential medical entomologists for their contributions. Deadline: June 23. astmh.org/subgroups/acct…

WHY SHOULD YOU TEST A TICK? #Ticks can carry harmful pathogens that cause illness in both humans and animals. Testing a tick after removal can help evaluate potential risks and allow for timely medical intervention. Got Ticks? Get Them Tested #TickTesting @Thangamani_Lab

We are observing a notable increase in human–tick encounters this season, reflected by a substantial influx of tick submissions for pathogen testing. Our lab is operating at full capacity, with all PCR machines actively processing #tick samples. @Thangamani_Lab @UpstateNews

The viruses that put humanity at greatest risk to date come from 25 or so virus families. It is these families that are most likely to produce the next deadly viral threat. Learn more ⬇️ cepi.net/getting-know-h…

62-year-old Kevin Boyce, who lived near Boston, passed away last year from Powassan virus. Now, his family is alerting people about the risks of tick bites and urging them to take precautions. READ MORE lymedisease.org/massachusetts-… via @Lymenews

Just cool stuff. Mosquito spit has an effect on severity of viral infection. But it matters which mosquito bites...pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40326341/

At #GVNJamaica, Dr. Saravanan Thangamani (@UpstateNews) shared updates on tick-borne viruses: rising Powassan threat, climate-driven tick spread & a citizen science program tracking 3,000+ human-tick encounters. @SUNY @UWImona #GVN #OneHealth #TickBorneDiseases #GlobalHealth

Last week, I presented our research on emerging tick-borne viruses at the @GlobalVirusNews meeting in Jamaica. It was a pleasure to meet collaborators and fellow arbovirologists & discuss the potential for long-term collaborations in the Caribbean and Latin America. @ACAV_ASTMH

Attending the Johns Hopkins Lyme & Tick-borne Disease Symposium with current PhD student Jessica Crooker and former student Dr. Charles Hart. Thrilled to share that Jessica received 1st place for Best Poster Presentation—congratulations! #Powassan virus #TickBorneDiseases

MD/PhD graduate student Jessica Crooker gave an outstanding work-in-progress seminar on genotypic and phenotypic characterization of emergent #Powassan virus strains that were isolated from the human-encountered ticks submitted to ⁦@NY_Ticks⁩ ⁦@InnovateUpstate⁩

We are excited to reintroduce tickMAP (tickmap.org) Built from @NY_Ticks data, tickMAP visualizes tick and pathogen activity across NY State. An essential tool for public health, surveillance, and research. 🔎 Best viewed on a computer monitor.

Join us May 1–2 at the 2025 GVN Regional Meeting: Caribbean & Latin America! Hear from @UpstateNews' Saravanan Thangamani on tick-borne virus transmission. @SUNY, @UWImona Learn more: gvn.org/gvn-2025-jamai… #GVN2025Jamaica #VectorControl #VirusResearch @UBuffalo