Sara Gandy

Dr. Sara Gandy is a Research Associate at the University of Glasgow, currently working on the MEaSURE project. She holds a PhD from the University of Glasgow (2016–2020) focused on Lyme disease risk and host community composition. From 2020–2024, she worked as a Senior Medical Entomologist at the UK Health Security Agency's Medical Entomology and Zoonoses Ecology team in Porton Down, England.

Her research focuses on ecological drivers of tick-borne diseases, particularly interactions between ticks, hosts, and pathogens. Key areas include:

• Environmental changes (e.g., rewilding, woodland restoration)
• Host community composition (deer, rodents, birds)
• Lyme disease hazard mapping via the Tick Surveillance Scheme

Recent publications emphasize:

• Tick distribution shifts due to climate change
• Pathogen prevalence in Ixodes ricinus
• Deer management impacts on tick-borne disease risks

She collaborates with institutions like the UK Health Security Agency and the Royal Parks of London. Her work integrates field surveillance with molecular diagnostics to inform public health strategies.