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Tracking ticks and tick-borne disease risk across Wisconsin

New Investigator Program
Updated Aug 27, 2026
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A WPP-funded research project led by Johnny Uelmen, an assistant professor of population health sciences and a disease ecologist within the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is focused on improving how Wisconsin predicts, prevents and responds to tick-borne diseases.

A group of researchers look at a tick.
Johnny Uelmen and graduate students Sazeda Akter and Amanda Roling examine ticks at Picnic Point.

As the public health challenge of ticks and tick-borne diseases continues to grow, this project will provide important data to help keep Wisconsin communities safe and healthy.

Learn more in the news story: What’s the tick forecast?

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