The focus of her laboratory is ticks and tick-borne diseases. Next month she will be sharing some of her lab’s research on bovine anaplasmosis, an economically important tick-borne disease of cattle. This disease is especially pertinent for Kansas cattle owners, as half of Kansas beef cattle herds are infected with the pathogen that causes this disease. Dr. Reif’s presentation will focus on identifying optimal treatment options to control this disease and limit further disease spread and the development of antimicrobial resistance.