Research

Katharina Stärk graduated as a veterinarian from Zürich Veterinary School and obtained post-graduate qualifications from the Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland, and Massey University, New Zealand. Over the last two decades, she has conducted applied research on infectious diseases and zoonoses as well as methodological issues related to risk analysis, surveillance and animal health decision making.

She has worked in diverse environments including government, private industry and academia in numerous countries. Katharina Stärk is Professor of Veterinary Public Health at the Royal Veterinary College, UK. Her research focuses on the investigation of veterinary public health risks, particularly antimicrobial resistance and food-borne pathogens. She is especially interested in trans-disciplinary approaches to understanding disease emergence and transmission at the human-animal interface as well as the efficient management of infectious diseases in complex environments and across cultures.

Katharina Stärk is an experienced manager of large international scientific projects. She is also member of the steering committee of the European College of Veterinary Public Health. Stärk has repeatedly served on international working groups and expert panels on surveillance and risk analysis. She is co-editor of the journal Epidemiology and Infection and partner in the consultancy firm SAFOSO.