Epigenetics
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Dr. Vett Lloyd has been working on epigenetics for more decades than she chooses to say.
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Anne Berthold is looking at epigenetic changes and energy production in human cells infected with Borrelia.
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Daniella is a MSc student studying the epigenetic basis of ticks infected with Borrelia, which are known to have more aggressive feeding habits and are therefore able to survive the winter.
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Human Health
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During his time as an honours student in the lab, Chris focused on the creation of transgenic ticks but has moved towards human-health related tick-vectored diseases during his MSc.
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Michael is the 2022 Loewen Health Intern. He will be working to advance local application of modern research in Breast Cancer and Colon Cancer. When not staring at a computer screen and going through mountains of data, he will be assisting in the Lloyd Tick Lab.
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Amir is a MSc student working to detect relation between Borreliosis and Alzheimer disease.
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Zoonotic Diseases
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Joining the lab back in the summer of 2019, Samantha has been researching the incidence rate of Leptospira spp. and Borrelia bissettii in New Brunswick wildlife and water sources, to determine the potential threat to humans and their family pets.
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Charmaine's honours research will focus on detecting Babesia spp. in ticks, agricultural animals, and humans for studying the prevalence of babesiosis in Maritime Canada.
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Riley is continuing his honours work on the racoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) and it's potential threat to human populations for the summer. In his spare time, he will be helping in the Geneticks lab with tick testing.
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Geneticks
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After recent completion of an Independent Study focusing on leptospirosis in ticks found in the Maritime provinces, we were excited to keep Mackenzie in the lab while upgrading her position to laboratory technician in the Geneticks/Lloyd tick testing center for the Atlantic Canada branch. |
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