Epigenetics
Dr. Vett Lloyd has been working on epigenetics for more decades than she chooses to say.
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Anne Berthold, a research associate in the lab, studies epigenetic changes in human cells infected with Borrelia.
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Daniella Ibru is a master 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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Reza Dizaji, a master's student, researches the effects of Borrelia on the transcriptome and epigenome of wildlife.
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Human Health
During his time as an honours student in the lab, Chris Roy focused on the creation of transgenic ticks. But now during his master's degree, he is focusing on tick-borne diseases that affect various human tissue.
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Amir Modirihamedan is a master student working to detect the relation between Borreliosis and Alzheimer disease.
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Lauren Beghin is a master student researching the association between Borrelia burgdorferi infection and cancer.
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Tannis Nelson joined the lab in winter 2022 as part of an independent study and stayed through the summer as a health intern. Now, she is studying the correlation between serology results and symptoms in patients with Lyme disease as part of her honours thesis.
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Zoonotic Diseases
Charmaine Serrano's honours research focuses on detecting Babesia spp. in ticks, agricultural animals, and humans for studying the prevalence of babesiosis in Maritime Canada.
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Grace MacIntosh is testing local insects for leptospirosis as part of her independent study.
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Jaclyn Leblanc is an independent study student researching whether the bacteria Salmonella is present in various species across New Brunswick.
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Callie Dowell's independent study research focuses on the detection of Leptospirosis in ticks from the Maritimes.
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The independent study student Annie Leblanc tests different wildlife species for the presence of Tularemia.
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During her independent study, Rachel Sokyrka tests mosquitoes for the presence of Babesia.
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Geneticks
The Geneticks tick testing Atlantic Canada Branch is currently run by the lab manager Samantha Bishop, who has also recently completed her Master of Science in the Lloyd lab.
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Anne Berthold has taken over as the lab manager while Samantha is on leave beginning in early fall 2022.
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Rachel Sokyrka is also the current lab technician intern helping with the Geneticks tick testing.
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