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.
Charmaine Serrano's honours research 2021/22 focused on detecting Babesia spp. in ticks, agricultural animals, and humans for studying the prevalence of babesiosis in Maritime Canada.
Callie Dowell's independent study research in Fall 2022 and Winter 2023 focused on the detection of Leptospirosis in ticks from the Maritimes.
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The independent study student Annie Leblanc tested different wildlife species for the presence of Tularemia during Fall 2022 and Winter 2023.
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Lucas Beaupre, Julia Smyth, and Rachel Sokyrka were the Geneticks tick testing interns during Fall 2022.
Michael Hart, Lowen Health Intern 2022
Michael worked to advance local applications of modern research in Breast Cancer and Colon Cancer.
Michael worked to advance local applications of modern research in Breast Cancer and Colon Cancer.
Alexandra Nuyens, Honours 2021-2022
Alex looked at epigenetic mechanisms of how the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi causes behavioural and physiological changes to Ixodes scapularis (black-legged tick).
Alex looked at epigenetic mechanisms of how the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi causes behavioural and physiological changes to Ixodes scapularis (black-legged tick).
Emma Malayny, Independent Study 2020,
Honours 2021-2022
During her Independent Study, Emma's work focused on the search for the Bartonella pathogen in animals. She came back the following year to work on finding Borrelia burgdorferi in mammals for her honours research.
Honours 2021-2022
During her Independent Study, Emma's work focused on the search for the Bartonella pathogen in animals. She came back the following year to work on finding Borrelia burgdorferi in mammals for her honours research.
Keeley Barnable, Honours 2021-2022
Keeley's research focused on the role of DNA damage response genes and related genes in colorectal cancer. Keeley previously worked as a health intern with Dr. Gurpreet Singh-Ranger (Chief of the Department of Surgery) at the Upper River Valley Hospital in Waterville, New Brunswick.
Keeley's research focused on the role of DNA damage response genes and related genes in colorectal cancer. Keeley previously worked as a health intern with Dr. Gurpreet Singh-Ranger (Chief of the Department of Surgery) at the Upper River Valley Hospital in Waterville, New Brunswick.
Mackenzie Scott, Independent Study 2020 + 2022,
Geneticks Lab Technician 2021-2022
Mackenzie completed her first Independent Study project on leptospirosis in ticks in 2020, then upgraded her position to laboratory technician for Geneticks in 2021. During this time, she returned to complete her second Independent Study project in 2022 on long-term COVID.
Geneticks Lab Technician 2021-2022
Mackenzie completed her first Independent Study project on leptospirosis in ticks in 2020, then upgraded her position to laboratory technician for Geneticks in 2021. During this time, she returned to complete her second Independent Study project in 2022 on long-term COVID.
Riley Oremush, Honours 2021-2022
Riley worked on tracking the population distribution of nocturnal wildlife in rural and urban areas of the Sackville region. In particular, studying the prevalence of the racoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) in Maritime Canada and it's potential threat to human populations.
Riley worked on tracking the population distribution of nocturnal wildlife in rural and urban areas of the Sackville region. In particular, studying the prevalence of the racoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) in Maritime Canada and it's potential threat to human populations.
Juan David Carvajal, exchange MSc student 2021
Juan David was an exchange MSc student through an international partnership between Dr. Lloyd and Universidad de Caldas, Colombia. His recent research included the discovery of a novel Borrelia species in argasides found in the department of Arauca and worked on describing it genetically.
Juan David was an exchange MSc student through an international partnership between Dr. Lloyd and Universidad de Caldas, Colombia. His recent research included the discovery of a novel Borrelia species in argasides found in the department of Arauca and worked on describing it genetically.
Hannah Lazaris, summer of 2020 + 2021
In the summer of 2020, Hannah focused on native fungal species. The following summer, she returned to the lab to conduct a molecular analysis of soft bodied ticks collected from the nests of puffins to ascertain the presence of Borrelia.
In the summer of 2020, Hannah focused on native fungal species. The following summer, she returned to the lab to conduct a molecular analysis of soft bodied ticks collected from the nests of puffins to ascertain the presence of Borrelia.
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