Vett Lloyd, PhD

Sackville, New Brunswick 

Dr. Vett Lloyd is a professor of Biology at Mount Allison University working on ticks and the pathogens they transmit.

Dr. Lloyd is the co-founder of the Canadian Lyme Science Alliance, an organization that aims to unite scientists, clinicians, and patients in the quest for a more comprehensive understanding of Lyme disease.

She is also the founding member of the Canadian Lyme Consortium and the Mount Allison Lyme Disease Network, interdisciplinary networks of researchers tackling the biological, social and human dimensions of Lyme disease and incorporating the Lyme patient community as full partners in this endeavor.

She has a special interest in encouraging community and citizen science in tick surveillance activities as a way to help “tick proof” communities.

More about Dr. Lloyd’s publications.

Vett Lloyd, PhD, at Mount Allison University in her lab.

CanLyme news

dummy-img

McMaster University doing research on Lyme disease and pregnancy.

Sep 28, 20201 min read

The McMaster Midwifery Research Centre is recruiting people initially to…

dummy-img

New Podcast: Discussing the effects of Lyme disease on the brain with Dr. Leo Shea III

Sep 27, 20201 min read

In this episode Sarah talks about the effects of Lyme…

dummy-img

CanLyme board member gives informative interview on radio

Sep 26, 20201 min read

CanLyme board member Shelley Ball is interviewed on radio in…