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.
CanLyme news
Research tidbit: Lyme disease may directly affect the vagus nerve or the brainstem
World Journal of Cardiology ABSTRACT: AIM: To conduct the first…
The Canadian Lyme Consortium, representing scientists, clinicians and patients provides an update regarding government promised research grants.
March 9th, 2018 The Canadian Lyme Consortium, representing a united…
Ticks Creep Into Canada, Bringing Lyme Disease (and Confusion) With Them
March 7th, 2018 JOANNE SEIFF, a resident of Manitoba, contracted…