Tag: ticks
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Lee Haines, University of Notre Dame – Mosquitoes and Ticks
Mosquitos and ticks are parts of the summer, so how do we best avoid them? Lee Haines, associate research professor in Medical Entomology at the University of Notre Dame, discusses. Lee Haines is a researcher with a PhD in Tropical Medicine and an MSc in Parasite Biochemistry and Microbiology, who specializes in diseases transmitted by…
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Keith Clay, Indiana University – Tick Risks
Don’t get scared, but the threat of ticks is growing! Keith Clay, biologist at Indiana University, details the increasing presence of these insects. A Distinguished Professor of Biology at Indiana University Bloomington, Keith Clay studies how microbial interactions affect the dynamics of ecological communities. This research falls into four general areas: the microbial community ecology…
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Michelle Hersh, Sarah Lawrence College – Lyme Disease and an Unlikely Relationship
“We couldn’t detect an effect, which is really surprising,” said Michelle Hersh in a recent article that appeared in the Poughkeepsie Journal. Dr. Hersh is speaking about the unlikely relationship between ticks and white-footed mice. Though these ticks carry Lyme disease, the population of white-footed mice appears to be unharmed. Dr. Michelle Hersh is an…