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Conference Course Faculty & Poster Presenters

May 22, 2012

The following list is the faculy and poster presenters for the Lyme Disease Association / Columbia University 13th annual Lyme & Tick-Borne Diseases Conference to be held in Philadelphia 2012. (click here for bios)

		Brian A. Fallon, MD, MPH (LDA/Columbia Conference Co-Course Director) Professor of Psychiatry Director, Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Research Center, Columbia University Medical Center Director, Ctr for the Study of Neuroinflammatory Disorders & Biobehavioral Medicine New York State Psychiatric Institute New York, New York https://www.columbia-lyme.org/about/director_message.html
		Stephen W. Barthold, DVM, PhD (LDA/Columbia Conference Co-Course Director) Professor; Director Center for Comparative Medicine Director Mouse Biology Program University of California, Davis Davis, California https://faculty.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/faculty/swbarthold/
		C.W. Ang, MD, PhD Associate Professor Medical Microbiology VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, the Netherlands https://www.vumc.com/afdelingen/MMI-Research/Publications/
		John N. Aucott, MD Instructor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD Principal Investigator, SLICE: impact of acute Lyme on long-term health outcomes & immune function Private Practice: Board Certified, Internal Medicine & Infectious Disease Lutherville, Maryland https://www.parkmedical.net/aucott.php
		Nicole Baumgarth, DVM, PhD Professor of Pathology, Microbiology, Immunology University of California, Davis Davis, California https://ccm.ucdavis.edu/baumgarthlab/index.html
		C. Ben Beard, PhD Chief, Bacterial Disease Branch Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases Associate Director for Climate Change at NCEZID Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Fort Collins, Colorado https://www.cdc.gov/media/subtopic/sme/beard.html
		Ibrahim M. Binalsheikh, MD Pediatric Neurologist Board Certified Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Tufts University / Floating Hospital for Children Boston, Massachusetts
		Diego Cadavid, MD Adjunct Associate Professor, Neurology and Neuroscience UMDNJ, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ Consultant in Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts Director, MS Clinical Developmental Group Biogen Idec, Weston, Massachusetts
		Michael Cichon, MD, MS Private Practice Board Certified: Internal Medicine & Infectious Disease Tampa, Florida https://drcichon.com/index.htm
		Randi Eikeland, PhD Senior Consultant Department of Neurology and Researcher Department of Neurology Sørlandet Hospital Norway https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1474442208701194via=sd&cc=y
		Monica Embers, PhD Research Assistant Professor Tulane University Health Sciences Center Tulane National Primate Research Center Covington, Louisiana https://www.tnprc.tulane.edu/division_bacteriology.html
		Martin Fried, MD, FAAP, ABPNS Private Practice Pediatric Gastroenterologist Board Certified: Physician Nutrition Specialist Ocean Township, New Jersey https://www.healthydays.info
		Tom P. Greco, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut Chief, Inflammatory Disease Section Board Certified: Internal Medicine & Rheumatology St. Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, Connecticut https://www.vitals.com/doctors/Dr_Thomas_Greco.html
		Linden T Hu, MD Professor of Medicine Tufts Medical Center Attending Physician Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts h ttp://sackler.tufts.edu/Faculty-and-Research/FacultyProfiles/Linden-Hu-Profile
		Kim Lewis, PhD Northeastern University Distinguished Professor Director, Antimicrobial Discovery Center University of Texas-Houston Medical School Houston, Texas https://www.biology.neu.edu/faculty03/lewis03.html
		Emmanuel Mongodin, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Microbiology and Immunology Institute for Genome Sciences University of Maryland Baltimore, Maryland https://medschool.umaryland.edu/facultyresearchprofile/viewprofile.aspx?id=20277
		Steven J. Norris, PhD Greer Professor & Vice Chair for Research Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine University of Texas-Houston Medical School Houston, Texas https://www.uth.tmc.edu/pathology/faculty/faculty-norris-steven.html
		Eva Sapi, PhD Associate Professor and University Research Scholar Director of the Lyme Disease Research Program Department of Biology and Environmental Science University of New Haven West Haven, Connecticut https://www.newhaven.edu/unhtoday/archive/UNH_09172007/pages/faculty_profile.html
		Alireza Shamshirsaz, MD Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Connecticut Health Center Farmington, Connecticut (Assistance Professor, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX from 07/2012) https://www.uchc.edu/md/uconnmaternal/fellows.htm
		Janis Weis, PhD Professor of Pathology University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah https://www.path.utah.edu/research/cbi/janis-weis
Poster Presentations:
		Ronald A. Hamlen, PhD Elkton, Maryland [email protected] Poster Presentation: Prevention of Tick-Borne Infections: A focus on school-aged children
NA		Karen Lazarus (Saturday) [email protected] Andrea Lefever (Sunday) [email protected] West Chester Co.DOH 601 Westtown Rd. West Chester, PA 1938
Conference Organizer:
		Patricia V. Smith President, Lyme Disease Association, Inc. (LDA) PO Box 1438 Jackson, NJ 08527 [email protected]

Conference Course Faculty & Poster Presenters

May 22, 2012

		Brian A. Fallon, MD, MPH (LDA/Columbia Conference Co-Course Director) Professor of Psychiatry Director, Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Research Center, Columbia University Medical Center Director, Ctr for the Study of Neuroinflammatory Disorders & Biobehavioral Medicine New York State Psychiatric Institute New York, New York https://www.columbia-lyme.org/about/director_message.html
		Stephen W. Barthold, DVM, PhD (LDA/Columbia Conference Co-Course Director) Professor; Director Center for Comparative Medicine Director Mouse Biology Program University of California, Davis Davis, California https://faculty.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/faculty/swbarthold/
		C.W. Ang, MD, PhD Associate Professor Medical Microbiology VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, the Netherlands https://www.vumc.com/afdelingen/MMI-Research/Publications/
		John N. Aucott, MD Instructor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD Principal Investigator, SLICE: impact of acute Lyme on long-term health outcomes & immune function Private Practice: Board Certified, Internal Medicine & Infectious Disease Lutherville, Maryland https://www.parkmedical.net/aucott.php
		Nicole Baumgarth, DVM, PhD Professor of Pathology, Microbiology, Immunology University of California, Davis Davis, California https://ccm.ucdavis.edu/baumgarthlab/index.html
		C. Ben Beard, PhD Chief, Bacterial Disease Branch Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases Associate Director for Climate Change at NCEZID Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Fort Collins, Colorado https://www.cdc.gov/media/subtopic/sme/beard.html
		Ibrahim M. Binalsheikh, MD Pediatric Neurologist Board Certified Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Tufts University / Floating Hospital for Children Boston, Massachusetts
		Diego Cadavid, MD Adjunct Associate Professor, Neurology and Neuroscience UMDNJ, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ Consultant in Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts Director, MS Clinical Developmental Group Biogen Idec, Weston, Massachusetts
		Michael Cichon, MD, MS Private Practice Board Certified: Internal Medicine & Infectious Disease Tampa, Florida https://drcichon.com/index.htm
		Randi Eikeland, PhD Senior Consultant Department of Neurology and Researcher Department of Neurology Sørlandet Hospital Norway https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1474442208701194via=sd&cc=y
		Monica Embers, PhD Research Assistant Professor Tulane University Health Sciences Center Tulane National Primate Research Center Covington, Louisiana https://www.tnprc.tulane.edu/division_bacteriology.html
		Martin Fried, MD, FAAP, ABPNS Private Practice Pediatric Gastroenterologist Board Certified: Physician Nutrition Specialist Ocean Township, New Jersey https://www.healthydays.info
		Tom P. Greco, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut Chief, Inflammatory Disease Section Board Certified: Internal Medicine & Rheumatology St. Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, Connecticut https://www.vitals.com/doctors/Dr_Thomas_Greco.html
		Linden T Hu, MD Professor of Medicine Tufts Medical Center Attending Physician Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts h ttp://sackler.tufts.edu/Faculty-and-Research/FacultyProfiles/Linden-Hu-Profile
		Kim Lewis, PhD Northeastern University Distinguished Professor Director, Antimicrobial Discovery Center University of Texas-Houston Medical School Houston, Texas https://www.biology.neu.edu/faculty03/lewis03.html
		Emmanuel Mongodin, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Microbiology and Immunology Institute for Genome Sciences University of Maryland Baltimore, Maryland https://medschool.umaryland.edu/facultyresearchprofile/viewprofile.aspx?id=20277
		Steven J. Norris, PhD Greer Professor & Vice Chair for Research Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine University of Texas-Houston Medical School Houston, Texas https://www.uth.tmc.edu/pathology/faculty/faculty-norris-steven.html
		Eva Sapi, PhD Associate Professor and University Research Scholar Director of the Lyme Disease Research Program Department of Biology and Environmental Science University of New Haven West Haven, Connecticut https://www.newhaven.edu/unhtoday/archive/UNH_09172007/pages/faculty_profile.html
		Alireza Shamshirsaz, MD Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Connecticut Health Center Farmington, Connecticut (Assistance Professor, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX from 07/2012) https://www.uchc.edu/md/uconnmaternal/fellows.htm
		Janis Weis, PhD Professor of Pathology University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah https://www.path.utah.edu/research/cbi/janis-weis
Poster Presentations:
		Ronald A. Hamlen, PhD Elkton, Maryland [email protected] Poster Presentation: Prevention of Tick-Borne Infections: A focus on school-aged children
NA		Karen Lazarus (Saturday) [email protected] Andrea Lefever (Sunday) [email protected] West Chester Co.DOH 601 Westtown Rd. West Chester, PA 1938
Conference Organizer:
		Patricia V. Smith President, Lyme Disease Association, Inc. (LDA) PO Box 1438 Jackson, NJ 08527 [email protected]