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2021 Lyme Disease Association-Columbia Virtual Conference

21st Annual Lyme & Tick-Borne Diseases Conference

 

See some LDA conference lecture videos now on You Tube  LDA You Tube Lectures CONFERENCE COMPLETED  2021 Annual Scientific Conference The Lyme Disease Association Inc. and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons jointly provided the 21st annual CME scientific conference, Lyme & Other Tick-Borne Diseases: Research for a Cure, virtually, on October 2, 2021. This conference is designed to meet the high standards for continuing medical education credits for medical & health professionals and researchers. It was also open to the general public (adults only).  Limited number of scholarships were available for certain medical students, researchers, recent medical professionals. The conference was sponsored by the Stephen & Alexandra Cohen Foundation and IGeneX Inc. 

Quick Links to check out the conference:

 See short pre-conference summary video by Dr. Brian Fallon below:

Speakers  

 

John Aucott, MD / Keynote Associate Professor of Medicine Director, Johns Hopkins Medicine Lyme Disease Research Center Long Haulers:  Lessons from Lyme disease, ME/CFS, and COVID-19

Brian A. Fallon, MD, MPH (Conference Co-Director, Moderator) Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of P & S Director, Lyme & TBD Clinical & Research Centers, Columbia U. Irving Medical Center Depression, Suicidal Behaviors, and Lyme: Results from a Nationwide Study in Denmark

Ed Breitschwerdt, DVM Professor of Medicine and Infectious Disease Bartonella Bacteremia and Neuropsychiatric Illnesses
Brandon L. Jutras, PhD Asst. Professor, Fralin Life Sciences Institute, Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech Not just another brick in the wall: The unusual peptidoglycan of Borrelia burgdorferi

Catherine A. Brissette, PhD Assoc. Professor, Univ. of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences Borrelia colonization of the dura mater induces inflammation in the CNS

Adrian Baranchuk, MD, FACC, FRCPC, FCCS, FSIAC Professor of Medicine, Queen’s University Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Electrocardiology President Elect, Interamerican Society of Cardiology (SIAC) All you need to know about Lyme carditis…and more!
Monica Embers, PhD (Conference Co-Director, Moderator) Associate Professor and Director of Vector-Borne Disease Research Tulane National Primate Research Center Combined Antimicrobial Therapy for Eradication of B. burgdorferi

Kim Lewis, PhD Professor of Biology, Northeastern University Developing therapies for Lyme disease

Kenneth B. Liegner, MD Private Practice Pawling, NY  Disulfiram in the Treatment of Lyme disease:  Promise & Perils
Marna E. Ericson, PhD T Lab, Inc.- Director of Research Hormel Institute – Adjunct Faculty University of Minnesota Bartonella henselae Detected in Malignant Melanoma

Ricardo G. Maggi, PhD Research Professor, Internal Medicine College of Veterinary Medicine Simultaneous detection and absolute quantification of Babesia, Bartonella & Borrelia by droplet digital PCR