Lyme Disease Association-Columbia Virtual Conference
21st Annual Lyme & Tick-Borne Diseases Conference
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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:
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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
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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
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Ed Breitschwerdt, DVM
Professor of Medicine and Infectious Disease
Bartonella Bacteremia and Neuropsychiatric Illnesses
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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Kim Lewis, PhD
Professor of Biology, Northeastern University
Developing therapies for Lyme disease
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Kenneth B. Liegner, MD
Private Practice
Pawling, NY
Disulfiram in the Treatment of Lyme disease: Promise & Perils
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Marna E. Ericson, PhD
T Lab, Inc.- Director of Research
Hormel Institute – Adjunct Faculty
University of Minnesota
Bartonella henselae Detected in Malignant Melanoma
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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
THANK YOU!
This activity received educational support from:
Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation
And commercial support from:
IGeneX Inc.
Scientific Conference Jointly Provided by
