Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (including Lyme): Separating Fact from Fiction
Location: Dexter Hall, Charlton Library, Charlton, MA
WIP: Project White Tail
Dr. Patrick Pearson from the New England Center of Excellence in Vector-borne Diseases presents “Project White Tail”.
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WIP: TBA - Andrea Gloria-Soria
Andrea Gloria-Soria from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station presents.
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WIP: TBA - Guest Pending
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WIP: The Rising Tide of Tick- and Mosquito-borne Illnesses
Goudarz Molaei from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station presents “The Rising Tide of Tick- and Mosquito-borne Illnesses and Our Research and Surveillance Engagement to Mitigate the Impacts".
Click the link to join the meeting on 25-Jun-2025 (11:00am to 12pm): Join Now!
Envisioning New England After Lyme Disease
Dr. Stephen Rich speaks about Lyme Disease in New England. Contact Nolan for more information.
WIP: Heritable Immunization of Mice to Intervene Against Enzootic Lyme Disease Spirochete Transmission
Sam Telford from the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University presents “Heritable Immunization of Mice to Intervene Against Enzootic Lyme Disease Spirochete Transmission”.
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Blog: Deer Keds: A New “Canary” in the Coal Mine
Written by UMass Amherst senior biology major, Cayla McGonigle
WIP: Advancements in the Application of Systemic Acaricides to Wildlife
Jessica Brown from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station presents “Advancements in the Application of Systemic Acaricides to Wildlife”.
Click the link to join the meeting on 09-Apr-2025 (11:00am to 12pm): Join Now!
Blog: Research Provides Clues for New Tick Repellent
Written by UMass Amherst senior biology major, Cayla McGonigle
WIP: Innovative Tick Control: Acaricide Strategies for Managing Blacklegged Ticks While Protecting Pollinators
Megan Linske from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station presents “Innovative Tick Control: Acaricide Strategies for Managing Blacklegged Ticks While Protecting Pollinators.”
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WIP: Targeting Borrelia burgdorferi’s guaB for Reservoir Host Intervention
Eric Siegel, PhD student from the New England Center of Excellence in Vector-borne Diseases, presents “Exploiting the Essentiality of Borrelia burgdorferi’s guaB for Reservoir Host-targeted Intervention.”
This video was recorded on March 12, 2025.
WIP: Jamestown Canyon Virus Comes into View
John Shepard from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station presents “Jamestown Canyon Virus Comes into View: Understanding the Threat from an Under-recognized Arbovirus.”
This video was recorded on February 26, 2025.
Genomic Ecology of Mosquito- and Tick-borne Viruses by Dr. Nathan Grubaugh, Yale University
Your New England Center of Excellence in Vector-borne Diseases (NEWVEC) is Tick Week at UMass Amherst. This is an in-person event.
Seminars are in 222 Morrill Science Center II. Contact NEWVEC Communications Coordinator, Jane, with any questions.
WIP: Two Recent Seasons of Epizootic Activity of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) Virus in Maine
Chuck Lubelczyk from Maine Health presents on two recent seasons of epizootic activity of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus in Maine and the changes seen in 2023 and 2024.
This video was recorded on February 12, 2025.
Exploiting the Essentiality of Borrelia burgdorferi's guaB for Reservoir Host-targeted Interventions
Your New England Center of Excellence in Vector-borne Diseases (NEWVEC) is hosting Tick Week at UMass Amherst. This is an in-person event.
Eric Siegel, UMass Microbiology PhD candiate, will be presenting “Exploiting the Essentiality of Borrelia burgdorferi's guaB for Reservoir Host-Targeted Interventions.” Eric has published a number of papers and this latest reports on a new drug that may help the fight against Lyme Disease.
Seminars are in 222 Morrill Science Center II. Contact NEWVEC Communications Coordinator, Jane, with any questions.
Jumping Worms and Potential Worm-Tick Interactions
Bill Landesman and Maryam Nouri Aiin (Vermont State and University of Vermont)
Drivers of Residents’ Willingness to Pay a Tax for Tick Control on Public Woodlands
Allison Gardner (University of Maine)
Project ITCH Update: Collaboration with Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Jason Hill (Vermont Center for EcoStudies)
View a recording of this seminar given on 11-September-2024.
An Update on Tick Management Studies in Connecticut
Neeta Connally (Western Connecticut State University)
Expanding the Classroom: Government-funded SciComm through County Extension
Blake Dinius (Plymouth County Extension)
Ecological Approaches to Tick Control on Private and Public Land
Dr. Allison Gardner (University of Maine)
Insights from island tick surveys in Massachusetts
Dr. Allison Snow is an Ohio State Emeritus Professor, now an adjunct at UMass living in Western Massachusetts
Work in Progress series: Update on Bee-friendly Tick Killer Project
Matthew Kiesewetter, Steve Alm, Chantal Sengsourinho (U. Rhode Island)
Tick Talk:"Vectorial capacity of ticks determines disease risk and the success of tick control strategies" Dr. Isobel Ronai (Harvard University) -
Part of tick week in the Department of Microbiology seminar series. Seminar will be held at the University of Massachusetts campus in Rm 222 Morrill Science Center II, 627 N Pleasant Street, Amherst MA 01003. https://www.umass.edu/events/tick-week-department-microbiology
Story Telling for Scientists, Pt 2 Creative Project Design, Frameworks, and Workflow
IThe Science Story Lab is partnering with the New England Center for Excellence in Vector-borne Disease (www.NEWVEC.org) and the MITEY Network (Microbiome-Tick Ecology) at the University of Rhode Island, to engage a community of research scientists on integrating impactful science communication projects into research praxis.
Story Telling for Scientists, Pt 1 SciComm Landscape, Audience, and Story telling approaches
IThe Science Story Lab is partnering with the New England Center for Excellence in Vector-borne Disease (www.NEWVEC.org) and the MITEY Network (Microbiome-Tick Ecology) at the University of Rhode Island, to engage a community of research scientists on integrating impactful science communication projects into research praxis.