News and Events
May 1-2, 2024 Tick and Tickborne Diseases Symposium
This year's symposium, will include plenary speakers on both May 1 and 2 and a series of roundtable discussions on May 1st. Click below to register!
Lyme and Tickborne Diseases Research and Education Institute, led by Nicole Baumgarth, DVM, PhD, Hosts Ticks Symposium
More than 100 researchers, principal investigators, and other leaders in the field of Lyme and tickborne diseases convened in person at the Bloomberg School on May 3 for the Ticks and Tickborne Diseases symposium hosted by the Lyme and Tickborne Diseases Research and Education Institute (LTBDI).
Tick Talk
The inaugural director of the Lyme and Tickborne Diseases Institute tackles the growing threat of tickborne illnesses.
Researcher Nicole Baumgarth Joins Bloomberg School’s Johns Hopkins Lyme and Tickborne Diseases Institute as Inaugural Director
Baumgarth is known for efforts to understand host responses to Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease via the bite of infected blacklegged ticks.
Media Coverage
GameChanger: Nicole Baumgarth
Baltimore Magazine profiles our Institute Director whose work and mission is focused on the fight against tickborne diseases
Dr. Baumgarth was featured on Bloomberg News to discuss the spread of Lyme Disease in the United States. (interview begins at 21:30)
A feature in the Johns Hopkins Hub focused on the vision for the Institute.