News and Events
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Summer Newsletter
Pleased to share our Summer 2024 newsletter, where we highlight LTBDI activities and team members!
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Lyme-Fighting Power Duo
An interview with our director, Nicole Baumgarth and Karen Peetz, who are aligning their talents and resources to energize the field.
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Tick Talk
The inaugural director of the Lyme and Tickborne Diseases Institute tackles the growing threat of tickborne illnesses.
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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.