Save the Date: Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Scientific Conference

The 19th annual Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases scientific conference jointly sponsored by the Lyme Disease Association and the Columbia University Medical Center will be held October 27 and 28, 2018 in Providence, RI, at the landmark Marriott Providence Downtown hotel. The speakers this year include internationally acclaimed researchers including John Aucott, Rafal Tokarz, Neil Spector, Claudia Molins, Ann Oaklander, Kim Lewis, Brian Fallon, and others. The topics cover new diagnostic tests, the microbiome, persister spirochetes, metabolomics, biomarkers of disease, peripheral neuropathy, post-mortem studies, new tick-borne viruses, and others. This conference provides clinically-relevant scientific information for clinicians, public health educators, and the educated public. More information can be found on the Lyme Disease Association website.