Kirsten E Crandall

University of Ottawa; McGill University

Background: The spread of emerging tick-borne pathogens has steadily increased in Canada with the widespread establishment of tick vectors and vertebrate hosts. At present, Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium causing Lyme disease, is the most common tick-borne pathogen in Canada and primarily transmitted by Ixodes scapularis. A low prevalence of ot...

Representation is crucial in building more inclusive communities in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) fields. STEMM Diversity is a student-driven initiative that was founded to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) at McGill University. Here, we discuss the lessons learned while developing STEMM Diversity...