Vector-Borne Disease Services are housed within the Division of Immunology.
This service currently produces tick vectors for research on Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases. All of the developmental stages of the hard tick Ixodes scapularis are made available for research purposes. The lab historically maintained mosquitos for research and retains the capability to propagate this vector as well.
The types of services provided include the provision of ticks for:
- Tick-mediated infection
- Capillary feeding of ticks with select pathogens
- Xenodiagnosis
- Collection of tick saliva
Contact
Monica Embers, PhD, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Director of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases
Amanda Tardo, Lab Supervisor of the Vector (tick) lab
Acknowledgments
When utilizing research resources made possible by the TNBRC Vector-Borne Infectious Disease Services, please cite RRID: SCR_024680. For additional information on acknowledging Tulane National Biomedical Research Center resources, please see here.
