Mount Allison University will host the third Maritime Tick and Tick Vectored Disease Research Conference on Saturday, April 28, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the university’s Barclay Building, room 02.

The conference is open to the public and will feature presentations and discussions with researchers and students from Mount Allison’s Lyme Research Network, Dalhousie University, l’Université de Moncton, and UNB, as well as representatives from government, professional groups, and members of the public.

The Maritime Tick and Tick Vectored Disease Research Conference is sponsored by Mount Allison (www.mta.ca), the Mount Allison Lyme Research Network (http://www.mtalymenetwork.ca/) and the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation (CanLyme.com).