Listen "69. Exploring new research in Lyme prevention with Dr. Nicoletta Faraone"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Nicoletta Faraone, a chemical ecologist and natural product chemist Dr. Faraone is an associate professor in the chemistry department at Acadia University where she teaches biochemistry and natural product chemistry. Her research focuses on how ticks detect odours from hosts and how they respond to repellants. She designs and develops novel essential oil based tick repellant products using nanotechnology. Since 2019, Dr. Faraone has supervised more than 50 students, technicians, research students, postdocs, and has received more than two million dollars CAD to support her research. Further reading:Acadia researcher finds that lemongrass oil is a natural tick repellent Arming us in our battle with ticks: ‘They will be always out there’AtlantickNicoletta Faraone
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