When I mention that I study ticks and Lyme disease, I usually get a story in return, of either a personal or family struggle with Lyme or other tick-borne diseases, or a lament for days when ticks were not so common up north. Lyme disease is a very personal subject in places like the Upper Valley, where ticks and the diseases they bring have become common. I also began my career in research due to family connections to the disease.
