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''Professor of Infectious and Tropical Diseases at the University of Versailles-St Quentin (UVSQ), France''

''Professor of Infectious and Tropical Diseases at the University of Versailles-St Quentin (UVSQ), France''

Christian Perronne, MD, PhD, qualified in Internal medicine, is Professor of Infectious and Tropical Diseases at the University of Versailles-St Quentin (UVSQ), Paris-Saclay, France. Since 1994, he is chief of a Department of Medicine at the Raymond Poincaré University Hospital in Garches, Greater Paris University Hospitals group. He had major responsibilities within several institutions: Pasteur institute in Paris (vice-director of the national tuberculosis reference center), French College of Professors of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (chairman), French National Technical Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation (chairman), French Drug Agency (chairman of several working groups making evidence based recommendations), Superior Council for Public Hygiene of France (Chairman), French High Council for Public Health (Chairman of the Communicable diseases commission), INSERM, National Council of Universities (Chairman for infectious and tropical diseases), European Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation at the World Health Organization (vice-chairman). He was principal investigator of several major clinical trials. He is author or co-author of more than 300 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals. Since 1994, Christian Perronne is involved in the management of chronic Lyme and associated diseases. He is leading a coalition of patients and physicians for the recognition of chronic Lyme disease and other crypto-infections (hidden infections) in France. He is cofounder and vice-president of the French federation against tick-borne diseases (FFMVT) and president of its scientific council. He is author of a book “La vérité sur la maladie de Lyme” (in French) (“The truth about Lyme disease”), Odile Jacob publisher, Paris, which will be published in English in May 2020 (“Crypto-infection, the truth about Lyme disease and other hidden infections”), Hammersmith publisher, London, Dublin.

Christian Perronne, MD, PhD, qualified in Internal medicine, is Professor of Infectious and Tropical Diseases at the University of Versailles-St Quentin (UVSQ), Paris-Saclay, France. Since 1994, he is chief of a Department of Medicine at the Raymond Poincaré University Hospital in Garches, Greater Paris University Hospitals group. He had major responsibilities within several institutions: Pasteur institute in Paris (vice-director of the national tuberculosis reference center), French College of Professors of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (chairman), French National Technical Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation (chairman), French Drug Agency (chairman of several working groups making evidence based recommendations), Superior Council for Public Hygiene of France (Chairman), French High Council for Public Health (Chairman of the Communicable diseases commission), INSERM, National Council of Universities (Chairman for infectious and tropical diseases), European Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation at the World Health Organization (vice-chairman). He was principal investigator of several major clinical trials. He is author or co-author of more than 300 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals. Since 1994, Christian Perronne is involved in the management of chronic Lyme and associated diseases. He is leading a coalition of patients and physicians for the recognition of chronic Lyme disease and other crypto-infections (hidden infections) in France. He is cofounder and vice-president of the [[FFMVT|French federation against tick-borne diseases (FFMVT)]] and president of its scientific council. He is author of a book “La vérité sur la maladie de Lyme” (in French) (“The truth about Lyme disease”), Odile Jacob publisher, Paris, which will be published in English in May 2020 (“Crypto-infection, the truth about Lyme disease and other hidden infections”), Hammersmith publisher, London, Dublin.

==== Dr Alain Trautmann ====

 

====Dr Alain Trautmann====

''Emeritus researcher, Cochin Institute, Paris, France''

''Emeritus researcher, Cochin Institute, Paris, France''

Alain Trautmann is an emeritus researcher form CNRS. He has been working first in neurobiology, then in immunology. Still active in cancer immunotherapy at the Cochin Institute in Paris, he became interested in Lyme disease for family reasons a few years ago. He is member of the scientific advisory board of FFMVT, the French federation of tick-borne diseases

Alain Trautmann is an emeritus researcher form CNRS. He has been working first in neurobiology, then in immunology. Still active in cancer immunotherapy at the Cochin Institute in Paris, he became interested in Lyme disease for family reasons a few years ago. He is member of the scientific advisory board of FFMVT, the French federation of tick-borne diseases

==== Dr Hugues Gascan ====

====Dr Hugues Gascan====

''Research Director at CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research), IGDR, Rennes and Angers, France''

''Research Director at CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research), IGDR, Rennes and Angers, France''

Hugues Gascan is a research director from CNRS, the French National Centre for Scientific Research, and he has been working in the field of immunology, and more particularly in cytokines and chronic diseases for approximately 35 years. He has been interested in Lyme disease for few years now, leading a project whose aim is an analysis of the immune response in late and chronic forms of this pathology, in order to facilitate its diagnosis.

Hugues Gascan is a research director from CNRS, the French National Centre for Scientific Research, and he has been working in the field of immunology, and more particularly in cytokines and chronic diseases for approximately 35 years. He has been interested in Lyme disease for few years now, leading a project whose aim is an analysis of the immune response in late and chronic forms of this pathology, in order to facilitate its diagnosis.

==== Stefan Linder ====

====Stefan Linder====

''Professor for Cellular Microbiology, University Medical Center Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany''

''Professor for Cellular Microbiology, University Medical Center Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany''

Stefan Linder holds a professorship for Cellular Microbiology at the University of Hamburg since 2009. His research is focused on the interaction between bacterial pathogens and human immune cells, and specifically on the uptake and intracellular processing of Borrelia burgdorferi by primary human macrophages. His group is particularly interested in the regulation of cytoskeletal dynamics and intracellular trafficking pathways that contribute to phagocytosis and phagolysosomal degradation of borreliae.

Stefan Linder holds a professorship for Cellular Microbiology at the University of Hamburg since 2009. His research is focused on the interaction between bacterial pathogens and human immune cells, and specifically on the uptake and intracellular processing of Borrelia burgdorferi by primary human macrophages. His group is particularly interested in the regulation of cytoskeletal dynamics and intracellular trafficking pathways that contribute to phagocytosis and phagolysosomal degradation of borreliae.

==== Dr Cheryl Stroud, DVM, PhD ====

====Dr Cheryl Stroud, DVM, PhD ====

''One Health Commission, USA''

''One Health Commission, USA''

Currently as Executive Director of the One Health Commission Dr. Stroud’s primary focus is educating, locally, nationally and globally, about the need for One Health when addressing issues like vector-borne diseases. She shares updates about the global One Health movement with audiences around the world and seeks to connect One Health stakeholders into Action Teams, strategic networks and partnerships that educate about the full scope of and critical need for One Health thinking and acting at all levels of academia, research, clinical practice and government. She refers to One Health as our ‘Ray of Hope for the Future’.

Currently as Executive Director of the One Health Commission Dr. Stroud’s primary focus is educating, locally, nationally and globally, about the need for One Health when addressing issues like vector-borne diseases. She shares updates about the global One Health movement with audiences around the world and seeks to connect One Health stakeholders into Action Teams, strategic networks and partnerships that educate about the full scope of and critical need for One Health thinking and acting at all levels of academia, research, clinical practice and government. She refers to One Health as our ‘Ray of Hope for the Future’.

==== Dr Vett Lloyd ====

====Dr Vett Lloyd====

''Professor of Biology – Mount Allison University, Canada''

''Professor of Biology – Mount Allison University, Canada''

Dr. Vett Lloyd is a professor of Biology at Mount Allison University with expertise in molecular genetics and epigenetics. Her research has included finding animal models for rare human genetic diseases, cloning organisms and cancer cell biology. For the past decade her lab has been working on the genetics of ticks and the pathogens they transmit. Dr. Lloyd is the founding member of the Maritime Lyme Disease Network and Canadian Lyme Consortium, an interdisciplinary network of researchers tackling the biological, social and human dimensions of Lyme disease and incorporating the Lyme patient community as full partners in this endeavor. Dr. Lloyd runs the Mount Allison tick lab, which does tick research that provides tick identification and pathogen testing to members of the public and veterinary medical community in the Maritimes. Her published work in this area includes tick genetics, tick behaviour and the use of dogs as a sentinel species to predict the risk of Lyme disease in humans. Additionally, she has a special interest in encouraging citizen science in tick surveillance activities as a way to promote tick education to communities.

Dr. Vett Lloyd is a professor of Biology at Mount Allison University with expertise in molecular genetics and epigenetics. Her research has included finding animal models for rare human genetic diseases, cloning organisms and cancer cell biology. For the past decade her lab has been working on the genetics of ticks and the pathogens they transmit. Dr. Lloyd is the founding member of the Maritime Lyme Disease Network and Canadian Lyme Consortium, an interdisciplinary network of researchers tackling the biological, social and human dimensions of Lyme disease and incorporating the Lyme patient community as full partners in this endeavor. Dr. Lloyd runs the Mount Allison tick lab, which does tick research that provides tick identification and pathogen testing to members of the public and veterinary medical community in the Maritimes. Her published work in this area includes tick genetics, tick behaviour and the use of dogs as a sentinel species to predict the risk of Lyme disease in humans. Additionally, she has a special interest in encouraging citizen science in tick surveillance activities as a way to promote tick education to communities.

==== Dr Karl Morten ====

====Dr Karl Morten====

''Principal Investigator and Director of Graduate Studies in the Nuffield Department of Women’s and Reproductive Health.''

''Principal Investigator and Director of Graduate Studies in the Nuffield Department of Women’s and Reproductive Health.''

The Morten lab has a long standing interest in understanding the role of mitochondria in health and disease and have built up over the last 10 years technologies allowing this to be studied in a high throughput format. As the leading group in Oxford working on mitochondria the group collaborate widely in Oxford, leading to numerous publications in this area. Recently we have been actively exploring the mechanisms behind Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) (https://www.mortengroup.org.uk/) in addition to developing new approaches to study cancer energetics in a project funded by Horizon 2020.

The Morten lab has a long standing interest in understanding the role of mitochondria in health and disease and have built up over the last 10 years technologies allowing this to be studied in a high throughput format. As the leading group in Oxford working on mitochondria the group collaborate widely in Oxford, leading to numerous publications in this area. Recently we have been actively exploring the mechanisms behind Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) (https://www.mortengroup.org.uk/) in addition to developing new approaches to study cancer energetics in a project funded by Horizon 2020.

==== Dr Bruno B. Chomel (DVM, MS, PhD, Dr. Sc) ====

====Dr Bruno B. Chomel (DVM, MS, PhD, Dr. Sc)====

Dr. Chomel graduated from the School of Veterinary Medicine in Lyon, France in 1977 and received his DVM degree in 1978 from the University of Lyon, France. He was a faculty member of the Lyon Veterinary School from 1979 until 1990. Dr. Chomel received a MS in Microbiology (Pasteur Institute, Paris, 1981), a MS in Immunology (University of Lyon, 1982) and his PhD in Microbiology (1984), as well as his research directorship degree (former Dr.Sc degree) in 1989 from the same University. He served for 2 years as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer for the Centers for Disease control in Atlanta. Dr. Chomel served as a consultant in several international organizations including the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the United Nations Development Program, the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and NGOs such as Bioforce and Vétérinaires sans Frontières. Dr. Chomel joined the faculty of the School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis in 1990 where he is Professor of Zoonoses since 1999 and was nominated distinguished Professor in 2018. His research centers on cat scratch disease and Bartonella infections in domestic animals and wildlife, the epidemiology of rabies and plague and zoonoses of wildlife. He has authored or co-authored more than 220 peer-reviewed publications and numerous book chapters. He was the Director of the World Health Organization/Pan American Health Organization (WHO/PAHO) Collaborating Center on New and Emerging Zoonoses from 1997 until 2009 and was the Director of the Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine at UC-Davis from 1998 until 2001 and from 2008 until 2013. Dr. Chomel was elected corresponding member of the French National Academy of Medicine in January 2007.

Dr. Chomel graduated from the School of Veterinary Medicine in Lyon, France in 1977 and received his DVM degree in 1978 from the University of Lyon, France. He was a faculty member of the Lyon Veterinary School from 1979 until 1990. Dr. Chomel received a MS in Microbiology (Pasteur Institute, Paris, 1981), a MS in Immunology (University of Lyon, 1982) and his PhD in Microbiology (1984), as well as his research directorship degree (former Dr.Sc degree) in 1989 from the same University. He served for 2 years as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer for the Centers for Disease control in Atlanta. Dr. Chomel served as a consultant in several international organizations including the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the United Nations Development Program, the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and NGOs such as Bioforce and Vétérinaires sans Frontières. Dr. Chomel joined the faculty of the School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis in 1990 where he is Professor of Zoonoses since 1999 and was nominated distinguished Professor in 2018. His research centers on cat scratch disease and Bartonella infections in domestic animals and wildlife, the epidemiology of rabies and plague and zoonoses of wildlife. He has authored or co-authored more than 220 peer-reviewed publications and numerous book chapters. He was the Director of the World Health Organization/Pan American Health Organization (WHO/PAHO) Collaborating Center on New and Emerging Zoonoses from 1997 until 2009 and was the Director of the Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine at UC-Davis from 1998 until 2001 and from 2008 until 2013. Dr. Chomel was elected corresponding member of the French National Academy of Medicine in January 2007.

==== Fred Verdult ====

====Fred Verdult====

''Chairman of the Dutch Lyme Patients Association''

''Chairman of the Dutch Lyme Patients Association''

In 2018, Fred Verdult received the royal decoration as Knight for his 20 years of commitment to people living with HIV, and in particular for bringing the patient perspective into research on HIV cure. Since 2018 he is chairman of the Dutch Lyme Patients Association, as well as founding father of the Dutch Lyme Fund (Lymefonds). ‘Partly due to the efforts of activists, I now only take one HIV pill per day, and I have never been ill because of HIV at all. The contrast with Lyme couldn’t be greater: my struggle to obtain a diagnosis, the disabling symptoms and my 78 daily pills and drinks.’

In 2018, Fred Verdult received the royal decoration as Knight for his 20 years of commitment to people living with HIV, and in particular for bringing the patient perspective into research on HIV cure. Since 2018 he is chairman of the Dutch Lyme Patients Association, as well as founding father of the Dutch Lyme Fund (Lymefonds). ‘Partly due to the efforts of activists, I now only take one HIV pill per day, and I have never been ill because of HIV at all. The contrast with Lyme couldn’t be greater: my struggle to obtain a diagnosis, the disabling symptoms and my 78 daily pills and drinks.’

==== Dr Willie Weir ====

====Dr Willie Weir====

''Senior University Clinician (Veterinary Pathology, Public Health & Disease Investigation)Associate (Institute of Biodiversity Animal Health & Comparative Medicine), University of Glasgow, UK''

''Senior University Clinician (Veterinary Pathology, Public Health & Disease Investigation)Associate (Institute of Biodiversity Animal Health & Comparative Medicine), University of Glasgow, UK''

Dr Weir graduated from the University of Glasgow Veterinary School in 1995. After spending five years in mixed practice in the North of England, he returned to Glasgow on a Wellcome Trust Fellowship to study the molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium. Following a secondment to the State Veterinary Service to assist with the Foot and Mouth crisis in 2001, Dr Weir accepted a Scholarship from Glasgow Veterinary School to allow him to pursue a PhD in Molecular Parasitology, which he completed in 2006. His research interests have developed in a number of areas including the genetics, genomics and transcriptomics of protozoan parasites, principally Theileria and Babesia. He is Principal Investigator on several projects investigating tick-borne pathogens and is currently funded to pursue research by the Scottish Government, EU, HBLB and the Donkey Sanctuary. In 2016, Dr Weir was appointed as Academic Head of the Veterinary Diagnostic Service Infectious Disease Unit at the University of Glasgow.

Dr Weir graduated from the University of Glasgow Veterinary School in 1995. After spending five years in mixed practice in the North of England, he returned to Glasgow on a Wellcome Trust Fellowship to study the molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium. Following a secondment to the State Veterinary Service to assist with the Foot and Mouth crisis in 2001, Dr Weir accepted a Scholarship from Glasgow Veterinary School to allow him to pursue a PhD in Molecular Parasitology, which he completed in 2006. His research interests have developed in a number of areas including the genetics, genomics and transcriptomics of protozoan parasites, principally Theileria and Babesia. He is Principal Investigator on several projects investigating tick-borne pathogens and is currently funded to pursue research by the Scottish Government, EU, HBLB and the Donkey Sanctuary. In 2016, Dr Weir was appointed as Academic Head of the Veterinary Diagnostic Service Infectious Disease Unit at the University of Glasgow.

==== [[Michael John Cook|Michael J Cook]] ====

====[[Michael John Cook|Michael J Cook]]====

BSc degree from London University (Physics and Mathematics). His 36 year career included computer chip design, research and development and process engineering in the semiconductor industry. Working in the United Kingdom, United States and leading multinational teams from the US, Europe and Asia. He was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2009 and started to investigate Lyme and associated diseases. He is author or co-author of 6 papers on Lyme disease and has presented his work at conferences in Paris, Boston, Dublin and London. Other work includes presentations to members of the UK Houses of Lords and Commons, medical and national & local government environmental and health agencies. He also investigated a UK Lyme testing laboratory and provided the evidence of failures in support of patient representations to the UK Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman. He also accompanied a team to the United Nations where evidence of regarding human rights abuses related to patients and doctors treating Lyme disease was presented.

BSc degree from London University (Physics and Mathematics). His 36 year career included computer chip design, research and development and process engineering in the semiconductor industry. Working in the United Kingdom, United States and leading multinational teams from the US, Europe and Asia. He was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2009 and started to investigate Lyme and associated diseases. He is author or co-author of 6 papers on Lyme disease and has presented his work at conferences in Paris, Boston, Dublin and London. Other work includes presentations to members of the UK Houses of Lords and Commons, medical and national & local government environmental and health agencies. He also investigated a UK Lyme testing laboratory and provided the evidence of failures in support of patient representations to the UK Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman. He also accompanied a team to the United Nations where evidence of regarding human rights abuses related to patients and doctors treating Lyme disease was presented.

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