Free and Open to the Public

Wednesday, July 8th, 7:00PM
Madeline Island Museum

Speaker: Benjamin Clarke, PhD. Professor Biomedical Sciences, and University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth 

Deer Tick

Summer is great time for exploring the woods and hiking the trails. However, there are creatures that love to hitch a ride as you walk. Ticks emerge as the snow melts and begin searching for a blood meal. They will also look for a snack in the autumn during the first freeze. Are you prepared to enjoy our beautiful outdoors free from tick bites? Join us; we will discuss ticks, where to find them, how to identify the types of ticks, and what diseases they could share with you. We will also discuss Lyme disease and other infectious diseases spread by the black-legged tick. 

BENJAMIN L. CLARKE, PHD, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus

PhD in Biochemistry, University of Texas Medical Branch
BA in Biology, University of South Florida
BS in Clinical Chemistry, University of South Florida,
AA in Liberal Arts, Miami-Dade College

Research Summary/Interests:

• Endocrinology: Investigating the role of pituitary hormones as immunomodulators and regulators of development

• Lyme disease: Characterizing the entrance of Borrelia burgdorferi into macrophage by non-opsonic mechanisms.

• Development of active learn tools to teach biomedical concepts