Ticks are a growing threat. So why did federal funding for a Lyme research group end?

Business July 13, 2026 06:39 PM

Dr. Manisha Kulkarni, professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa, is pictured in her lab. Kulkarni is the former scientific director of the Canadian Lyme Disease Research Network, which has lost its federal grant funding.

Annie Burns-Pieper is a freelance journalist who focuses on the commercial and environmental determinants of health and on public-interest investigations.

Ticks are a growing threat. So why did federal funding for a Lyme research group end?

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