Network Composition

The complexity of the current unresolved questions around Lyme disease requires the coordinated efforts of a multidisciplinary network compromised of national and international experts and a wide range of stakeholders.

CLyDRN is national in scope with a diverse group of stakeholders from a number of different disciplines, at different stages of their career from institutions all over the country. CLyDRN currently have members in nearly every province with distribution that matches the Canadian populace. We have also made an effort to recruit international investigators with expertise in Lyme from the USA and Europe especially.

Western Canada
Central Canada
Eastern Canada
International

Figure 1. Geographic distribution of CLyDRN Network members as of June 2018 including patient representatives.

Western Canada: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba
Central Canada: Ontario and Québec
Eastern Canada: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador
International: USA and Europe

Western Canada
Central Canada
Eastern Canada

Figure 2. Distribution of CLyDRN Network members as of June 2018 including patient representatives.

*The Territories (Yukon, North West Territories and Nunavut) makeup less that 0.5% of the Canadian populace

Figure 3. Distribution of CLyDRN Network members as of June 2018 including patient representatives.

Figure 4. Stakeholder Groups Represented by CLyDRN

CLyDRN consists of a wide variety of stakeholders, including but not limited to:

Patient and family representatives/informal care providers
Community Representatives
Public Health
Health Care Providers (Physicians from a variety of disciplines, Nurses, Pharmacists and Dentists)
Veterinarians
Basic Scientists (including Biochemists, Biologists, Ecologists, Entomologists etc.)
Epidemiologists
Clinician Researchers
Clinical/Medical Microbiologists
Engineers
Mathematicians
Geographers
Data Specialists/Biostatisticians
Health Economists
Social Scientists
Etc.

Early
Mid
Senior

CLyDRN members include researchers at various stages in their career, from medical residents and post-doctoral fellows to senior investigators with 15+ years of experience in their expertise.

Early Career Investigator: A researcher who has held a full time independent research appointment for 0-5 years

Mid Career Investigator: A researcher who has held a full time independent research appointment for 5-15 years

Senior Investigator: A researcher who has held a full time independent research appointment more than 15 years

Female
Male

Lastly, CLyDRN has also made a conscious effort to recruit near equal numbers of men and women for the network. This has been particularly important when it comes to leadership roles. Each Research Pillar has 2-3 leads, and at least one of these leads in every pillar is a women.