Lyme Disease Biobank was initiated with a Fund-A-Need campaign at Bay Area Lyme Foundation’s annual LymeAid® benefit (May, 2014). We have enrolled more than 1,200 participants from eight collection sites on the East Coast, in Upper Midwest, and in California. Each participant’s donation provides samples for ~50 research projects, with aliquots of whole blood (1 and 2 ml), serum (250 μl), and urine (1 ml). Several larger aliquots (5 ml) are also available. Detailed clinical information and testing data are also collected to better characterize samples. Currently, more than 80 research projects are using LDB samples. Click here to read a timeline of this program.
You may read the latest published studies using LDB samples and latest news below.
Biobank Published Results
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Cureus (2022 Oct 25) – The spectrum of erythema migrans in early Lyme disease: Can we improve its recognition? |
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Frontiers in Medicine (2021 Aug 18) – Recent progress in Lyme disease and remaining challenges |
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Journal of Clinical Microbiology (2020 May 26) – The Lyme Disease Biobank: Characterization of 550 patient and control samples from the East Coast and Upper Midwest of the United States |
Published Studies Using Lyme Disease Biobank Samples
LDB in the News
2020
NDRI Newsletter (Page 14) – NDRI national survey finds Americans strongly support organ and tissue donation for research
Gordon Medical – Lyme Disease Biobank Recruiting in Northern and Southern California
The East Hampton Star – East Hampton Samples Are a Crucial Contributor to Lyme Test
Outbreak News Today – Lyme Disease Biobank Expands Into San Diego
Massachusetts News Wire – Bay Area Lyme Foundation announces Lyme Disease Biobank Expands Into San Diego for 2020
San Diego Union Tribune – Column: Ticking bomb: Lyme disease is not an East Coast phenomenon
Send 2 Press Newswire – Lyme Disease Biobank Expands Into San Diego
Outbreak News Today – New Study Shows Less Than One-Third of Lyme Disease Test Results are Accurate for Patients with Lyme Rash
2019
lymedisease.org – Donate samples to Lyme Disease Biobank to aid research
Gordon Medical – Lyme Disease Biobank – Recruiting in Northern and Southern California
WFMZ-TV 69 – Bay Area Lyme Foundation Highlights 2019 Progress toward Diagnosing, Treating and Preventing Lyme Disease
PR Newswire – Journal of Clinical Microbiology Publishes First Study Using Samples from the Lyme Disease Biobank
Business Insider – First West Coast CME Program on Tick-borne Disease Provides New Data, Insights from Researchers
2018
Outbreak News Today – Lyme Disease Biobank expands to increase understanding of disease in heart, brain, joints and other tissues
Markets Insider – Bay Area Lyme Foundation and Project Lyme Join Forces to Fight Lyme Disease at the 2018 Lyme Gala
Advancement of Science (AAAS) – Lyme Disease Biobank expands to increase understanding of Lyme in heart, brain, joints
Healthline – Here’s Why Lyme Disease Keeps Spreading in the U.S.
Look to the Stars – Jay Leno Emcees Bay Area Lyme Foundation’s LymeAid 2018
PR Newswire – Bay Area Lyme Foundation’s LymeAid® 2018 Raises $1.1 Million for Lyme Disease Research
We would like to recognize and thank the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, the LaureL STEM Fund, an anonymous donor, and the 2014 & 2018 LymeAid Fund-a-Need supporters who have contributed significantly to our Lyme Disease Biobank.
We are grateful to the participants who volunteered and donated samples.