First surgical samples collected from knee and hip replacements
63 total projects approved for Biobank samples
More than 10,000 samples shipped to researchers through 2020
2019
Sites added for Chronic/Persistent Lyme disease
– In Santa Rosa and San Rafael in collaboration with Gordon Medical Associates
– In San Diego in collaboration with Osteopathic Medical Associates of San Diego
First tissue samples donated to Biobank
Tissue collection program expanded to include surgical samples from joint replacements
49 total projects approved for Biobank samples
More than 7,000 samples shipped to researchers through 2019
2018
Lyme Disease Tissue Collection Program launched for post-mortem tissue
Launched Discovery Panel program to attract new researchers to the field of Lyme
30 total projects approved for Biobank samples
More than 3,000 samples shipped to researchers through 2018
2017
Site added at Massachusetts General Hospital for later/more complicated presentations
of Lyme disease (neuroborreliosis and Lyme carditis)
Established partnership with NDRI and held planning meeting with tissue experts
First California site added in Mountain View, CA
12 total projects approved for Biobank samples
More than 1,000 samples shipped to researchers through 2017
2016
Key funding provided by Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation
Collection sites added in collaboration with Marshfield Clinical Research Institute, WI
First blood samples distributed to approved researchers
7 inaugural projects approved to receive Biobank samples
2015
Lyme Disease Biobank launched
Site added in Martha’s Vineyard in partnership with Vineyard Center for Clinical Research
2014
Project conceived as National Lyme Biorepository (NLB)
Liz Horn, PhD, MBI, hired as Principal Investigator
Project seeded with Fund-A-Need at 2014 LymeAid®
Collection site established at East Hampton Family Medicine, Long Island, NY
2013
NIST Lyme Disease Workshop—key participants: Wendy Adams; John Aucott, MD; Charles Chiu, MD/PhD; Carin Rollins; David Roth
Feasibility and Due Diligence Study conducted by Liz Horn, PhD, MBI