Our Research Projects

At Bay Area Lyme Foundation, our mission is to find reliable diagnostics and better treatments for Lyme disease. Our belief is that these solutions will come about through innovative research leveraging new technologies and multidisciplinary approaches. We are excited about the new projects that are currently being explored. Lyme disease has long been underfunded, and…

Ecology of Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is caused by a bacterial infection (Borrelia burgdorferi) that is transmitted by blacklegged ticks.  These ticks live and feed on various wildlife species including birds, rodents, and lizards, most of which are immune to infection, and some of which even have the ability to neutralize the infection.* People and pets, however, are not…

Lyme Disease Prevention

The best way to stop Lyme disease is to prevent it.  At Bay Area Lyme, we are committed to providing current and reliable information about ticks and Lyme disease so that you can continue to enjoy the outdoors and lower your chances of being exposed to infection. A few smart tips can go a long…

If Pain Had a Sound: The Hunt for Relief is Riddled with Hope and Madness

Katie Liljedahl's Lyme story

Written by: Katie Liljedahl, Lyme patient BAL Spotlights Series Spine strangled, muscles on fire, bones buzzing I will migrate within you I am relentless My address is your body This is the kind of pain that rages silently in the caverns of marrow and suffocates hope. It gyrates and bangs clamors and rattles A parasite…

Mother’s Against Lyme: Congenital Lyme Disease

Isabel Rose Ticktective TRanscript

Ticktective Podcast Transcript   Isabel Rose, writer, performer, and activist is interviewed by Ticktective host, Dana Parish. Rose is working on a memoir chronicling her lifelong battle against Lyme disease, which she passed on in utero to both of her children. They discuss Isabel’s experience with Lyme disease and its impact on her and her…

Joan A.

Joan A. Lyme Story

Chevy Chase, MD Infected: 2008 Diagnosed: 2021 I was bitten by a tick in 2008 and for some strange reason the bite area persisted for several years. It was an annoying itchy bump under my left breast. I was tested and they found no infection. I got another bite in the same area of my body in…

The Chronic Illness Puzzle: Mold, Metals, Toxins, Infections

Ticktective with Todd Maderis, ND

Ticktective Podcast Transcript   In this conversation with Dana Parish, Todd Maderis, ND, talks about his extensive experience treating tick-borne infections, chronic viral infections, mold illness, and other conditions associated with complex chronic illness. He underscores the significance of identifying the root causes of symptoms and how tailoring individualized treatment approaches is key to healing….

Research Funded by Bay Area Lyme Foundation Identifies New Investigational Therapy Regimen Capable of Irreversibly Damaging Lyme Bacteria in Laboratory Tests 

Tim Haystead, PhD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Research Funded by Bay Area Lyme Foundation Identifies New Investigational Therapy Regimen Capable of Irreversibly Damaging Lyme Bacteria in Laboratory Tests   Inspired by research that targets cancer tumors, these new findings in Lyme could also lead to novel R&D strategies for other diseases  PORTOLA VALLEY, Calif. November 1, 2023—Bay Area Lyme…

Stealth Invader: Unveiling Lyme’s Hidden Past

Kris Newby

Ticktective Podcast Transcript   In this interview, author/filmmaker, Kris Newby, explains the murky history behind the US government’s involvement with Lyme disease and continued efforts to hide how the military’s bioweapons programs caused the spread of tick-borne pathogens. She explains how alliances between pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, university-based research teams, and the government led to…