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GLA Research Grantees

Global Lyme Alliance identifies and funds the most innovative and promising projects specific to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. Grantees are chosen from top universities and medical institutions across the globe. GLA-funded researchers represent the best and the brightest Lyme disease researchers in the field. We are proud to showcase some of our research grant recipients. See also the Deborah and Mark Blackman-GLA postdoctoral fellowships.

 

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Catherine Brissette, Ph.D.

Study (2021): “Cerebrospinal Immune Response in a Tractable Murine Model of Lyme Neuroborreliosis”

Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) occurs in 10–15% of Lyme disease cases. Although much progress has been made in diagnostic LNB research using clinical specimens, there is still an urgent need for a tractable animal model that can be utilized to study the pathobiology of LNB. Dr. Brissette’s team has developed a model of LNB using C3H mice, and their long-term goal is to utilize this model to identify pathogen, host, and environmental factors that trigger central nervous system involvement in order to develop new prophylactic and therapeutic treatments for LNB. Additionally, this study will determine markers of infection and/or inflammation in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of infected mice, which could serve as inflammatory signals to the brain. Such biomarkers, if present in human CSF, might be indicative of continued infection.

Mollie Jewett, Ph.D.

Study (2021): “Lyme iDS: An Innovative Point-of-Care System for Reliable Diagnosis of Lyme Disease”

Ilhem Messaoudi, Ph.D.

Study (2021) “Impact of Borreliella burgdorferi infection, immunity & antibiotics on the host’s microbiome in a nonhuman primate model of Lyme disease”

Brandon L. Jutras, Ph.D.

Study (2021): "Breaking down the wall: Targeting peptidoglycan to treat and diagnose Lyme disease"

Cezar M. Khursigara, Ph.D.

Study (2021): "Investigating Mechanisms of Borrelia burgdorferi Biofilm Formation"

Lise Nigrovic, M.D., M.P.H.

Study (2020): Pediatric Lyme Biobank    
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