Dr. Mark Wooten of GLA's Scientific Advisory Board Receives $3.7M in NIAID Funding

Pictured: Dr. Mark Wooten stands in his lab at the University of Toledo. Photo credit to UToledo. 

Dr. Wooten, a professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology in the College of Medicine and Life Sciences at the University of Toledo, has received a five-year, $3.7 million award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. The grant will expand his lab by providing funding towards research associates, postdoctoral researchers and students, and fuel their research into the possible development of a Lyme disease vaccine.

Dr. Wooten is among the leading researchers and clinicians who serve on GLA's Scientific Advisory Board, bringing deep expertise across Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases. Together, SAB members help ensure that GLA's research investments are informed by experts at the forefront of the field.

“GLA is grateful to have Dr. Wooten as a member of our Scientific Advisory Board,” says GLA’s Director of Research, Cara DeAngelis, PhD. “Having known Dr. Wooten since graduate school, I've had the opportunity to see firsthand his dedication to research and training the next generation of infectious disease scientists. His 25 years of research on Lyme disease and deep expertise in immunology make him an outstanding member of our Scientific Advisory Board. Congratulations to Dr. Wooten and his lab on receiving this new award!”

Read the full story here: After 25 Years Studying Lyme Disease, UToledo Researcher Gets His Biggest Shot at Developing a Vaccine I The University of Toledo

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