2023

November 21, 2023
Combination Antibiotic Therapies May Be Capable of Eradicating Lyme Disease, According to Investigational Study Funded by Bay Area Lyme Foundation

November 1, 2023
Research Funded by Bay Area Lyme Foundation Identifies New Investigational Therapy Regimen Capable of Irreversibly Damaging Lyme Bacteria in Laboratory Tests

October 26, 2023
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Now Accepting Applications for 2024 Emerging Leader Award and Grant

August 31, 2023
Research funded by Bay Area Lyme Foundation provides most comprehensive and geographically widespread whole genome sequencing of Lyme bacteria

June 13, 2023
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary with a Convergence of Scientists, Clinicians, Patients and Celebrity Talent

March 23, 2023
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Celebrates Department of Defense CDMRP Tick-borne Disease Awardees

March 9, 2023
National Lyme Clinical Trials Network Gains Its First West Coast Center, Thanks to $1M+ Donation from Bay Area Lyme Foundation

February 6, 2023
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Researcher Validates New Approach to Overcome Challenges of Lyme Disease Diagnosis in the Lab

2022

October 25, 2022
New Study Finds American Dog Tick Populations Expanding into Colorado, and Identifies Rocky Mountain Wood Ticks in 5 More Counties Than Documented by CDC

October 19, 2022
Announcing our $150,000 Grant for Emerging Leaders in Lyme Disease Research

August 8, 2022
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Selects National Winners of the 2022 Emerging Leader Awards Aimed at Making Lyme Disease Easy to Diagnose and Simple to Cure

January 25, 2022
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Funds $8M in Tick-borne Disease Research During the Pandemic

2021

December 6, 2021
Calling All Scientists: Bay Area Lyme Foundation Now Accepting Applications for 2022 Emerging Leader Award

October 20, 2021
Citizen Scientist Study Fuels Launch of First Series of Interactive U.S. County Maps of Ticks Carrying Diseases

September 21. 2021
Bay Area Lyme Foundation’s LymeAid® Brings Together an Enthusiastic Crowd to Celebrate Momentum in Infectious Disease Research

August 5, 2021
Herbal Medicines Demonstrate Potency Against Bartonella, a Disease-causing Pathogen, According to New Lab Study

July 14, 2021
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Partners with American Junior Golf Association to Provide Critical Education About Tick-borne Disease

July 6/ 2021
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Selects National Winners of the 2021 Emerging Leader Awards to Advance Research for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease

April 23, 2021
Ticks Carrying Disease Found to Be Abundant in Beach Areas, Similar to Woodlands, According to New Study

March 9, 2021
Five Herbal Medicines Potent Against Tick-Borne Disease Babesiosis in Lab, Says New Study

2020

November 17, 2020
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Announces Call for Entries for the 2021 Emerging Leader Awards

September 29, 2020
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Launches Ticktective™ Podcast

August 11, 2020
Jacob Lemieux, MD, DPhil and Artem Rogovskyy, DVM, PhD Named Recipients of Bay Area Lyme Foundation’s 2020 Emerging Leader Award

March 6, 2020
Lyme Disease Biobank Expands Into San Diego

February 26, 2020
New Study Shows Less Than One-Third of Lyme Disease Test Results are Accurate for Patients with Lyme Rash

February 21, 2020
Seven Herbal Medicines Are Capable of Killing Lyme Disease Bacteria, According to New Lab Study

2019

December 13, 2019
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Highlights 2019 Progress toward Diagnosing, Treating and Preventing Lyme Disease

October 15, 2019
Journal of Clinical Microbiology Publishes First Study Using Samples from the Lyme Disease Biobank

October 3, 2019
First West Coast CME Program on Tick-borne Disease Provides New Data, Insights from Researchers

July 11, 2019
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Tick Testing Program Adds Bartonella Pathogen Assay

May 14, 2019
Bay Area Lyme Foundation’s LymeAid, Led by Jeff Bridges, Celebrates Progress, Awards New Grants

January 15, 2019
Call for Entries for the Bay Area Lyme Foundation’s 2019 Emerging Leader Award Grant

2018

Nov 14, 2018
The Foundation encourages Congress to support the recommendations to fund efforts to increase scientific understanding of Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections

Nov 6, 2018
Bay Area Lyme Foundation and Project Lyme Join Forces to Fight Lyme Disease at the 2018 Lyme Gala

Nov 1, 2018
Lyme Disease Biobank Expands to Increase Understanding of Lyme Disease in Heart, Brain, Joints and Other Tissues

August 29, 2018
Peer-reviewed Journal Frontiers in Immunology Publishes Important New Research From a Team Led by Bay Area Lyme Foundation’s First Emerging Leader Award Recipient

July 12, 2018
Citizen-Scientist Study is First to Find Ticks Capable of Carrying Lyme Disease in 83 U.S. Counties Where Previously Undetected

May 16, 2018
Bay Area Lyme Foundation’s LymeAid 2018 Raises $1.1 Million for Lyme Disease Research

May 14, 2018
George Church, Ph.D., Ting Wu, Ph.D., Steven E. Phillips, M.D. and Michal Caspi Tal, Ph.D., Named Recipients of Bay Area Lyme Foundation’s 2018 Emerging Leader Award

2017

Dec 26, 2017
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Sees Turning Point for Lyme Disease in 2017

Dec 13, 2017
New Study Finds Lyme Bacteria Survive a 28-day Course of Antibiotics When Treated Four Months After Infection by Tick Bite

Dec 10, 2017
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Now Accepting Applications for $450,000 in Emerging Leader Award Research Grants

July 11, 2017
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Awards Grants to Researchers Exploring Novel Ways to Detect, Treat Lyme Disease

May 23, 2017
Bay Area Lyme Foundation’s LymeAid 2017 Raises $850,000 to Boost Lyme Disease Research

Jan 23, 2017
New National Lyme Disease Biobank Aims to Accelerate Lyme Disease Research by Making Lyme Patient Samples From the East Coast, West Coast, and Midwest Available to Researchers 

2016

Nov 28, 2016
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Highlights Growth of Scientific Lyme Community in 2016

October 29, 2013
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Adds Biotechnology Expertise  with New Executive Board Member

Oct. 12, 2016
New Pathogen Discovered By Researchers Who Discovered Lyme – But Was Not Reported

Oct 10, 2016
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Announces Winners of “Lyme Innovation” Hackathon at White House Event

Oct 4, 2016
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Increases Annual ‘Emerging Leader Award’ Grants to $350,000 for Lyme Disease Research

June 24, 2016
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Announces Finalists of “Lyme Innovation” Hackathon

June 13, 2016
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Sponsors Massachusetts General Hospital Forum to Address Challenges of Lyme Disease

May 9, 2016
American Ninja Warrior Elet Hall Educates about Lyme Disease Risks

May 3, 2016
Philanthropists and Scientists Collaborate to Increase the Pace of Lyme Disease Research, Raising $815,000 at LymeAid 2016

April 19, 2016
Experts Hack for Lyme Disease Solutions in Boston and Berkeley

April 6, 2016
California Strains of Lyme Bacteria May Survive Antibiotic Treatment, According to New Study

February 16, 2016
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Offers Free Tick Testing Nationwide

2015

December 23, 2015
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Increases Momentum  for Lyme Disease Research in 2015

December 15, 2015
The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Grants $6.5 Million to Bay Area Lyme Foundation

October 28, 2015
Bay Area Lyme Foundation To Provide Tick and Lyme Disease Education in the Solano Resource Conservation District

October 7, 2015
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Announces Grant Application for Two $100,000 Awards for Lyme Disease Research

August 19, 2015
New Study Reveals Ticks in Bay Area Carry Larger Diversity of Bacteria Than Expected and May Help Explain Why Lyme Disease Symptoms Vary Widely Among Bay Area Patients

June 8, 2015
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Awards Grant to Harvard Medical School Researchers for Development of an Accurate Test for Lyme Disease

May 19, 2015
LymeAid Brings Celebrities and Scientists Together To Accelerate Medical Breakthroughs for Lyme Disease

February 10, 2015
Common Allergy Medication May Be Effective In Starving and Killing the Bacteria That Causes Lyme Disease

January 29, 2015
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Announces Scientific Advisory Board Appointments

January 12, 2015
Sasquatch Racing Trail Series Partners with Bay Area Lyme Foundation

2014

December 21, 2014
2014: A Year in Review

December 2, 2014
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Announces $1.2 Million in 2014 Grants Awarded

November 10, 2014
Clinicians & Researchers Gather to Discuss Science of Lyme Disease

October 20, 2014
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Requests Proposals for $100,000 Grant for an Emerging Scientific Leader in Lyme Research

August 20, 2014
Lyme Disease Risk Is Year-Round in Northwest California, According to New Study

April 28, 2014
Bay Area Lyme Foundation’s LymeAid Raises Funds  To Accelerate Medical Breakthroughs

March 17, 2014
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Expands Its Team

February 13, 2014
Ticks Carrying The Bacteria Which Cause Lyme Disease Are Widespread  In San Francisco Bay Area, According To A CDC Journal

2013

December 16, 2013
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Announces $100,000 Award  for an Emerging Scientific Leader in Lyme Research

October 29, 2013
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Adds Biotechnology Expertise  with New Executive Board Member