Bay Area Lyme Foundation

10/30/2026

This is big news! Congratulations to Bay Area Lyme Ventures backed Galaxy Diagnostics. Thank you U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for your support of Lyme patients.

Big news for Galaxy – and one that means so much for our team, as well as the clinicians and patients who inspire our work!

Galaxy Diagnostics has been selected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as one of five Excellence Prize winners in the LymeX Visible Voices Prize, receiving a $20,000 award!

Our winning resource helps clinicians recognize when cognitive and psychiatric symptoms may warrant investigation for Lyme and associated vector-borne infections.

Mental health symptoms can affect every part of a person’s life. Patients deserve care that addresses those symptoms while also investigating what may be contributing to them.

When an infection could be part of that puzzle, we want clinicians to know when to investigate and patients to know what questions to ask. We also want them to have the tools to take that next step.

That goal shaped this resource, which combines published research with our CEO ’s experience navigating her husband Russ’s illness.

We hope this recognition helps bring the possible role of infection into more conversations between patients and their doctors.

Thank you to HHS and the LymeX Visible Voices Prize team for recognizing this work, and to our team for bringing it to life. 💚

10/30/2026

Congratulations to the 16 winners of the LymeX Visible Voices prize announced today! Bay Area Lyme Foundation has received an HHS Impact Award for creating an educational guide to help patients have more informed conversations with their doctors about Lyme disease.

Our goal is to empower patients with reliable, science-based information that can support earlier diagnosis and treatment.

Thank you U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for your commitment to educating the public, advancing research and helping Lyme patients. All winners and prizes can be found in link below.

Sixteen winning submissions share $250,000 for resources that elevate patient experiences and improve understanding of Lyme and tickborne disease diagnosis. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced the 16 winners of the LymeX Visible Voices Prize. The winners bring patien...

10/24/2026

Dr. Liz Horn reporting on the 2nd day sessions at ILADS. Liz presented this morning, as well as updates from My Lyme Data, Galaxy Diagnostics and LymeSeek. Project Lyme and .

10/23/2026

Liz Horn, PhD reporting from DC on ILADS day 1 sessions and announcements. YES, you heard right - Bartonella was found in the brains of Lyme Disease Biobank samples, while Borrelia was found in placentas. Liz will be reporting from the ILADS conference all weekend. Tune in for the latest updates. Project Lyme

10/23/2026

Powerful Women in Lyme Disease Research - (L to R) Dr. Liz Horn, PI Lyme Disease Biobank, Jennifer Miller, PhD and Nicole Bell of Galaxy Diagnostics, Holly Ahern and Tammy Crawford of Aces Diagnostics . All Bay Area Lyme Ventures backed and significant game-changers in tick-borne disease, today at ILADS. Let’s all thank them for their contributions in making Lyme disease easy to diagnose. https://www.bayarealyme.org/biobank/ and https://www.bayarealyme.org/lyme-ventures/

10/20/2026

Our 2027 Emerging Leader Award RFP is now open. These awards provide funding and mentorship for scientists at the postdoctoral level through associate professor level who seek to advance novel methodologies that could change the future of diagnosis and treatment of Lyme and tick‑borne diseases. Good luck! And please share this post.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bay Area Lyme Foundation Issues Call-for-Applications for 2027 Emerging Leader Awards and Research Grants 2027 program offers two $150,000 grants to advance the development of diagnostics and therapeutics for Lyme and tick-borne illnesses PORTOLA VALLEY, Calif., October 20, ....

10/18/2026

Lyme Myth Buster - there is NO safe time after being bitten by a tick…

REMINDER: THERE IS NO SAFE MINIMUM ATTACHMENT TIME FOR TICKS!

🔬 Researchers found that infected Gulf Coast ticks transmitted R. parkeri to mouse subjects within one hour of attachment. This bacterium causes a form of spotted fever rickettsiosis, a different illness from Lyme disease, and it spread quickly to the lymph nodes and internal tissues.

The researchers studied mice, so we still don’t know how quickly this bacterium passes to people. The one-hour finding also doesn’t tell us how fast other tick-borne infections spread, but it is significant to note that potentially deadly Powassan virus, though rare, can be transmitted by a deer tick in 15 minutes.

Avoiding tick bites to the best of your ability is the ideal preventative strategy to decrease your chances of contracting tick-borne infections. If you find an attached tick, remove it promptly. Don’t assume there’s no risk just because it hasn’t been there long.

🔗 Read more in the Bioengineering article: https://bioengineer.org/tick-borne-rickettsia-reaches-host-skin-within-an-hour-of-a-bite/

🔗 Get more information on how to prevent tick bites on our website: https://projectlyme.org/resource/preventing-lyme-disease/

10/17/2026

Tick surveillance study done on western states predicts areas most suitable for ticks. For full study: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-026-07730-5

10/16/2026

Congratulations to Erin and her team at LymeAlert! This is a Bay Area Lyme Ventures backed company and we are thrilled be a small part of helping to bring this solution to market. They are literal Lyme warriors and rockstars.

We have exciting news to share.

LymeAlert has been named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2026!

With over one million people and pets diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease annually, our team is dedicated to making fast, reliable tick testing accessible to everyone.

Receiving this honor from TIME is an incredible milestone following the launch of our at-home tick test, built to empower you to make informed decisions immediately after a tick bite.

Thank you to our incredible community, partners, and early supporters - we remain grateful for every one of you.

See the full list here: ti.me/best-inventions