Bay Area Lyme Foundation Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary with a Convergence of Scientists, Clinicians, Patients and Celebrity Talent
The fund-a-need for this event was Lyme Disease Biobank, a Bay Area Lyme Foundation program initiated in 2014 to collect and distribute blood, urine, and tissue samples to investigators working on developing diagnostics and treatment for tick-borne diseases.
- The fund-a-need for this event was Lyme Disease Biobank, a Bay Area Lyme Foundation program initiated in 2014 to collect and distribute blood, urine, and tissue samples to investigators working on developing diagnostics and treatment for tick-borne diseases.
- “This is an amazing time for infectious disease research, offering great hope for patients.
- Alex Savidge of KTVU joined the event to honor the memory of former news anchor Leslie Griffith, who died of complications of Lyme.
- In remembrance of JV, iHeartRadio and Bay Area Lyme Foundation announced a partnership to raise awareness for Lyme disease, including on-air and social media education campaigns and fund-raising activities to support research.