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WSU researcher awarded $2.7M to study Lyme disease
September 25, 2024 2:10 a.m.

WSU researcher awarded $2.7M to study Lyme disease

PULLMAN - Washington State University researcher Troy Bankhead has been awarded nearly $2.7 million in grants to unlock the secrets of how the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, manages to evade its host’s immune system and establish a persistent infection.