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WSU's Troy Bankhead will be working on identifying better means of treatment and prevention of Lyme disease, an infection often carried by ticks.

WSU's Troy Bankhead will be working on identifying better means of treatment and prevention of Lyme disease, an infection often carried by ticks.

September 25, 2024

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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.