Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease: is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans.
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AUG 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
AUG 26, 2019Ticks can transmit a long list of diseases to humans and other animals, and more are emerging all the time....Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 31, 2019Genetics & Genomics
JUL 31, 2019Lyme disease is on the rise, and researchers are working to learn more about how it's transmitted....Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
JUL 11, 2019Now found in 65 countries worldwide, Lyme disease is the fastest-growing vector-borne illness in the United States. Recent estimates suggest approximately ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUL 07, 2019Health & Medicine
JUL 07, 2019Babesiosis is a vector-borne disease in which the parasite, Babesia, is transmitted through the bite of a tick, or rarely, a blood transfusion. ...Written By: Dena ArutaJUN 17, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
JUN 17, 2019Scientists at Virginia Tech have found a molecule that can potentially improve the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease....Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
AUG 26, 2019
Ticks can transmit a long list of diseases to humans and other animals, and more are emerging all the time....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
JUL 31, 2019
Lyme disease is on the rise, and researchers are working to learn more about how it's transmitted....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
JUL 11, 2019
Now found in 65 countries worldwide, Lyme disease is the fastest-growing vector-borne illness in the United States. Recent estimates suggest approximately ...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUL 07, 2019
Health & Medicine
JUL 07, 2019
Babesiosis is a vector-borne disease in which the parasite, Babesia, is transmitted through the bite of a tick, or rarely, a blood transfusion. ...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JUN 17, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
JUN 17, 2019
Scientists at Virginia Tech have found a molecule that can potentially improve the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease....
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Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2019
Technology
MAY 23, 2019
The need to design a simple and inexpensive laboratory method for medical tests has encouraged new technology developed by the University of Connecticut re...
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Nouran Amin
MAR 15, 2019
Health & Medicine
MAR 15, 2019
Tick-borne diseases have significantly increased in the U.S. in the past few years. In 2016 there were 48,610 reported cases and in 2017 59,349; these...
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Dena Aruta
FEB 16, 2019
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FEB 16, 2019
Ticks transmit the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, which infects about 300,000 people every year in the US....
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Carmen Leitch
NOV 09, 2018
Cardiology
NOV 09, 2018
In small-town New England, everyone knows the unique characteristic symptom of Lyme disease. A bulls-eye pattern rash around a tiny tick bite, infection gr...
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Abbie Arce
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OCT 23, 2018 09:00 AM PDT
OCT 23, 2018 09:00 AM PDTDATE: October 23, 2018TIME: 9:00AM PDTIxodes scapularis is the principal vector of the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. I. scapularis genome was the first and only...Speaker: Monika Gulia-NussSponsored By: Dovetail GenomicsSEP 14, 2017 10:30 AM PDTC.E. CREDITS
SEP 14, 2017 10:30 AM PDTAn unbiased metagenomic next-generation approach (mNGS) been shown to be useful in the broad identification of pathogens in clinical samples for infectious disease diagnosis, including viruse...Speaker: Charles Chiu, MD, PhDPresented At:Microbiology & Immunology 2017MAY 08, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
MAY 08, 2017 10:00 AM EDTDATE: May 8th, 2017TIME: 10:00AM PT, 11:00AM MT, 12:00PM CT, 1:00PM ETThis webinar will describe the potential diagnostic benefits of using the dissociated VIDAS Lyme IgM II and VIDAS L...Speaker: Lena Prisco, PhDSponsored By: bioMérieux IncAPR 13, 2017 12:00 PM PDTC.E. CREDITS
APR 13, 2017 12:00 PM PDTLyme disease is a common tick-transmitted infection caused by spirochetes in the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex. Borrelia burgdorferi is the primary cause of Lyme disease in the Unit...Speaker: Bobbi Pritt, MDPresented At:Molecular Diagnostics 2017SEP 03, 2015 03:00 PM PDT
SEP 03, 2015 03:00 PM PDTNext-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies are powerful approaches for diagnosis and surveillance of emerging infections. Unbiased metagenomic NGS can detect the full spectrum of pathogen...Speaker: Charles Chiu, MD, PhDPresented At:Microbiology
OCT 23, 2018
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OCT 23, 2018
09:00 AM PDT
DATE: October 23, 2018TIME: 9:00AM PDTIxodes scapularis is the principal vector of the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. I. scapularis genome was the first and only...
Speaker:
Monika Gulia-Nuss
Sponsored By: Dovetail Genomics
SEP 14, 2017
10:30 AM PDT
C.E. CREDITS
SEP 14, 2017
10:30 AM PDT
An unbiased metagenomic next-generation approach (mNGS) been shown to be useful in the broad identification of pathogens in clinical samples for infectious disease diagnosis, including viruse...
Speaker:
Charles Chiu, MD, PhD
Presented At:Microbiology & Immunology 2017
MAY 08, 2017
10:00 AM EDT
MAY 08, 2017
10:00 AM EDT
DATE: May 8th, 2017TIME: 10:00AM PT, 11:00AM MT, 12:00PM CT, 1:00PM ETThis webinar will describe the potential diagnostic benefits of using the dissociated VIDAS Lyme IgM II and VIDAS L...
Speaker:
Lena Prisco, PhD
Sponsored By: bioMérieux Inc
APR 13, 2017
12:00 PM PDT
C.E. CREDITS
APR 13, 2017
12:00 PM PDT
Lyme disease is a common tick-transmitted infection caused by spirochetes in the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex. Borrelia burgdorferi is the primary cause of Lyme disease in the Unit...
Speaker:
Bobbi Pritt, MD
Presented At:Molecular Diagnostics 2017
SEP 03, 2015
03:00 PM PDT
SEP 03, 2015
03:00 PM PDT
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies are powerful approaches for diagnosis and surveillance of emerging infections. Unbiased metagenomic NGS can detect the full spectrum of pathogen...
Speaker:
Charles Chiu, MD, PhD
Presented At:Microbiology
AUG 21, 2013
07:00 AM PDT
AUG 21, 2013
07:00 AM PDT
Our ability to view and alter biology is progressing at an exponential pace -- faster even than electronics. Next generation sequencing can be used to assess inherited, environmental and epi-...
Speaker:
George Church, PhD
Presented At:Genetics and Genomics 2013
SEP 12, 2012
09:00 AM PDT
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SEP 12, 2012
09:00 AM PDT
The Project (PersonalGenomes.org) enables open observation and critique of a large cohort "test-driving" comprehensive participatory personalized medicine. This is the only fully open-access...
Speaker:
George Church, PhD
Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific,
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MAY 08, 2019 06:00 AM PDTC.E. CREDITS
MAY 08, 2019 06:00 AM PDTLabRoots and the Genetics and Genomics planning committee are excited to announce they will be hosting the 7th Annual Genetics and Genomics Virtual Event May 8-9, 2019. This distinguished, on...SEP 13, 2017 06:00 AM PDTC.E. CREDITS
SEP 13, 2017 06:00 AM PDTThe LabRoots Microbiology & Immunology 2017 Virtual Conference is now On Demand! Join us in bringing the Microbiology research community together online in discovering new concepts,...APR 12, 2017 06:00 AM PDTC.E. CREDITS
APR 12, 2017 06:00 AM PDTThe 2nd Annual Molecular Diagnostics Virtual Conference is now available On Demand! This conference is a premiere venue for scientists, technologists, and professionals to discuss...SEP 02, 2015 06:00 AM PDT
SEP 02, 2015 06:00 AM PDTWelcome to LabRoots 1st annual Microbiology free online conference! Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms The event is now available on-demand and you can attend sessions includi...
MAY 08, 2019
06:00 AM PDT
C.E. CREDITS
MAY 08, 2019
06:00 AM PDT
LabRoots and the Genetics and Genomics planning committee are excited to announce they will be hosting the 7th Annual Genetics and Genomics Virtual Event May 8-9, 2019. This distinguished, on...
SEP 13, 2017
06:00 AM PDT
C.E. CREDITS
SEP 13, 2017
06:00 AM PDT
The LabRoots Microbiology & Immunology 2017 Virtual Conference is now On Demand! Join us in bringing the Microbiology research community together online in discovering new concepts,...
APR 12, 2017
06:00 AM PDT
C.E. CREDITS
APR 12, 2017
06:00 AM PDT
The 2nd Annual Molecular Diagnostics Virtual Conference is now available On Demand! This conference is a premiere venue for scientists, technologists, and professionals to discuss...
SEP 02, 2015
06:00 AM PDT
SEP 02, 2015
06:00 AM PDT
Welcome to LabRoots 1st annual Microbiology free online conference! Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms The event is now available on-demand and you can attend sessions includi...