Diagnostics Core for Lyme disease testing and sample archiving
Official title: Diagnostics Core
Funded at Tufts University Boston · NIH-11603185 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A centralized diagnostics core at a CLIA-certified lab provides standard Lyme disease tests and sample handling to support patient studies.
Quick facts
| Grant type | P01 program project |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Tufts University Boston NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Boston, United States) |
| Project start | September 5, 2024 |
| Project end | June 30, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $450,909 |
| NIH project number | 3P01AI181934-03S1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11603185 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates are individuals with suspected or confirmed Lyme disease who may donate samples or participate in related studies.
✕Less likely to help
Patients unlikely to benefit directly are those not involved in Lyme disease research or who do not provide samples.
What this research studies
If you have Lyme disease or could participate in Lyme-related research, this core offers standardized lab testing, sample processing, and archived specimens to help researchers understand the disease and its biomarkers. The core uses well-established, high-quality assays and can ship samples to a referral lab for advanced testing like metagenomic sequencing. Results could help characterize enrolled subjects and advance future diagnostics. This is part of a broader research program that includes data analysis and patient sample management.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: Potentially faster and more accurate Lyme disease testing and better access to well-characterized samples for future research.
How similar studies have gone: Similar diagnostic cores have successfully standardized testing and biobank-like sample archiving in large studies.
Where this research is happening
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Tufts University Boston
Boston, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Branda, John — Tufts University Boston
- Study coordinator: Branda, John
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.