Dr Peter Gwynne receives Ellison Foundation grant

Analyzing the contributions of autoantibodies to Lyme disease

 Dr. Peter Gwynne has received a $150,000 award from the Ellison Foundation to study autoimmunity in patients with Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome.  He will be screening of samples from patients who continue to have symptoms for greater than 6 months after treatment for Lyme disease for over 19,000 autoreactive antibodies  and comparing them to patients who return to health.  Autoantibodies that persist in patients with chronic disease could explain their long-term symptoms and will be developed as diagnostic biomarkers to support clinical trials of new treatments.