Professor, Department Chair and University Research Scholar, Department of Biology and Environmental Science, University of New Haven, CT
Dr. Sapi's work involves investigating Borrelia as a biofilm, an aggregated form of bacteria that resists antibiotics, and the detection of Borrelia burgdorferi in human tissues.
Our 2015-16 Grantees
Global Lyme Alliance researchers are leading the fight against Lyme and tick-borne diseases. We are proud to showcase some of our research grant recipients.
Eva Sapi, Ph.D.
M. Karen Newell-Rogers, Ph.D.
Professor, Director of Center for Cell Death and Differentiation, Texas A&M University, TX
Dr. Newell-Rogers is engaged in studies of Lyme neuroborreliosis, and uses live imaging techniques to study brain permeability in the mouse model.
Benjamin Luft, M.D.
Edmund D. Pellegrino Professor of Medicine, State University of New York, Stony Brook
Dr. Luft is on a quest to find better antibiotic therapies for Lyme disease and is currently working on a Lyme disease diagnostic test.
Armin Alaedini, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, NY
Dr. Alaedini’s research has focused on the relevance and role of the body’s immune system in chronic Lyme disease. Individuals who experience chronic Lyme have specific antibodies to parts of the Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) surface protein, VIsE, and these antibodies may evolve as disease progresses.
Ying Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
Dr. Zhang’s work focuses on drugs that might work against “persisters,” Borrelia that are tolerant to antibiotics, and are able to rebound to start a new wave of infection after antibiotic treatment. He is also involved in the discovery of new antibiotics and understanding their mechanism of action against Lyme bacteria.
