About us
Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases are highly prevalent in Wisconsin and can lead to serious complications without proper treatment. Unfortunately, there is a significant gap in effective communication and education between the scientific community and general public, leading to widespread misinformation about causes and appropriate treatment of Lyme disease. This results in a significant public health cost due to over-diagnosis, over-treatment, and inappropriate treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases. Therefore, more effective methods of outreach and education by healthcare professionals are needed. Our mission is to serve as a bridge between the scientific research community and the general public. This program is proudly led by the Lochhead Lab in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
Overview
Learn more about the distribution, transmission, symptoms, and prevention of a variety of tick-borne diseases in the United States.
Research articles
Click on the image to read our publication on fibroblasts as inducible antigen-presenting cells:
HLA-DR–Expressing Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes Are Inducible Antigen Presenting Cells That Present Autoantigens in Lyme Arthritis
Research articles
Click on the image to read our publication on peptidoglycan and joint inflammation:
Peptidoglycan in osteoarthritis synovial tissue is associated with joint inflammation
Research Articles
Click on the image to read our latest publication on Lyme autoantigens:
Identification of Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Epitopes From Lyme Autoantigen Apolipoprotein B-100 and Borrelia burgdorferi Mcp4 in Murine Lyme Arthritis
Research Articles
Click on the image to read about our publication outlining the role of peptidoglycan, a major component of the cell wall of Borrelia burgdorferi, as an antigen in Lyme arthritis.