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Bartonella and Co-Infections Presentations from the 5th Annual LymeMIND Virtual Conference

The 5th annual LymeMIND Virtual Conference held in October 2020 is available online. A session on “Bartonella and Co-infections” featured several speakers, including two Galaxy Diagnostics scientists. The speakers focused on what we know now about Bartonella species infection in people and hypotheses to drive future research. These hypotheses all require more advanced molecular and [...]

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Galaxy Diagnostics’ President and CEO Reflects on Diagnostics Commercialization and Novel Alzheimer’s Disease Biotechnology Development

Amanda Elam, PhD, President and CEO of Galaxy Diagnostics, recently spoke at the 2021 Intracell Research Group Conference, Before Amyloid Beta: Exploring Pre-pathology Events in Alzheimer’s Disease. Videos of all of the presentations can be found here and here. Dr. Elam’s presentation can be found 53 minutes into the second video. In this presentation, Dr. [...]

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The Borrelia Genus: More than Lyme Disease

Borrelia burgdorferi s.s., the most common cause of Lyme disease, receives the most attention among the genus Borrelia. However, there are other Borrelia species that can make you sick following a bite from a tick or another vector. These include other location-specific species that cause Lyme disease, relapsing fever species which include some new interlopers [...]

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Pathobiomes: Can vector-borne bacteria play a role?

Advances in DNA sequencing and imaging technology have allowed researchers to observe the diverse microbial communities, or microbiomes, present in various areas of the body. Our complex interrelationships with microbiomes are increasingly implicated in diseases affecting people and pets. I have heard of a microbiome. What is a “pathobiome”? Scientists’ understanding of pathogenesis, or the [...]

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Pathogen Refuges: What are they?

Pathogens can hide in areas of the body that are not well-protected by the immune system. As they are also generally areas with poor or indirect blood circulation, they can be difficult to reach with pharmaceutical interventions like antibiotics. There are two kinds of pathogen refuges. One kind is called “immune privileged sites.” These are [...]

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