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Lab Report







 
May 19, 2022
No. 226

THIS WEEK 
Just launched: LymeX Diagnostics Prize. 

Plus: biomarkers, ultrasound therapies, and job openings by time zone.

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PROBLEMS THAT MATTER

4 things everyone needs to know about Lyme disease

This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation launched the LymeX Diagnostics Prize, a $10 million competition to accelerate the development of Lyme disease diagnostics. Phase 1 calls on scientific, technical, and clinical experts to submit innovative methods for detecting active Lyme disease infections in people. The multiyear competition, designed by Luminary Labs through a NASA Tournament Lab contract, will nurture the development of solutions toward Food and Drug Administration review.

An estimated 476,000 Americans are diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease each year, but the true number of infections is unknown. The genome of Lyme disease-causing spirochetes has been described as the most complex of all bacteria, and developing direct diagnostic tests is extremely difficult. With the LymeX Diagnostics Prize bringing together patients, advocates, academia, nonprofits, philanthropy, industry, and government to answer this critical need, here are four things to understand about the growing problem.
 
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Insights & updates


Researchers used machine learning to analyze electronic health records and found more than 200,000 likely cases of long COVID.


University of Michigan researchers successfully treated liver cancer in rats with high-frequency sound waves.

In Australia, researchers have identified a biomarker that could help detect risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).


Instead of listing vacancies by city, Salesforce is now listing job openings by time zone.


Related: Everything is a WeWork now.

Cool jobs & opportunities

The New School Healthier Design Innovation Contest invites undergraduate and graduate students to submit “innovations in design and use of materials that have a positive impact on the global environment and society.” Apply by May 23. 

Harvard Business School is now offering an online certificate program in open innovation. Apply by May 30. 

The Brooklyn Public Library’s BKLYN Incubator seeks community partners to work with neighborhood libraries and develop innovative programs. Submit a letter of interest by June 15. 

Applications are open for the 2022 Rock Health Summit Innovation Fellowship program. Apply by June 17. 

Applications are open for the Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF) program in Washington, D.C. Apply by June 24. 

Jobs for the Future is hiring an Associate Director, Innovation Teams to work in Washington, D.C., Oakland, Boston, or remotely. 

The Office of Los Angeles City Controller is looking for an Innovation Deputy in L.A. 

The Center for Democracy and Technology’s Equity in Civic Technology Project is seeking a Research and Communications Associate in Washington, D.C. 

Partners for Youth with Disabilities is hiring an Executive Director in Boston. 

Grist, a nonprofit media organization, is searching for a Chief Executive Officer (flexible U.S. location). 

EQRx is recruiting an Associate Director, Rest of World Strategy to work remotely in the U.S.

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