How to Donate Tissue

IMPORTANT: If you are inquiring about a donation that must occur immediately or within the next week, call our 24/7/365 NDRI staff at (800) 222-NDRI (6374), option 5.

We are collecting tissue samples from people with Lyme disease who are scheduled for surgery and from those who have registered to donate after death (post-mortem). We also collect health information. We provide these tissues to approved researchers studying Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections.

Why This Is Important for Research

These tissue donations are an invaluable resource for researchers. By studying tissue samples, scientists can better understand how Lyme and other tick-borne infections affect the body. This knowledge is critical to improving diagnostics, finding better treatments, and working toward a cure.

A Note About Results
It’s important to know that you will not receive individual research results from studies on donated tissue. This research is to advance scientific knowledge, not give medical information back to donors.

Get Started

“My family knows that after I die, my tissues will be donated to Lyme Disease Biobank to provide researchers with the vital material they need to solve this horrible disease. I urge anyone with chronic Lyme to register with NDRI today. Let’s end this suffering together.”

— Kirsten Stein, Lyme advocate and Bay Area Lyme Advisory Board member

Our Private Donor Team

Donating tissue for research is a selfless act, and we want to make it easy for you to become an active partner in Lyme disease research.

Our Private Donor Team is made up of dedicated professionals who have the experience and the compassion to help you with the donation process. They have guided hundreds of donors and donor families through the process of donation. Whether you are looking for help with the paperwork or want to ask questions and get answers from a real person, we are available via phone or email.

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