WVU Tick-Borne Disease Testing Group (IMAGE) West Virginia University Caption West Virginia University graduate student Negar Farhang Doost, undergraduate students Christopher Smith and Emma Walker, and Soumya Srivastava, WVU Banjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources assistant professor, conduct research on tick-borne disease testing in Srivastava’s lab. The project received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. Credit (WVU Photo/Nathaniel Godwin) Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.