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Seeking Volunteers for Red Tide Research Study

January 28, 2025
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The Roskamp Institute is looking for volunteers to participate in a 4-year study examining the health effects of aerosolized brevetoxin exposure from harmful algal blooms.

By joining this study on red tide exposure, you will help researchers understand how these toxins may enter, how long they stay, and how they are eliminated in the body.

The study seeks 400 participants in Southwest Florida to wear a personal air monitor, provide biological samples, complete health surveys, and return for follow-up procedures, including repeat sampling and health checks.

In partnership with SCCF, Roskamp researchers will bring their mobile lab to the parking lot of the Bailey Homestead Preserve on Sanibel for two days during the week of Feb. 10 to meet with participants.

The goal is to help improve knowledge about red tide and its impact on public health while improving safety measures in affected areas.

Participants must be at least 18 years old and must meet inclusion/exclusion criteria.

During an active red tide bloom off our coast in 2021, about 80 islanders took part in a Roskamp study that found a connection between exposure to airborne red tide and neurological symptoms. Read about it here.

To learn more about participating in the current study, contact 941-256-8010.

Since 2003, the Sarasota-based Roskamp Institute has been on a mission of neurological discovery and treatment. From Alzheimer’s Disease, Traumatic Brain Injury, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, and Gulf War Illness, to the effects of Florida Red Tide and other eco-toxins, Roskamp Institute has maintained a laser focus on research that offers the highest probability of producing treatment in the shortest possible timeframe.

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