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  1. Tom Kindlon

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    Tom Kindlon, Jun 17, 2022
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  3. Andy

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    Latest edition of the ME Research newsletter can be downloaded from https://www.meresearch.org.uk/research/breakthrough-magazine/

    In this issue

    Editorial........................................... 3
    UK Government commitment......... 4
    The Big Give.................................... 4
    Top 10 research priorities ............... 5
    IACFS report ................................... 6
    Christmas shopping ........................ 6
    Meet our new colleague ................. 7
    EBV biomarkers............................... 8
    New PhD-level research................ 11
    Roads not taken............................ 12
    Research bites............................... 16
    Fundraising stories........................ 20
     
    Andy, Nov 18, 2022
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  5. Andy

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    For those who don't use Twitter.

    2022 – Our Research Year in Review

    "As the major charitable funder of biomedical research into the causes and consequences of ME/CFS in the UK and, in terms of projects, the largest globally excluding North America, this year alone ME Research UK achieved the following:

    • The charity funded two research projects at a total cost of £286,224.
    • As we seek to build research capacity, we funded three PhD-level projects at a total investment in the future of £203,624.18. This research is taking place at King’s College, London (funded jointly with Action for ME), Edinburgh University and an institution abroad (still to be announced).
    • In answer to our June 2022 funding round, we considered 15 applications from researchers at top-quality institutions globally. The total amount sought is in excess of £1 million.
    • Three projects were completed with results due to be published in the near future.
    • Five research papers were published acknowledging the financial support of ME Research UK, including those from Dr Westermeier, Dr Sepúlveda & Prof. Scheibenbogen, and Prof. Nijs & Prof. Godderis."
    More at https://www.meresearch.org.uk/2022-our-funding-year-in-review/
     
    Andy, Dec 12, 2022
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    "ME Research UK is seeking a full-time science writer to make a positive difference in communicating our work at a very exciting time. If your passion is making science and research accessible to a range of audiences, we would love to hear from you.bit.ly/3GHHN5W"

     
    Andy, Jan 5, 2023
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    Funding announcement.

    Cause-effect relationships in the mitochondrial energy inefficiency in ME/CFS

    "We are very pleased to announce that ME Research UK has made a new award for PhD-level research. This project is being conducted at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia by PhD student Tina Katsaros under the supervision of Dr Sarah Annesley."

    https://www.meresearch.org.uk/research/cause-effect-relationships/
     
    Andy, Jan 21, 2023
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    ME Research Annual Report 2022 (published May 2023)
     

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    Dolphin, Jul 5, 2023
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    Sly Saint, Aug 26, 2023
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    Andy, Sep 1, 2023
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    From Facebook:
    Our 2023 call for grant applications ended just over a week ago and we were delighted with the response – 24 high-quality applications from researchers around the world, and addressing a number of important research questions. Now begins the challenging task for our Science Committee to assess all these projects.

    Unfortunately they would only have the funds to fund a fraction of them.
     
    Dolphin, Sep 4, 2023
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    ME Research UK and Daphne Jackson Trust launch ME/CFS Fellowship

    "Applications are invited for a three-year Daphne Jackson Fellowship co-sponsored by ME Research UK. The Fellowship is open to talented researchers with a PhD – likely in a life science e.g. biomedical sciences, whole organismal biology, molecular genetics, infection and microbiology, structural biology, biological chemistry, who wish to return to research within a UK university or research institution after a career break of two or more years."

    https://www.meresearch.org.uk/me-research-uk-and-daphne-jackson-trust-launch-me-cfs-fellowship/
     
    Andy, Sep 4, 2023
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    @meresearchuk ME Research UK has launched a new X/Twitter feed, namely, the ME Research UK - Reseacher Zone (@MEresearchzone) which will share information and resources for researchers in the field of ME/CFS. This will operate alongside the current general feed - @MEResearchUK but aimed at researchers, whether established or early career.

     
    Dolphin, Sep 4, 2023
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    Andy, Sep 13, 2023
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    Dolphin, Sep 14, 2023
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    Merged thread - see also post #33 above.

    https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/daphne-jackson-fellowship/51264608
     
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    Sly Saint, Sep 21, 2023
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    Ongoing project: Exploring patterns of antibodies in moderate and severe ME/CFS

    "One possible route to the development of such a tool is to look at the pattern of antibodies produced by the body as part of the immune response, and the central idea behind Dr Lacerda and Prof. Cambridge’s study is that many of the features of ME/CFS could stem from the body’s immune system attacking its own damaged proteins following an infectious or toxic insult. These proteins may be damaged by an excess of toxic molecules (reactive oxygen species).

    An immune response is characterised by the production of antibodies, and Dr Lacerda and Prof. Cambridge plan to analyse the pattern of antibodies in samples from patients with moderate and severe ME/CFS (from the UK ME/CFS Biobank), linking them to changes in specific proteins. Their results may form the basis of new diagnostic tools for the disease, including stratification of patients based on severity."

    https://www.meresearch.org.uk/research/lacerda-061-info/
     
    Andy, Oct 4, 2023
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    This sounds very interesting.
    It's presumably the Dr Cambridge that Jo Edwards has worked with from UCL.
     
    MEMarge, Oct 4, 2023
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