The Solve ME/CFS Initiative gathered preeminent leaders from research centers, federal health agencies, ME/CFS clinics, and the biopharmaceutical industry in Washington DC in October 2017 to participate in SMCI’s Second Annual Discovery Forum. Fifteen presentations from Discovery Forum 2017 are now available to the public, including A New Era of ME/CFS Research with Dr. Maureen Hanson, Professor of Molecular Biology & Genetics at Cornell University.
Month: March 2018
Panel discussion follows “Unrest” film at Ithaca College
The movie “Unrest” will be shown in Hill Center Room 104 of Ithaca College on Tuesday March 27, 2018. No fee to attend. Professors Betsy Keller and Maureen Hanson will hold a panel discussion about ME/CFS after the movie.
Official NIH kickoff meeting brings together collaborators
The National Institutes of Health headquarters hosted the leads of the recently funded ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center awards and partner organizations. The purpose of this kickoff meeting was to get to know each other and to begin to discuss collaborative projects that could be undertaken that would leverage each institutional expertise. After introductions, each awardee institution presented an overview of the research proposed, and an executive committee was formed to establish the framework within which data will be shared. Continue reading “Official NIH kickoff meeting brings together collaborators”
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis article in ASBMB Today
The lengthy article features interviews with caregiver Amy Mooney, Hillary Johnson, Rivka Solomon, Linda Tannenbaum, Ron Davis, Mary Dimmock, NIH’s Joe Breen, and Maureen Hanson. Read the full article here.
Researchers take audience questions after Unrest film
Cornell ME/CFS collaborative research center researchers fielded audience questions after the showing of Jennifer Brea‘s documentary film “Unrest” at Cinemapolis in Ithaca.
Betsy Keller, Exercise and Sport Sciences Professor from Ithaca College and Maureen Hanson, Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor of Molecular Biology & Genetics at Cornell University shared clarifications and learned from the audience, comprised of patients, healthcare professionals, researchers and community members.
A local newspaper article provides more details. Seeking an Elusive Cure Continue reading “Researchers take audience questions after Unrest film”