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Cellular Metabolism of Immune Cells

At the NIH Accelerating Research on ME/CFS meeting, Alexandra Mandarano, a Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Hanson’s lab, presented “Cellular Metabolism of Immune Cells”. The talk outlines a study that was performed in collaboration with Simmaron Research and focused on immunometabolism in people with ME/CFS as well as in healthy controls. To elaborate further, Alexandra Mandarano with the help of Jessica Maya, a graduate student in Dr. Hanson’s lab, performed Seahorse bioenergetics assays along with other experiments to better understand the metabolic fitness of immune cells from this population. Please see the video below to watch the full talk.

“Next Steps for ME/CFS Research”

Dr. Maureen Hanson spoke on the “Next Steps for ME/CFS Research” panel at the NIH meeting “Accelerating Research on ME/CFS” on April 5, 2019. The text of her statement and some by Dr. Jose Montoya on the same panel can be found here. A transcript of the prior remarks at the meeting by Dr. Francis Collins is available here.

Outreach in Japan

This past November, @DrMaureenHanson visited the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University in Japan to participate in their distinguished speaker series. Dr. Hanson’s talk provided general awareness about ME/CFS and shared details on the Center’s research. In particular, the research topics covered were the functioning of immune cells, cellular metabolism, the microbiome, neuroimaging, and exercise physiology. While in Japan, Dr. Hanson spoke with a representative of the Japan ME Association. ME/CFS researchers in Japan hope to attend the April 2019 NIH meeting.

Community symposium

The second annual Community Symposium on the Molecular Basis of ME/CFS will be held at Stanford University on September 29, 2018. Maureen Hanson is among the distinguished list of speakers.

Sponsored by Open Medicine Foundation (OMF)
WHEN: Saturday, September 29, 2018
WHERE: Paul Brest Hall, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

Full details about the symposium can be found here.

UPDATE: Maureen’s complete talk was recorded and can be viewed here.

Invest in ME Research Conference

Maureen Hanson joined other researchers, physicians, patient groups and journalists from around the world at the 13th conference to advance ME/CFS research. Here is a link to the full agenda.

InvestinME is producing a DVD of the presentations that can be purchased soon. An announcement will appear on the home page of their website.

Advancing the ME/CFS Research Agenda

The first Canadian Collaborative Team Conference held in Montréal, Quebec on May 3-5, 2018 brought together researchers, clinicians, patients and advocacy organizations to advance the ME/CFS research agenda from basic research to clinical practice. The conference was supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and other stakeholders to address one of the most pressing medical mysteries of our time, with millions of individuals afflicted by this devastating illness.

The agenda was organized and driven by a quest for increased collaboration, with hopes to leverage the collective knowledge and unite pockets of innovation to transform the research landscape in a commitment to improve the health of patients suffering from ME/CFS in Canada and around the world, according to Continue reading

America’s Hidden Health Crisis

logos support To celebrate ME/CFS International Awareness Day on May 12, clinical core Co-Director Betsy Keller joins Maureen Hanson and faculty from the University of Rochester and a patient advocate on an expert panel for AMERICA’S HIDDEN HEALTH CRISIS: What Clinicians and Others Need to Know about ME/CFS — as Documented in the Award-Winning Film Unrest and Shared Experience with New York Experts. MORE INFO

Regional Lecture Series at Cayuga Medical Center on ME/CFS

In her talk entitled “Current Clinical Diagnostic Criteria and Knowledge of the Biological Basis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue (ME/CFS) Syndrome” @DrMaureenHanson shared recommendations to medical personnel, nurses and physicians, who received continuing education credit.

The participants, who attended in person and online, learned to utilize the clinical diagnostic criteria for ME/CFS recommended by the National Institute of Medicine. Dr. Hanson shed light on the current scientific information available about the causes and effects of the disease, and shared ongoing research to develop an objective diagnostic test and treatments for the disease. The audience engaged in lively discussion following the presentation.

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.

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

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