Tag: ME/CFS research

Call for Proposals: Pilot Projects for ME/CFS Research

The Cornell Center for Enervating NeuroImmune Disease invites applications for pilot funding to advance ME/CFS research. Eligible PIs must hold appointments on the Cornell Ithaca campus (including graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and research associates, as well as others who meet Cornell’s PI eligibility requirements); co-investigators from Weill Cornell Medicine are welcome. Proposals (as a single PDF) are due by 5 PM ET on November 15, 2025, and should be emailed to the Center’s manager, Carl Franconi, at carl.franconi@cornell.edu. A complete description of the program, including formatting, award amounts, and reporting requirements, can be found on the Pilot Projects page.

Center Graduate Student Researcher Wins Award at International Conference

Anne Gardella, a graduate student researcher in the Cornell Center for Enervating NeuroImmune Disease, has been awarded the Research Insight prize at the 2025 ME Research UK Virtual Poster Competition hosted by IACFS/ME. Gardella’s winning poster focused on cell-free RNA research in ME/CFS at the International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis’s virtual conference held October 22-25, 2025. This recognition highlights the cutting-edge ME/CFS research being conducted at Cornell and demonstrates the Center’s commitment to advancing our understanding of ME/CFS through innovative biomarker discovery and molecular research approaches.

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