Reno resident Annette Whittemore is President and Co-founder of
the foundation. She became active in starting the foundation
because she is the parent of a young adult who was severely affected by CFS and
HHV-6 for the last 15 years. She and her husband are business owners and
philanthropists in Reno and Sparks.
She started the foundation with Kristin Loomis from California after a brief
meeting in Incline, NV. with Dr. Daniel Peterson, a leading clinical researcher
in CFS and HHV-6. "We wanted the ability to stimulate communication and research
into the cause and effects of this illness. We've both felt the frustration of
seeing too many doctors who could not help," she said. "Unfortunately for the
sufferers of this disease, there have been very few doctors who have been able
to understand the severe disability that HHV-6 and CFS can cause. By bringing
world class researchers together we hope to unravel the path of this disease and
develop new therapeutics while searching for a cure."
Founder and President of the Whittemore Peterson Institute for
Neuroimmune Diseases, Reno, Nevada, USA. The Institute is located
on the medical campus of the University of Nevada. Its mission is to
serve those with complex neuro-immune diseases such as ME/CFS, viral
induced central nervous system dysfunction and fibromyalgia. Annette
Whittemore graduated in Elementary and Special Education at the
University of Nevada and taught children with neuro-cognitive
deficits, such as those found in autism, ADD, and learning
disabilities. As the president and director of the current
operations at the Institute Annette supports the basic and clinical
research program, and actively recruits physicians and other support
personnel for the Institute.
(partially borrowed from HHV-6 Foundation
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