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Invest in ME aim to facilitate, initiate and organise
biomedical research into ME and improve education and awareness of the disease.
The following is a list of current research
projects which the charity is funding, is intending on funding or would like to
fund.
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MICROBIOME
A role for a leaky gut and the intestinal microbiota in the pathophysiology of
myalgic encephalomyelitis.
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RITUXIMAB
Invest in ME
have now initiated a UK rituximab project with
UCL. A specific web site has been set up to document this project - see
www.ukrituximabtrial.org.
Help us fund
this trial -
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Autoimmunity and ME
HYPOTHALAMUS
Invest in ME
are working with researchers, as part of the examinations facility
proposal and to support the rituximab trial, on a more comprehensive
and detailed analysis of antibodies binding the hypothalamus.
This
is important as these are more likely to explain various ME
symptoms.
This, along with a search for anti-cytokine antibodies, will
form the first the part of work on autoimmunity in ME.
This project
will take between 15 and 18 months with a further 3 months for data
analysis and publication.
The funding of this research
is via the Invest in ME Biomedical Research Fund.
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Invest in ME Biomedical
Research Fund
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EDUCATION
This is a scheme which Invest
in ME will fund whereby
medical students will be enrolled in a Masters degree course whilst performing
their medical training.
The MA course would be related to research into ME and be
performed at UEA.
In the first
instance we are looking at funding two students - at a cost of up to £10000 each.
The knowledge gained and the
publicity obtained by these courses will be beneficial for future research and
awareness, as well as influencing medical colleges.
The funding of these medical
students will be via the Invest in ME Biomedical Research Fund.
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Other Invest in ME events
International ME
Research Meeting
Scheduled for
29th May 2014 the
Biomedical Research into ME Collaborative meeting, prior to the IIMEC9 Invest in ME
International ME Conference 2014 -
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International ME Conferences
The Invest in ME International ME Conferences are CPD
accredited biomedical conferences which provide a platform for the latest
information and biomedical research on myalgic encephalomyelitis.
Invest in ME began the
conferences in 2006 and they are now an annual event in May. The conferences
attract some of the most
renowned speakers from all over the world and are valuable sources of education
and information for healthcare professionals,
doctors, nurses, researchers, ME support groups and people with ME and enable
an excellent insight into these areas and the issues currently facing the
healthcare and ME patient communities.
Use the links below to see reviews of all of
the IiME conferences.
International ME Conference DVDs
For details of purchasing the DVDs of the conferences,
containing the entire presentations, please go to
this page.
Together with these conferences and research meetings we have the
support of a great many wonderful and dedicated supporters.
Let's Do It For ME
There is also the Let's do it for ME! is a
patient-driven campaign to raise awareness and vital funds for
a UK centre
of excellence for translational biomedical ME research, clinical assessment,
diagnosis and treatment for patients, training and information for healthcare
staff, based around the Norwich Research Park in the UK and aiming to work
collaboratively with international biomedical researchers.
Together we are making things happen.
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