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[[File:Dharam Ablashi.png|200px|thumb|right|Source:LinkedIn]] '''Dharam V. Ablashi''', (b. 1931), DVM, MS, Dip. Bact. (Diploma in Bacteriology), Research Microbiologist, Head of DNA Viruses Section and Coordinator of DNA Viruses, National Cancer Institute.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.linkedin.com/in/dharam-ablashi-46817a34 | title = Dharam Ablashi - Scientific Director at HHV-6 Foundation | last = Ablashi|first = Dharam | date = |website=Linked In| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=}}</ref> He co-discovered [[Human herpesvirus 6]] in 1986, while working at the National Cancer Institute at [[National Institutes of Health]] and is the Scientific Director of the [http://hhv-6foundation.org/ HHV-6 Foundation] and Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://hhv-6foundation.org/about-us/scientific-office | title = Scientific Office {{!}} HHV-6 Foundation {{!}} HHV-6 Disease Information for Patients, Clinicians, and Researchers {{!}} Apply for a Grant | last = Ablashi|first = Dharam | date = |website=hhv-6foundation.org|language=en-US| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=2018-08-16}}</ref> ==Awards== *2007, Rudy Perpich Senior Lectureship Award, presented to a distinguished CFS/FM scientist, physician or healthcare worker awarded by [[IACFS/ME]]<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.iacfsme.org/iacfs-me-awardees | title = IACFS/ME Awardees|website= IACFS/ME|access-date=2020-04-23}}</ref> *2007, Achievement Award from [[New Jersey ME/CFS Association|New Jersey CFS Association]] Inc.{{Citation needed | date = 2022}} ==IACFS/ME== Ablashi co-founded the American Association of CFS with Orvalene Prewitt, in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://iacfsme.org/Organization/History-of-the-IACFS-ME.aspx | title = History of the IACFS/ME | last = | first = | date = |website=IACFS/ME| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=}}</ref> The organization has been renamed as the [[International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis]] with Ablashi serving as a past President of the Board of Directors from 2003-2004.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://iacfsme.org/Organization/Committees-of-the-IACFS-ME.aspx | title = Committees of the IACFS/ME | last = | first = | date = |website=IACFS/ME| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=}}</ref> == Advocacy == ===CFSAC testimony=== [http://biologischmedischcentrumbmc.nl/dr%20ablashi%20HHV6A.htm Written presentation by Dr. Ablashi on October 29, 2009]:"It is imperative that the CDC study biopsy samples from the gut, and brain as well as heart tissues, and that they look at spinal fluid. Most of the studies done by the CDC have been on serum. However, many pathogens cannot be found in the serum because they do not circulate in the peripheral blood after the initial infection."<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://biologischmedischcentrumbmc.nl/dr%20ablashi%20HHV6A.htm | title = Biologisch Medisch Centrum {{!}} Dharam Ablashi Human Herpes Virus 6A (HHV-6 A) CFS/ME {{!}} Paul van Meerendonk Utrecht Epe|website=biologischmedischcentrumbmc.nl|access-date=2018-08-16}}</ref> ===Open letters to ''The Lancet''=== In response to ''The Lancet''<nowiki/>'s publication of the controversial [[PACE trial]] in 2011, three [[open letter to the Lancet|open letters to the editor of ''The Lancet'']] urged the [[Richard Horton|editor, Richard Horton,]] to commission a fully independent review of the [[PACE trial]]. Dr. Ablashi signed the second and third letters. The first, written in 2015, was signed by six [[ME/CFS]] experts.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.virology.ws/2015/11/13/an-open-letter-to-dr-richard-horton-and-the-lancet/ | title = An open letter to Dr. Richard Horton and The Lancet|website=[[Virology blog]]|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-16}}</ref> In 2016, thirty-six additional colleagues in the [[ME/CFS]] field, signed the second letter.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.virology.ws/2016/02/10/open-letter-lancet-again/ | title = An open letter to The Lancet, again|website=[[Virology blog]]|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-16}}</ref> In 2018, a resubmitted letter had over one hundred signatories.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.virology.ws/2018/07/10/trial-by-error-yet-another-appeal-to-the-lancet-with-more-on-board/ | title = Trial By Error: Yet Another Appeal to The Lancet, With More On Board|website=[[Virology blog]]|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-16}}</ref> *Nov 13, 2015, [http://www.virology.ws/2015/11/13/an-open-letter-to-dr-richard-horton-and-the-lancet/ An open letter to Dr. Richard Horton and The Lancet]<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.virology.ws/2015/11/13/an-open-letter-to-dr-richard-horton-and-the-lancet/ | title = An open letter to Dr. Richard Horton and The Lancet | last = Tuller | first = David | date = Nov 13, 2015 | website = [[Virology blog]]|language=en-US| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=2018-08-16}}</ref> *Feb 10, 2016, [http://www.virology.ws/2016/02/10/open-letter-lancet-again/ An open letter to The Lancet, again - Virology blog]<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.virology.ws/2016/02/10/open-letter-lancet-again/ | title = An open letter to The Lancet, again | last = Tuller | first = David | date = Feb 10, 2016 | website = [[Virology blog]]|language=en-US| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=2018-08-16}}</ref> *Jul 9, 2018, [http://www.virology.ws/2018/07/10/trial-by-error-yet-another-appeal-to-the-lancet-with-more-on-board/ Yet Another Appeal to The Lancet, With More On Board]<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.virology.ws/2018/07/10/trial-by-error-yet-another-appeal-to-the-lancet-with-more-on-board/ | title = Trial By Error: Yet Another Appeal to The Lancet, With More On Board | last = Tuller | first = David | date = Jul 10, 2018 | website = [[Virology blog]]|language=en-US| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=2018-08-16}}</ref> ==Notable studies in ME/CFS== *1992, A chronic illness characterized by fatigue, neurologic and immunologic disorders, and active [[Human herpesvirus 6|human herpesvirus type 6]] infection<ref name="Buchwald, 1992" /> [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1309285 (Abstract)] *1992, Clinical, Epidemiologic, and Virologic Studies in Four Clusters of the [[Chronic Fatigue Syndrome]]<ref name="Levine, 1992" /> [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/21832955_Clinical_epidemiologic_and_virologic_studies_in_four_clusters_of_the_chronic_fatigue_syndrome (Abstract - can request full article)] *1994, [[Ampligen]] inhibits human [[Human herpesvirus 6|herpesvirus-6]] in vitro<ref name="Ablashi, 1994" /> [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7893986 (Abstract)] *1995, Long Term Improvements in Patients with [[Chronic Fatigue Syndrome]] Treated with [[Ampligen]]<ref name="Strayer,1995" /> [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/j092v01n01_04 (Abstract)] *1996, [[Chronic Fatigue Syndrome]] (CFS): A Critical Evaluation of Testing for Active Human [[Human herpesvirus 6|Herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6)]] Infection, Review of Data of 107 Cases<ref name="Wagner, 1996" /> [http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J092v02n04_02 (Abstract)] *1995, Viruses and [[Chronic Fatigue Syndrome]]<ref name="Ablashi, 1995" /> [http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J092v01n02_02 (Abstract)] *2001, Prevalence of [[IgM]] and [[IgG]] Antibody to [[Human herpesvirus 6]] and HHV-8 and Results of Plasma PCR to [[Human herpesvirus 6]] and [[Human herpesvirus 7|HHV-7]] in a Group of [[chronic fatigue syndrome|CFS]] Patients and Healthy Donors<ref name="Levine, 2001">{{Citation | last1 = Levine | first1 = Susan | authorlink = Susan Levine | last2 = Eastman | first2 = Helen | authorlink2 = | last3 = Ablashi | first3 = Dharam V. | authorlink3=Dharam Ablashi | title = Prevalence of IgM and IgG Antibody to HHV-6 and HHV-8 and Results of Plasma PCR to HHV-6 and HHV-7 in a Group of CFS Patients and Healthy Donors|journal=Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome |volume=9|issue=1-2 | page = 31-40 | date = 2001 |pmid= |doi= 10.1300/J092v09n01_04}}</ref> - [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J092v09n01_04 (Abstract)] *2010, Serum [[Cytokine]] Levels in [[Post-infectious Fatigue Syndrome|Postinfective Fatigue Syndrome]]<ref name="Cameron, 2010" /> [https://academic.oup.com/cid/article-lookup/doi/10.1086/649546 (Full Text)] ==Online presence== *[https://www.linkedin.com/in/dharam-ablashi-46817a34/ LinkedIn] ==See also== *[[HHV-7]] ==Learn more== *[http://hhv-6foundation.org/ HHV-6 Foundation Website] *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharam_Ablashi Wikipedia] ==References== <references> <ref name="Ablashi, 1994">{{Citation | last1 = Ablashi | first1 = DV | author-link1 = Dharam Ablashi | last2 = Berneman | first2 = ZN | authorlink2 = | last3 = Williams | first3 = M | authorlink3 = | last4 = Strayer | first4 = D | authorlink4 = David Strayer | last5 = Kramarsky | first5 = B | author-link5 = | last6 = Suhadolnik | first6 = RJ | author-link6 =Robert Suhadolnik | last7 = Reichenbach | first7 = N | author-link7 = | last8 = Hiltzges | first8 = P | author-link8 = | last9 = Komaroff | first9 = AL | author-link9 = Anthony Komaroff | title = Ampligen inhibits human herpesvirus-6 in vitro | journal =In Vivo | volume = 8 | issue = 4 | page = 587-91 | date = 1994 | pmid = 7893986 | doi = | url= | pages = |chapter=|edition=|isbn=}}</ref> <ref name="Ablashi, 1995">{{Citation | last1 = Ablashi | first1 = Dharam V. | author-link1 = Dharam Ablashi | last2 = Ablashi | first2 = Kristine L. | authorlink2 = | last3 = Kramarsky | first3 = Bernhard | authorlink3 = | last4 = Bernbaum | first4 = John | authorlink4 = | last5 = Whitman | first5 = James E. | author-link5 = | last6 = Pearson | first6 = Gary R. | author-link6 = | title = Viruses and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Current Status | journal =Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | volume = 1 | issue = 2 | page = 4-22 | date = 1995 | pmid = | doi = 10.1300/J092v01n02_02 }}</ref> <ref name="Buchwald, 1992">{{Citation | last1 = Buchwald | first1 = Dedra | author-link1 = Dedra Buchwald | last2 = Cheney | first2 = Paul R. | authorlink2 = Paul Cheney | last3 = Peterson | first3 = Daniel L. | authorlink3 = Daniel Peterson | last4 = Henry | first4 = Berch | authorlink4 = | last5 = Wormsley | first5 = Susan B. | author-link5 = | last6 = Geiger | first6 = Ann | author-link6 = | last7 = Ablashi | first7 = Dharam V. | author-link8 = Dharam Ablashi | last8 = Salahuddin | first8 = S. Zaki | author-link8 = | last9 =Saxinger | first9 = Carl | author-link9 = | last10 = Biddle | first10 = Royce | author-link10 = | last11 = Kikinis | first11 = Ron | author-link11 = | last12 = Jolesz | first12 = Ferenc A. | author-link12 = | last13 = Folks | first13 = Thomas | author-link13 = | last14 = Balachandran | first14 = N. | author-link14 = | last15 = Peter | first15 = James B. | author-link15 = | last16 = Gallo | first16 = Robert C. | author-link16 = | last17 = Komaroff | first17 = Anthony L. | author-link17 = Anthony Komaroff | title = A chronic illness characterized by fatigue, neurologic and immunologic disorders, and active human herpesvirus type 6 infection | journal =Annals of Internal Medicine | volume = 116 | issue = 2 | page = 103-113 | date = 1992 | pmid = 1309285 }}</ref> <ref name="Cameron, 2010">{{Citation | last1 = Cameron | first1 = Barbara | author-link1 = | last2 = Hirschberg | first2 = David L. | authorlink2 = | last3 = Rosenberg-Hassan | first3 = Yael | authorlink3 = | last4 = Ablashi | first4 = Dharam | authorlink4 = Dharam Ablashi | last5 = Lloyd | first5 = Andrew R. | author-link5 = Andrew Lloyd | title = Serum Cytokine Levels in Postinfective Fatigue Syndrome | journal =Clinical Infectious Diseases | volume = 50 | issue = 2 | page = 278-280 | date = 2010 | pmid = | doi = 10.1086/649546 }}</ref> <ref name="Levine, 1992">{{Citation | last1 = Levine | first1 = Paul H. | author-link1 = Paul Levine | last2 = Jacobson | first2 = Steven | authorlink2 = | last3 = Pocinki | first3 = Alan G. | authorlink3 = Alan Pocinki | last4 = Cheney | first4 = Paul | authorlink4 = Paul Cheney | last5 = Peterson | first5 = Daniel | author-link5 = Daniel Peterson | last6 = Connelly | first6 = Roger R | author-link6 = | last7 = Weil | first7 = R | author-link7 = | last8 = Robinson | first8 = SM | author-link8 = | last9 =Ablashi | first9 = Dharam V | author-link9 = Dharam Ablashi | last10 = Salahuddin | first10 = Sayeef Z | author-link10 = | last11 = Pearson | first11 = GR | author-link11 = | last12 = Hoover | first12 = R | author-link12 = | title = Clinical, Epidemiologic, and Virologic Studies in Four Clusters of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | journal =Archives of Internal Medicine | volume = 152 | issue = 8 | page = 1611-1616 | date = 1992 | pmid = | doi = 10.1001/archinte.1992.00400200049009 }}</ref> <ref name="Strayer,1995">{{Citation | last1 = Strayer | first1 = DR | author-link1 = David Strayer | last2 = Carter | first2 = W | authorlink2 = William Carter | last3 = Strauss | first3 = KI | authorlink3 = Kenneth Strauss | last4 = Brodsky | first4 = I | authorlink4 = | last5 = Suhadolnik | first5 = R | author-link5 = | last6 = Ablashi | first6 = D | author-link6 = Dharam Ablashi | last7 = Henry | first7 = B | author-link7 = | last8 = Mitchell | first8 = WM | author-link8 = William Mitchell | last9 =Bastien | first9 = S | author-link9 = | last10 = Peterson | first10 = D | author-link10 = Daniel Peterson | title = Long Term Improvements in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Treated with Ampligen | journal =Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | volume = 1 | issue = 1 | page = 35-53 | date = 1995 | doi = 10.1300/J092v01n01_04 }}</ref> <ref name="Wagner, 1996">{{Citation | last1 = Wagner | first1 = Mathias | author-link1 = | last2 = Krueger | first2 = Gerhard R.F. | authorlink2 = | last3 = Ablashi | first3 = Dharam V. | authorlink3 = Dharam Ablashi | last4 = Whitman | first4 = James E. | authorlink4 = | title = Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS): A Critical Evaluation of Testing for Active Human Herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) Infection, Review of Data of 107 Cases | journal =Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | volume = 2 | issue = 4 | page = 3-16 | date = 1996 | pmid = | doi = 10.1300/J092v02n04_02 }}</ref> </references> [[Category:Researchers]] [[Category:US researchers]] [[Category:United States National Institutes of Health officials]] [[Category:Psychological paradigm critics]] [[Category:PACE trial critics]]
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