Vicky Whittemore

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Vicky Holets Whittemore, PhD., is a program director of the Channels, Synapses and Circuits Cluster in the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, United States.[1] She represents NINDS on the Trans-NIH Working Group on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).[2][3] While the committee was still active, she served as the NIH Representative to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) CFS Advisory Committee, CFSAC, as an ex officio member.[4]

Education[edit | edit source]

  • Ph.D. in anatomy from the University of Minnesota Medical School[1][5]
  • Post-doctoral work at the University of California, Irvine[1]
  • Fogarty Fellowship at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden[1]

Notable studies[edit | edit source]

  • 2018, A Common Language for Clinical Research Studies: The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Common Data Elements (CDEs)[6] - (Abstract)

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Online presence[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Vicky Whittemore | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke". ninds.nih.gov. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. "Transcript of Dr. Vicky Whittemore's ME/CFS proposal to the NIH Council, 26 May 2016". Phoenix Rising ME / CFS Forums. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  3. "Trans-NIH ME/CFS Working Group Members". National Institutes of Health (NIH). January 6, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  4. Health (ASH), Assistant Secretary for (July 26, 2007). "Roster". HHS.gov. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  5. "Vicky Whittemore". LinkedIn. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  6. Feldman, Robin; Gay, Katelyn; Ala’i, Sherita; Esterlitz, Joy; Sheikh, Muniza; Tanveer, Sarah; Joseph, Kristen; Unger, Elizabeth; Whittemore, Vicky (April 10, 2018). "A Common Language for Clinical Research Studies: The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Common Data Elements (CDEs)". Neurology. 90 (15 Supplement).
  7. "Invest in ME Research - International ME Conferences and Colloquiums Home Page". investinme.org. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  8. "Invest in ME Research - IIMEC14 14th Invest in ME Reseaerch International ME Conference 2019". Invest in ME Research. Retrieved February 12, 2020.