Annette Whittemore

Annette Whittemore has a strong devotion to ME research and finding a cure because she is the devoted mother of a daughter, Andrea Whittemore-Goad, who has been sick with ME since she was a pre-teen.

According to Ms. Whittemore's Linkedin page, her commitment to helping her daughter and others with similar illnesses is well documented: "1989 Began the search for knowledge and treatment for a young daughter's serious illness.
 * 2001: Co-sponsored a CFS Think Tank for physicians and allied health professionals in Reno, Nevada.
 * 2003: Supported amended Assembly Bill 502 in the Nevada State legislature requiring insurance companies in Nevada to provide coverage for medical treatment when part of a clinical trial in phase II, phase III, and phase IV, for patients with cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), myalgic encephalomyelitis, ME/CFS.
 * 2004: Co-founded the HHV-6 Foundation
 * 2005: Successfully sought seed funding for a 70 million dollar joint medical research building project for the University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada Cancer Institute and the WPI
 * 2006: Created the Neuro-Immune Research Foundation which became the foundation of support for WPI
 * 2007: Successfully sought additional funding for building and operations for the Whittemore Peterson Institute."

Dr. Daniel Peterson left the Whittemore Peterson Institute in 2010 and returned to private practice.

In 2016, the Whittemore Peterson Institute changed its name to the Nevada Center for Biomedical Research.

Awards

 * 2009, IACFS/ME Special Service Award - for outstanding personal effort and contribution to the CFS/ME community Photo of Ellen with award
 * 2009, Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of Nevada, Reno
 * 2008, University of Nevada, Alumna of the Year
 * 2006, Health Care Hero Award, Nevada Business Journal

Talks and Interviews

 * 2011, Speaker at the 6th Invest in ME International ME Conference on Key Note Speech: Translating ME/CFS Research into Treatments DVD available
 * 2010, Speaker at the 5th Invest in ME International ME Conference on Future Pathways of Research into ME DVD available
 * 2009, Speaker at the 4th Invest in ME International ME Conference on Keynote Speech DVD available
 * 2007, Speaker at the 2nd Invest in ME International ME Conference on A Model ME/CFS Clinic - The CFS Clinic – Reno, Nevada, USA DVD available