Institute for Neuro Immune Medicine
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The Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine (INIM), at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, is led by Doctor Nancy Klimas.
Notable people[edit | edit source]
- Nancy Klimas, Director of INIM and Chair of Clinical Immunology at Nova Southeastern University[1]
- Irma Rey
- Maria Vera
- Mary Ann Fletcher, Schemel Professor for Neuro Immune Medicine[2]
- Elizabeth Balbin, Clinical Research Director[3]
- Fanny Collado, Research Nurse Coordinator and Health Science Specialist[3]
Notable studies[edit | edit source]
- 2018, Identification of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-associated DNA methylation patterns[4]
Current research[edit | edit source]
Crowd-sourced ME/CFS Gene Study[edit | edit source]
Beginning in 2015, Dr. Klimas has asked patients to provide their genetic data (either via Ancestry.com or 23andMe) to develop a large-scale study to look for patterns and subgroups in the genetics of ME/CFS patients.[5]
Funding[edit | edit source]
Online presence[edit | edit source]
- Website
- YouTube
- Location: Coordinates: 25°41′19.992″N 80°23′27.455″W / 25.68888667°N 80.39095972°W
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ NSU. "Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine Clinic". NSU. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- ↑ "Mary Ann Fletcher Joins Nova Southeastern University as Schemel Professor for Neuro Immune Medicine | NSU Newsroom". nsunews.nova.edu. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 NSU. "Our Team | Clinical Research | NSU Institute for Neuro Immune Medicine". NSU. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- ↑ Nathanson, Lubov; Klimas, Nancy G.; Fletcher, Mary Ann; Beljanski, Vladimir; Rose, Natasha; Sarria, Leonor; Oltra, Elisa; Trivedi, Malav S. (July 23, 2018). "Identification of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-associated DNA methylation patterns". PLOS ONE. 13 (7): e0201066. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0201066. ISSN 1932-6203. PMID 30036399.
- ↑ Gene Study video invitation to participate