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| title = Extended B cell phenotype in patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A cross-sectional study | | title = Extended B cell phenotype in patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A cross-sectional study |
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Invest in ME Research (Invest in ME or IIMER) is an independent UK charity founded by parents of patients, that campaigns for biomedical research into myalgic encephalomyelitis.[1] It is a supporter of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis but declined to join the UK CFS/ME Research Collaborative.[2]
Aims[edit | edit source]
Invest in ME Research provides funding, education and awareness of the disease.
International conferences[edit | edit source]
IiMER organizes and hosts hosts international colloquiums and conferences, see Invest in ME Conference.
Funding[edit | edit source]
Invest in ME Research do not receive any government funding. Let's do it for ME, a patient-run group, fundraises solely for Invest in ME Research.
Centre of Excellence for ME[edit | edit source]
Invest in ME Research is currently fundraising to establish an UK and Europe Centre of Excellence for ME.[3] The Let's C Research appeal supported by Let's Do It for ME is fundraising for centre of excellence.[4]
Notable people[edit | edit source]
- Richard Simpson
- Pia Simpson
- Professor Malcolm Hooper
Invest in ME Research Scientific Advisory Board[edit | edit source]
- Dr Jo Cambridge, University College London
- Professor Simon Carding, Quadram Institute Bioscience
- Professor Anne Cooke, University of Cambridge
- Professor Jonathan Edwards, University College London
- Dr Ian Gibson, University of East Anglia
- Professor Angela Vincent, University of Oxford
- Professor Tom Wileman, University of East Anglia[5]
Studies funded[edit | edit source]
UK Rituximab Trial[edit | edit source]
UK Gut Microbiota Project[edit | edit source]
- Led by Professor Simon Carding of the Quandram Institute/University of East Anglia, with Dr Amolak Bansal.[6]
Defining autoimmune aspects of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)[edit | edit source]
- A PhD project investing the autoimmune hypothesis.[7]
Notable studies published[edit | edit source]
- 2016, Extended B cell phenotype in patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A cross-sectional study[8] (Full Text)
History[edit | edit source]
- 2005, Invest in ME Research founded, originally under the name Invest in ME.
- 2006, first Invest in ME Research International ME Conference
- 2006, charitable trust status
- 2007, Journal of Invest in ME launched[9]
Online presence[edit | edit source]
Contact details[edit | edit source]
- Address: PO Box 561, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 0GQ
- Phone: 02380 643736 / 07759 349743
Learn more[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Invest in ME International ME Conference
- Centre of Excellence for ME
- Biomedical Research into ME Colloquium
- European ME Alliance
- Let's do it for ME
- Jon Campling (actor)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Invest in ME - About us
- ↑ "Invest in ME Research - Redirect". Invest in ME Research. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ↑ Invest in ME Research. "Invest in ME Research - UK Charity for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Centre of Excellence for ME". investinme.org. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ↑ Let's Do It for ME. "Let's C Research | Read Fundraising's story". www.justgiving.com. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ↑ Invest in ME Research. "Scientific Advisory Board". investinme.org. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ↑ http://investinme.org/ce-gm-foundation.shtml
- ↑ http://investinme.org/ce-gm-phd2.shtml
- ↑ 1first 2 first 1 first 4 first 2, "Extended B cell phenotype in patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A cross-sectional study"
- ↑ Invest in ME Research. "Invest in ME Research - History". Invest in ME Research. Retrieved January 28, 2019.