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'''Andrew Williams''' was a 23-year-old young man who died in 2019 after developing [[Severe and very severe ME|severe ME/CFS]] as a teenager.<ref name="MergeSpr2022">{{Cite journal |title = Investing in the future | url = https://www.meresearch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/BreakthroughSpring2022.pdf | journal = Breakthrough | date = Spring 2022 | pages = 11-12 | archive-date = 2022-04-04 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220404113444/https://www.meresearch.org.uk/research/genetic-risk-factors/ | url-status = live }}</ref> He was a genetics student at the University of Edinburgh in [[Scotland]], UK, and had a brilliant scientific mind. ==PhD Funding Award== The UK charity [[ME Research UK]] have since funded a PHD candidate at the University of Edinburgh in memory of Andrew Williams. The candidate, [[Gemma Samms]], is working under Professor [[Chris Ponting]] with data from the [[DecodeME|Decode ME]] Biobank to examine genetic anomalies and investigate which dysfunctional [[gene|genes]] are most likely to contribute to the risk of ME/CFS.<ref name="MergeSpr2022"/> ==Illness == Andrew became ill with ME/CFS during his second year at university, which forced him to leave his studies and return home to live with his parents at the end of his third year. Despite his illness and inability to complete his fourth and final year of study, his work was of such a high standard that he was still able to be awarded his degree, although his illness had progressed too far to allow him to attend his graduation. His ME/CFS became increasingly severe, and he died in 2019.<ref name="genetic-risks">{{Cite web|url=https://www.meresearch.org.uk/research/genetic-risk-factors/|title=Experimental investigation of genetic risk factors for ME/CFS revealed by the DecodeME project|website=[[ME Research UK]]|access-date=2023-08-12}}</ref> ==See also== * [[Severe and very severe ME]] * [[List of deaths caused by myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome]] * [[ME Research UK]] * [[Gemma Samms]] ==Learn more== * [https://www.meresearch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/BreakthroughSpring2022.pdf Breakthrough magazine - Spring 2022] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:People with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]] Category:Deceased people with ME, CFS, and/or [[FMS]]
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