Young EMERG Conference/Workshop 2023
Summary
The next young/early career researcher conference organised
by UK charity Invest in ME Research and the European ME Research Group (EMERG) takes place on 2nd June 2023
at the Wellcome Genome Campus near Cambridge, UK,
in parallel with the 15th Invest in ME Research International ME Conference.
This will be the first in person young/ecr conference since the pandemic paused
events in 2020.
It coincides with the restart of the EMERG ecr initiative - Young EMERG - bringing together early career researchers in Europe
to collaborate on research into ME.
The intent is to continue the work that was started with
the Thinking the Future conferences
that had to be paused in 2020 due to the pandemic.
Apart from reestablishing the European network of young researchers we hope to create a broader network across the continent. which will, in turn, facilitate further international collaboration in research into ME and encourage new ideas to be formulated.
The conference will bring together young international scientists and students working on, or interested in, myalgic encephalomyelitis (and also those involved with long covid research) and will again advance research into the disease by facilitating the sharing of knowledge and collaboration between researchers from around the world.
The event presents a unique networking opportunity for early career researchers involved with research into ME, and those involved in other research areas who would like to collaborate and share knowledge, and those wishing to join the EMERG ecr network.
Programme
The workshop programme is subject to change -
Time Topic Speaker/Detail 09:00 Opening Welcome 09:10 Young EMERG and introductions Dr Katharine Seton, Quadram Institute, UK 09:30 Keynote Speaker Dr Daniel Peterson, Simmaron Research, USA 10:00 - 11:30 Metabolic impact of activated HERVs and associated innate immune response in severe ME: towards disease modeling Karen Gimenez, Catholic University of Valencia, Spain Profiling of the human gut DNA virome in severe ME/CFS Dr Ernie Hsieh, Quadram Instiute, UK Immunogenetics studies in ME/CFS Dr Riad Hajdarevic, Oslo University Hospital, Norway Intermittent Hypoxic Treatment as a Novel Therapy in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Sophie Kjerstein, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark Light therapy - a possible treatment for ME? Dr Katharine Seton, Quadram Institute, UK TBC Rik Haagmans, Quadram Institute, UK Identifying pathogenic cell phenotypes in cerebrospinal fluid and blood to reveal the underlying biology of complex neuro-immunological diseases Donia Jamal Ramadan, Oslo University Hospital, Norway 11:30 Refreshments 12:00 Overlapping illnesses Chair: TBC 12:00 - 13:00 Immune contribution to fibromyalgia Dr Margot Maurer, Kings College London, UK Genetic determinants of ME/CFS and dysautonomia Anniina Maria Tervi, University of Helsinki, Finland TBC Haoyue Sun, Kings College London, UK Neutrophil dysfunction in long COVID Peter Smith, University of Birmingham, UK Testing for an autoimmune basis for neurological symptoms in long covid Hayate Javed, Kings College London, UK 13:00 Lunch Research funding opportunities Chair: TBC 14:00 European Research Council Dr. Luis Mendes 14:40 National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA Dr. Vicky Whittemore 15:20 Refreshments ME research and related diseases in the US and Australia Chair: TBC 15:50 - 16:30 What are they loaded with? Protein content of extracellular vesicles in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome following exercise Katie Glas, Cornell University, USA TBC Dr Brent L. Williams, Columbia University, USA Multi-modal MRI to study brain dysfunction in ME/CFS and long COVID Kiran Thapaliya, Griffith University, Australia Understanding the Behavioral Features of Fatigue in Long COVID Agostina Casamento Moran, John Hopkins University, USA Networking session Chair: TBC 16:30 Breakout groups 17:00 Round table discussion 17:25 Summary 17:30 Adjorn 18:00 Young EMERG Summary Dinner
Abstracts for potential presentations can be forwarded to the EMERG ecr steering group.
Registration
Registration has now closed.
Venue
The conference will take place on the Wellcome Genome Campus at Hinxton Hall, near Cambridgeshire.
Hinxton Hall Conference Centre is located on the Wellcome Genome Campus, alongside research institutions that are at the forefront of the genomics revolution. Hinxton Hall Conference Centre blends stunning contemporary architecture with state-of-the-art facilities, alongside a Grade II* listed country house, all set within a beautiful, rural 100 acre estate bordering the River Cam.
This location is near to Cambridge as well as a short drive from London Stansted airport.
There is also a direct link to London Stansted from central London.
This venue offers a number of advantages for assisting in our objectives
of building collaboration and expanding knowledge.