Day 3 | The session continued with talks on cardiovascular and immune phenotyping across fatiguing syndromes, Long COVID measurement gaps, post-infectious disease clinics and research, and clinical approaches to treatment. #BREMC15 #IIMEC18 @investinmeresearch.bsky.social #MECFS #Immunology

Day 3 | Therapeutics and Clinical Trials The session continued with talks by Eva Untersmayr-Elsenhuber on emerging research into ME mechanisms, and Rowan Gardner on mechanistic insights from DecodeME population analyses. #BREMC15 #IIMEC18 @investinmeresearch.bsky.social #MECFS #Immunology

Day 3 | Continuing the session with data standardisation and sharing, updates from a multinational Long COVID treatment trial, and specialised care for seriously and very seriously ill people with ME. #BREMC15 #IIMEC18 @investinmeresearch.bsky.social #MECFS #Immunology

Day 3 | Session: Therapeutics and Clinical Trials, chaired by Andrew Wilson. Exploring clinical trial platforms, brain fog treatment, hypoxia-induced mitochondrial stress signalling, wearable data, and data sharing in ME/CFS research. @investinmeresearch.bsky.social #BREMC15 #IIMEC18 #MECFS

Day 3 | Opening Session of #IIMEC18. The conference opened with a summary of #BREMC15 Days 1–2 by Simon Carding, followed by a WHO address from Hans Kluge. @investinmeresearch.bsky.social #BREMC15 #IIMEC18 #MECFS #Immunology

Day 2 | Session 4, chaired by Jonas Bergquist. Exploring autonomic dysfunction, oxidative stress, 3D chromatin architecture, the gut–microbiome–brain axis, PEM mechanisms, and GLP-1s in ME/CFS and Long COVID. @investinmeresearch.bsky.social #BREMC15 #MECFS #Immunology

Day 2 | Keynote: Mapping the Human Body One Cell at a Time, by Sarah Teichmann. Exploring how single-cell biology is transforming our understanding of human health, disease, and the cellular architecture of the body. #BREMC15 @investinmeresearch.bsky.social #MECFS #Immunology

Day 2 | Session 2, chaired by Rikke Olsen. Exploring mitochondrial energy metabolism, the itaconate shunt hypothesis, and failures in peripheral oxygen transport in ME/CFS. @investinmeresearch.bsky.social #BREMC15 #MECFS #Immunology

Day 2 | Session 1: The Immune System, chaired by Eva Untersmayr-Elsenhuber. Exploring innate immunity, post-infectious immune dysregulation, ion channel function, and tissue-specific immune responses in ME/CFS and Long COVID. @InvestinMEResearch #BREMC15 #MECFS #Immunology

Day 1 | Session 4: Nervous System and Neuroinflammation, chaired by Jon Brooks. Exploring neuroimaging, neuroinflammation and the brain's response to ME/CFS and post-COVID conditions. @InvestinMEResearch #BREMC15 #MECFS #Neuroinflammation #Neuroscience #LongCOVID

Day 1 | Session 3: Chronic infection aetiology, chaired by Friðbjörn Sigurðsson. Exploring persistent infection, immune dysregulation and post-viral syndromes in ME/CFS, from multiple international research perspectives. #BREMC15 @InvestinMEResearch #MECFS #LongCOVID

Session 2 of Day 1 at the Biomedical Research into ME Colloquium (#BREMC15) focuses on Genomics, chaired by Elisa Oltra. We heard wonderful talks given by Andrew Grimson, Vilma Lammi and Elizabeth Worthey @InvestinMEResearch #BREMC15 #MECFS #Genomics #BiomedicalResearch

Session 1 of Day 1 at the Biomedical Research into ME Colloquium (#BREMC15) focuses on Systems Biology and AI, chaired by Tamas Korcsmaros. With talks from Dezso Modos, Veronika Kedlian & Marek Ostaszewski. @InvestinMEResearch #BREMC15 #MECFS #SystemsBiology #BiomedicalResearch

The YE Symposium 2026 concluded last night with a pleasant boat trip on the River Cam. Thank you to all the participants for making these two days so inspiring. We hope to see many of you again at our next meeting in Valencia, Spain, this fall. #MECFS #Research #YoungEMERG

We concluded with the session “Finding Treatments for ME/CFS” with Prof. Andrew Wilson presenting his talk“Understanding Platform Trials and Their Potential for ME/CFS”, followed by Sophia Cameron-Christie's talk “Boffins to Bedside: R&D in the Pharma Industry” #MECFS #YoungEMERG

This morning, an excellent Poster Session was presented by the ECRs attending the Symposium 2026! ✨ A great opportunity to showcase ongoing projects and brand new ideas! Who will take home the prize for Best Poster? 🏆 #MECFS #BiomedicalResearch #YoungEMERG @investinmeresearch.bsky.social

Another insightful contribution to the session “Sampling Shapes Science: Recruitment Pathways Compared” came from Dr Nancy Klimas: “Who Gets In, Who Stays In, Who Gets Left Out: ME/CFS Design and Recruitment Strategies That Work” #MECFS #ClinicalResearch #YoungEMERG @investinmeresearch.bsky.social

The session “Sampling Shapes Science: Recruitment Pathways Compared” continued with an engaging talk by Dr Jennifer Ahn-Jarvis: “Recruitment Roadmap: Strategies for Recruiting Participants at the Quadram Institute” #MECFS #ClinicalResearch #YoungEMERG @investinmeresearch.bsky.social

The session “Sampling Shapes Science: Recruitment Pathways Compared” opened with an insightful talk by Dr Sankalpa Neupane: “Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria in Clinical Trial Protocols: Key Considerations and Discussions” #MECFS #ClinicalResearch #YoungEMERG

Day 2 of the conference is underway! ✨ Today’s sessions were opened by Dr Leonardo Vincenzi, setting the stage for another day of discussion, and a first roundtable discussion chaired by Dr Katharine Seton. Looking forward to what’s ahead! #MECFS #BiomedicalResearch #YoungEMERG

🎤 Becoming a PI: navigating the journey to your own lab with Dr Agostina Casamento-Moran, part of the session "Developing your career in ME/CFS Research". #MECFS #BiomedicalResearch #AcademicCareer #YoungEMERG

The second round of ECR talks continued with more exciting presentations showcasing innovative research in ME/CFS and Long COVID. ✨ Presentations by Dadiv Morillo, Koen Zwetsloot, Josefina Casamento-Moran, Erin Wissink, Brooke Gile and Hanna Tabisz. #MECFS #BiomedicalResearch #YoungEMERG

The first round of ECR talks has just taken place, chaired by Krishani Dinali Perera. Presentation by Tanoj Singh, Tuong Hieu Huynh, Natalie Eaton-Fitch, Sirine Saafi and Jamie G. Elliot

Insightful talk by Dr Vicky Whittmore on “ME/CFS Research Landscape: Gaps and Opportunities” in the first session of the day, "From Mechanism to Medicine - Methods, Models & Translation" #MECFS #BiomedicalResearch #YoungEMERG @investinmeresearch.bsky.social

Ready to kick off two days of ideas, collaboration, and new connections at the YoungEMERG Symposium 2026. We are excited to welcome participants and speakers from across the community. — let’s begin! 🚀 #YoungEMERG2026

📣 Final speaker announcement for the YoungEMERG Symposium 2026! We’re pleased to welcome Jennifer Ahn-Jarvis & Ruby O’Grady ✨ They will present “Recruitment Roadmap: Strategies for Recruiting Participants at the Quadram Institute.” #YoungEMERG #MECFS

✨ We’re excited to welcome Nancy Klimas to the YoungEMERG Symposium 2026! She’ll present “Who Gets In, Who Stays In, Who Gets Left Out: ME/CFS Design and Recruitment Strategies That Work.” #YoungEMERG #MECFS

📣 Another speaker announcement for the YoungEMERG Symposium 2026! We’re pleased to welcome Sophia Cameron-Christie ✨ She’ll present “Boffins to Bedside: R&D in the pharma industry.” #YoungEMERG #MECFS

📣 Registration for the YoungEMERG Symposium 2026 has been extended until 14 May! Don’t miss two days of talks, networking, and discussions on ME/CFS research — plus our Cambridge evening activity with punting and dinner ✨ 📩 Register via: info@youngemerg.com #YoungEMERG

📣 Call for abstracts for the YoungEMERG Symposium 2026! Share your work as a talk or poster, or present your research ideas in our early-stage session ✨ 🗓️ Submission deadline: 30 April 2026 📩 info@youngemerg.com #YoungEMERG #MECFS