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Dravis, Samantha[dravis.samantha@epa.gov] Solve ME/CFS Initiative Sat 10/21/2017 12:47:47 AM Research 1st | October | SPECIAL ISSUE: Research Forum #DISCOVERMECFS17
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On Saturday, October 14th, we held our annual Discovery Forum in Washington, DC. The forum, now in its second year, brought together leaders with affiliations in academia, biotech, government, research, and clinical settings. The driving concept of the forum was to disrupt to the status quo, bring novel perspective of value to the field, and catalyze cross-functional collaboration... We present this special issue of Research 1st to inform our community about this event. READ MORE
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Zaher Nahle PhD, MPA Chief Scientific Officer and Vice President for Research
Presenters of Discovery Forum 2017 (from left to right): Carol Head, SMCI; Dr. Peter Rowe, Johns Hopkins; Dr.
V/cky Whittemore, NIH; Dr. Susan Levine, Former CFSAC Chair; Dr. Ken Blount, Rebiotix; Dr. Charles Lapp,
\Hunter-Hopkins Center; Dr. Becky McNeil (Dr. Rick Williams not pictured), RTI International; Dr. Nancy Klimas, Nova University; Dr. Dan Peterson, Sierra Internal Medicine; Dr. Elizabeth Unger, CDC; Dr. Zaher Nahle, SMCI; Dr. Ralph Garippa, MSKCC; Dr. Cindy Bateman, Bateman Horne Center; Dr. Ian Lipkin, Columbia \University; Dr. Maureen Hanson, Cornell Universty; and Dr. Derya Unutmaz, Jackson Laboratory.
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The Solve ME/CFS Initiative (SMCI) held its second annual Discovery Forum Saturday,! October 14, 2017. The forum dubbed "a new era in ME/CFS research" brought together leaders from academia, government agencies, private clinics, and biotech and research institutions to discuss developments in the field of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) research. Read the full report of the 15 presentations from scientists, clinicians, and key strategists in ME/CFS... READ MORE
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Events like our Discovery Forum enable SMCI to convene the top clinicians, researchers, and Readers from federal health agencies to discuss important issues related to ME/CFS. To support pur work to continue to connect disparate leaders, please visit SolveCFS.ofg/Donate. Your gift enables us to move forward toward making ME/CFS understood, diagnosable, and treatable. It's donations large and small from people just like you that make progress and events like this groundbreaking Discovery Forum possible. Thank You!
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