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young European ME Research Group - A European forum formed with EMERG to support and encourage early career researchers in ME/CFS research

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✨ Day 2 of #YEVienna2025!

We had two inspiring keynotes today:
🔬 Dr Eva Untersmayer-Eisenhuber on the path from basic research to translation.
🏭 Dr Esra Güç from Virax Biolabs with an industry perspective on ME/CFS.

A great mix of insights to close the day! 🚀
November 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🧪 Lab rotation session at #YEVienna2025!

With support from WWTF, PIs from Vienna-based research groups just presented their work — and now participants have the chance to talk to them directly about potential lab rotations and opportunities. Great energy in the room! ✨
November 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
📌 Poster session at #YEVienna2025 just finished!

We saw so many great and diverse presentations covering different aspects of ME/CFS research. The quality was amazing — announcing the winner soon! 🎉
November 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
🎄 #YEVienna2025 evening fun!

Yesterday we visited the famous Viennese Christmas market at the Town Hall with our participants. Great conversations, lots of laughter, and a beautiful holiday atmosphere — a perfect way to end Day 1! ✨
November 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
✨ Day 1 of #YEVienna2025 is wrapped up!

We heard great talks from Dr Sussane Meyer, Dr Michael Stingl and Dr Ana Weidenauer, had a fun ME/CFS-focused get-to-know session, and ended the day with an informal poster round.

Ready for Day 2! 🚀
November 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🎉 #YEVienna2025 has officially begun!
We’re excited to welcome everyone to Vienna for two days of ME/CFS research, collaboration, and new connections.
November 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
#YEVienna2025 starts tomorrow!

Today we’re highlighting the ME/CFS Lab Rotation Programme with Dr Grace Liu ✨
She’ll introduce funding and rotation opportunities for young ME/CFS researchers — and attendees will also have the chance to speak directly with potential host PIs during the workshop.
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
⏳ Just 1 day to go until #YEVienna2025!

Today we’re highlighting Dr Esra Güç ✨
She’ll speak on “Unraveling T Cell Dysfunction in ME/CFS: Science and Career Insights”, sharing both scientific perspectives and her career journey.
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
⏳ The #YEVienna2025 workshop is happening next week!

Next up in our speaker highlights is Dr Eva Untersmayer-Eisenhuber ✨

She’ll present “From basic research to clinical application: translation of interdisciplinary research in ME/CFS”.
November 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
⏳ Just one week to go until #YEVienna2025!

Today’s speaker highlight: Dr Ana Weidenauer ✨

She’ll present on innovative therapies for Long Covid and ME/CFS, drawing on her clinical work at Vienna General Hospital.
November 20, 2025 at 8:11 AM
⏳ The #YEVienna2025 workshop is happening next week!

Next up in our speaker highlights is Dr Sussane Meyer ✨

Her talk, “Health economic perspective on Long COVID”, will look at how Long COVID affects healthcare systems and why its economic impact matters.
November 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
⏳ The #YEVienna2025 workshop is happening next week!

We’re kicking off our speaker highlights with Dr Kathryn Hoffmann ✨
Her talk, “ME/CFS in Social Sciences”, will explore ME/CFS in primary care and public health through the lens of social sciences — and why this approach is so important.
November 18, 2025 at 9:39 AM
📢 #YEVienna2025 – Registration Extended!

Good news: you now have until 7 November to register for our two-day workshop for early career researchers in ME/CFS.

You can still:
🧑‍🎓 Attend the workshop
📰 Submit a poster
🏨 Request discounted accommodation
October 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Our fifteenth Biomedical Research into ME Colloquium
#BRMEC15
20 Years of Investing in ME Research
investinme.org/BRMEC15.shtml
#mecfs #research #IMECW2026 #IIMEC18 @youngemerg.bsky.social @euromeresearch.bsky.social #InvestinMEresearch
October 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
📢#YEVienna2025 alert - two weeks left to register for the Vienna Workshop

Registrations are open until 31. October:
🧑‍🎓Attendance at the workshop
📰Poster presentation
🏨Discounted accommodation

Also, don't forget to apply for our travel grants✈️
youngemerg.com/yemerg06.shtml
October 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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November in❤️ienna!
Next Young EMERG International ME Workshop
27-28 November 2025
The European network for young/early career researchers for #mecfs
youngemerg.com/yevienna25
#research #longcovid #Vienna @youngemerg.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
📢 IGNITE ME Journal Club Alert!
Join our next session for early-career #MECFS researchers on Oct 13, 2025, at 11am EST 🗓️

💡 We’ll explore the future of IGNITE ME and introduce a pre-print journal club concept!
💻 Zoom: 940 7510 9828 | 🔑 972035
#IGNITEME #LongCOVID #ResearchCommunity
October 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
🌍 Going to Vienna for #YEVienna2025?
Apply for one of five travel grants to attend the Young EMERG Workshop!

🏨 Grants cover two hotel nights near the venue to support networking and collaboration.
📚 Open to Master’s, PhD, medical students & postdocs.
🔗 Apply via the QR code!

#YoungEMERG
October 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM
🚨 Breaking News!
Attending the Young EMERG International Workshop in Vienna?
We’ve secured discounted rooms at the Leonardo Hotel Vienna
Schönbrunn (26–29 Nov)!
📅 Offer ends 30 Oct — first come, first served!
📧 Book now: [email protected]
#YEVienna2025 #YoungEMERG
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
👋Meet #yEMERG

Ella Abken is a Research Assistant at CureME. She studies ME/CFS, manages UK ME/CFS Biobank data, and focuses on gender medicine and sex differences. Neuroscience-trained, she partners with the Women’s Brain Foundation and G3 Modern Medicine to support inclusive research.
October 8, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Reposted by youngEMERG
Dutch Research Award for Rik Haagmans
Virus infection and reactivation and the gastrointestinal microbiome in myalgic encephalomyelitis
www.investinme.org/iimer-newsle...
#mecfs #research #InvestinMEresearch @youngemerg.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Studying Gut Viruses in ME
investinme.org/ce-blog-2309...
#mecfs
September 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
👋Meet #yEMERG

Karen Giménez Orenga is a biotechnologist at UCV (Valencia). Karen studies human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) as potential biomarkers for #MECFS #fibromyalgia and #LongCOVID. She also explores how HERVs in our DNA influence the immune system and may contribute to these conditions🧬
September 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
👋Meet #yEMERG

Next up is @rikhaagmans.bsky.social! Rik is a postdoc focusing on the role of viruses in #MECFS @quadraminstitute.bsky.social. Soon he will be project leader of a project at NMCB @amsterdamumc.bsky.social and QIB, focusing on the role of virus infections and microbiome in ME/CFS🦠👨‍🔬
September 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
👋Meet #yEMERG
Our conference coordinator Marie Celine Dorczok is a psychologist and pre-doctoral research associate in Vienna. Her thesis is on the role of dietary supplements in treating #MECFS symptoms and subjective perceptions of patients with ME. She's currently organising our Vienna workshop👩‍⚕️
September 16, 2025 at 9:10 AM