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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 https://youngemerg.com/index.shtml
π’ Upcoming IGNITE ME session
Join us for a virtual discussion on βThe 2026 Virtual Journal Club Plan for ME/CFS Early Career Researchers.β
π Wednesday, 11 February
β° 4β5 pm GMT | 11 amβ12 pm EST
π» Zoom (message us for the link)
Just a reminder that the deadline for the ME/CFS Fellowship 2026 is fast approaching: 3 February 2026 at 2:00 pm (CET).
β³ Less than three weeks to go!
Find all details and apply via fundingportal.wwtf.at, or contact Benjamin Missbach directly at Benjamin.missbach@wwtf.at
β¨ Welcome 2026 β¨
2025 was a year of growth for Young EMERG β we welcomed two new Organising Committee members, held our annual Symposium in the UK, and launched the Young EMERG International ME Workshop Series in Vienna.
Weβre motivated and excited for the year ahead. Expect more from us in 2026!
PRIME Workshop 1 explores how AI and machine learning can support molecular and genetic biomarker discovery in ME/CFS and Long COVID.
ποΈ 21 January 2026 | π» Online
With speakers from Harvard, Edinburgh, McGill and others.
Organised by PRIME, building research infrastructure for ME/CFS.
π Thank you to our supporters of #YEVienna2025!
A big thank-you to @investinmeresearch.bsky.social, the Medical University of Vienna, StrΓΆck bakeries, Virax Biolabs, and Leonardo Hotel Vienna for helping make this workshop possible.
Weβre truly grateful for your support! β¨
π Thank you from #YEVienna2025!
Big thanks to all participants and speakers for an inspiring and friendly workshop β your contributions made it a great success.
We wrapped up Day 2 with a visit to another Christmas market and some curling fun! πβοΈ
π Poster Awards at #YEVienna2025!
Huge congratulations to our poster session winners:
π₯ Katharine Seton
π₯ Hanna Tabisz
π₯ Elisabeth Sievert
All posters were evaluated by an independent jury β and the quality was fantastic across the board. Well done to everyone who presented! π
π Travel Grant Awards at #YEVienna2025!
Big congratulations to our travel grant recipients Jordan McGing and Aline Zamoro Martinez! β¨
Great to celebrate their work and support their participation in the workshop.
Well done to both awardees! π
β¨ Day 2 of #YEVienna2025!
We had two inspiring keynotes today:
π¬ Dr Eva Untersmayer-Eisenhuber on the path from basic research to translation.
π Dr Esra GΓΌΓ§ from Virax Biolabs with an industry perspective on ME/CFS.
A great mix of insights to close the day! π
π§ͺ Lab rotation session at #YEVienna2025!
With support from WWTF, PIs from Vienna-based research groups just presented their work β and now participants have the chance to talk to them directly about potential lab rotations and opportunities. Great energy in the room! β¨
π 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 β announcing the winner soon! π
π #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 β a perfect way to end Day 1! β¨
β¨ 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! π
π #YEVienna2025 has officially begun!
Weβre excited to welcome everyone to Vienna for two days of ME/CFS research, collaboration, and new connections.
β³ #YEVienna2025 starts tomorrow!
Today weβre highlighting the ME/CFS Lab Rotation Programme with Dr Grace Liu β¨
Sheβll introduce funding and rotation opportunities for young ME/CFS researchers β and attendees will also have the chance to speak directly with potential host PIs during the workshop.
β³ Just 1 day to go until #YEVienna2025!
Today weβre highlighting Dr Esra GΓΌΓ§ β¨
Sheβll speak on βUnraveling T Cell Dysfunction in ME/CFS: Science and Career Insightsβ, sharing both scientific perspectives and her career journey.
β³ The #YEVienna2025 workshop is happening next week!
Next up in our speaker highlights is Dr Eva Untersmayer-Eisenhuber β¨
Sheβll present βFrom basic research to clinical application: translation of interdisciplinary research in ME/CFSβ.
β³ Just one week to go until #YEVienna2025!
Todayβs speaker highlight: Dr Ana Weidenauer β¨
Sheβll present on innovative therapies for Long Covid and ME/CFS, drawing on her clinical work at Vienna General Hospital.
β³ The #YEVienna2025 workshop is happening next week!
Next up in our speaker highlights is Dr Sussane Meyer β¨
Her talk, βHealth economic perspective on Long COVIDβ, will look at how Long COVID affects healthcare systems and why its economic impact matters.
β³ The #YEVienna2025 workshop is happening next week!
Weβre kicking off our speaker highlights with Dr Kathryn Hoffmann β¨
Her talk, βME/CFS in Social Sciencesβ, will explore ME/CFS in primary care and public health through the lens of social sciences β and why this approach is so important.
π’ #YEVienna2025 β 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:
π§βπ Attend the workshop
π° Submit a poster
π¨ Request discounted accommodation
A banner for #BRMEC15 colloquium 2026 from UK charity Invest in ME Research depicting number 15 over a colourful DNA helix anddates 27-29 May 2026
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
π’#YEVienna2025 alert - two weeks left to register for the Vienna Workshop
Registrations are open until 31. October:
π§βπAttendance at the workshop
π°Poster presentation
π¨Discounted accommodation
Also, don't forget to apply for our travel grantsβοΈ
youngemerg.com/yemerg06.shtml
Banner for Young EMERG International ME Workshop in Vienna showing a young scientist with the image split with an Austrian flag.
November inβ€οΈienna!
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
π’ IGNITE ME Journal Club Alert!
Join our next session for early-career #MECFS researchers on Oct 13, 2025, at 11am EST ποΈ
π‘ Weβll explore the future of IGNITE ME and introduce a pre-print journal club concept!
π» Zoom: 940 7510 9828 | π 972035
#IGNITEME #LongCOVID #ResearchCommunity
π Going to Vienna for #YEVienna2025?
Apply for one of five travel grants to attend the Young EMERG Workshop!
π¨ Grants cover two hotel nights near the venue to support networking and collaboration.
π Open to Masterβs, PhD, medical students & postdocs.
π Apply via the QR code!
#YoungEMERG
π¨ Breaking News!
Attending the Young EMERG International Workshop in Vienna?
Weβve secured discounted rooms at the Leonardo Hotel Vienna
SchΓΆnbrunn (26β29 Nov)!
π
Offer ends 30 Oct β first come, first served!
π§ Book now: info@youngemerg.com
#YEVienna2025 #YoungEMERG
πMeet #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 Womenβs Brain Foundation and G3 Modern Medicine to support inclusive research.
Banner image depicting Dutch landscape with DN helix - Dutch research award to IiMER-funded PhD Rik Hagmaans
Dutch Research Award for Rik Haagmans
Virus infection and reactivation and the gastrointestinal microbiome in myalgic encephalomyelitis
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#mecfs #research #InvestinMEresearch @youngemerg.bsky.social
Rik Haagmans - QIB
Studying Gut Viruses in ME
investinme.org/ce-blog-2309...
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