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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
📢 #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: info@youngemerg.com
#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
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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
👋 Meet #yEMERG

Our newest member is Leonardo Vincenzi 🇮🇹 Leo is a bioinformatician and postdoc at @meduniwien.ac.at. He researches #MECFS genetics to discover causative variants. In his postdoc, Leo also studies #MECFS prevalence to seek evidence that can facilitate the diagnosis of the syndrome 🧬🧑‍💻
September 15, 2025 at 8:58 AM
👋 Meet #yEMERG

Maria Ljungström is a PhD candidate in Dr. Elisa Oltra’s research group on Gene Expression and Immunity in Valencia. Her research is focused on identifying biomarkers related to immune system alterations and extracellular vesicles in #MECFS, #Fibromyalgia and #LongCovid 👩‍🔬
September 12, 2025 at 8:48 AM
👋 Meet #yEMERG

First up is Katharine Seton, postdoc at Quadram Institute with Prof Simon Cardings group. She studies interactions between the microbiome and immune system in #MECFS, particularly the mycobiome. Kath also leads the LightMEUp study, a pilot trial on red light therapy in #MECFS🔬
September 11, 2025 at 11:03 AM
👋 Meet young EMERG and get to know us!

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#youngEMERG is part of European ME Research Group (EMERG), a network of researchers from across Europe focused on advancing knowledge and understanding in #MECFS.

youngemerg.com/aboutus.shtml
youngemerg.com
September 10, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🌍 We’re back! Young EMERG is the European network of early career #MECFS researchers within @EMERG.

You’ve seen us at workshops—now expect more here: spotlights, patient voices, research updates, myth-busting & advocacy. Follow along—the future of ME research is collaborative!

#YoungEMERG#MECFS
September 8, 2025 at 10:37 AM
🌟 Exciting News!
We’re thrilled to announce the upcoming YE International Workshop Series – Vienna 2025 🎉

📍 Vienna, Austria
📆 27–28 November 2025

Join us as we bring together early career researchers in #MECFS to connect, collaborate & spark new ideas! 🔬✨

#SaveTheDate #MECFS #MEresearch #ECR
September 5, 2025 at 7:26 AM
SPARK ME Workshop 2025 may be over, but the energy lives on! 🌟

Thank you to all participants and speakers for inspiring talks, great discussions, and new connections that we hope will grow into lasting collaborations!
May 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A huge thank you to @investinmeresearch.bsky.social for making SPARK ME Workshop 2025 possible! 🙏 Their generous support and on-site help were key in bringing early-career researchers together to advance biomedical research in ME.
May 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It takes a team! 💪 Here’s (almost) the full crew behind SPARK ME Workshop 2025 — working behind the scenes to make it all happen. Grateful for everyone who helped bring this event to life, on-site and beyond!
May 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Big thanks and congratulations to our early career researchers at SPARK ME 2025! 🌟 Your presentations were insightful, sparked great questions, and got the room talking. A fantastic session full of energy, ideas, and promise for the future!
May 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Our poster session at SPARK ME 2025 was a hit! 🧠 Thought-provoking work and vibrant discussions filled the room. Huge thanks to all presenters for sharing your research and sparking such engaging conversations!
May 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM