📣 YoungEMERG Symposium 2026 — registration now open! 📅 25–26 May 2026 | Hinxton Hall, Wellcome Genome Campus Register: youngemerg.com/yemerg07reg.... #YoungEMERG #MECFS

📢 The ME/CFS Alliance will host its 20th anniversary symposium “M.E. & Long COVID Research — STRONGER TOGETHER” 📅 4 Mar 2026 | 📍 Winchester Cathedral A one-day event bringing together experts to discuss the future of ME/CFS and Long COVID research. ℹ️ [email protected]

📢 Upcoming IGNITE ME session Join us for a virtual discussion on “The 2026 Virtual Journal Club Plan for ME/CFS Early Career Researchers.” 🗓 Wednesday, 11 February ⏰ 4–5 pm GMT | 11 am–12 pm EST 💻 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). ⏳ Less than three weeks to go! Find all details and apply via fundingportal.wwtf.at, or contact Benjamin Missbach directly at [email protected]

✨ Welcome 2026 ✨ 2025 was a year of growth for Young EMERG — 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. We’re 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. 🗓️ 21 January 2026 | 💻 Online With speakers from Harvard, Edinburgh, McGill and others. Organised by PRIME, building research infrastructure for ME/CFS.

💙 Thank you to our supporters of #YEVienna2025! A big thank-you to @investinmeresearch.bsky.social, the Medical University of Vienna, Ströck bakeries, Virax Biolabs, and Leonardo Hotel Vienna for helping make this workshop possible. We’re truly grateful for your support! ✨

💙 Thank you from #YEVienna2025! Big thanks to all participants and speakers for an inspiring and friendly workshop — your contributions made it a great success. We wrapped up Day 2 with a visit to another Christmas market and some curling fun! 🎄❄️

🎉 Poster Awards at #YEVienna2025! Huge congratulations to our poster session winners: 🥇 Katharine Seton 🥈 Hanna Tabisz 🥉 Elisabeth Sievert All posters were evaluated by an independent jury — and the quality was fantastic across the board. Well done to everyone who presented! 💙

🎉 Travel Grant Awards at #YEVienna2025! Big congratulations to our travel grant recipients Jordan McGing and Aline Zamoro Martinez! ✨ Great to celebrate their work and support their participation in the workshop. Well done to both awardees! 💙

✨ 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! 🚀

🧪 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! ✨

📌 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! 🎉

🎄 #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! ✨

✨ 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! 🚀

🎉 #YEVienna2025 has officially begun! We’re excited to welcome everyone to Vienna for two days of ME/CFS research, collaboration, and new connections.

⏳ #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.

⏳ 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.

⏳ 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”.

⏳ 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.

⏳ 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.

⏳ 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.

📢 #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

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

📢#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

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

📢 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

🌍 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

🚨 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

👋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.

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

Studying Gut Viruses in ME investinme.org/ce-blog-2309... #mecfs

👋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🧬

👋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🦠👨‍🔬

👋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👩‍⚕️

👋 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 🧬🧑‍💻

👋 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 👩‍🔬

👋 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🔬

👋 Meet young EMERG and get to know us! 1/3 #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

🌍 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

🌟 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

Back next year www.investinme.org/meconference... #mecfs #brmec16 @euromeresearch.bsky.social @youngemerg.bsky.social

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!

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.

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!

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!

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!

Happening now at SPARK ME: Dr. Benjamin Missbach leads an interactive co-design workshop on “Laboratory Rotations ME/CFS Research Exchanges.” Young researchers are sharing ideas and feedback to shape future collaboration!

What is — and isn’t — PPIE? Today’s session made it clear: real involvement means shared power, co-design, and listening. A key message: Whose story is missing from your research? A powerful reminder at SPARK ME 2025.

Now on stage: Dr. Gemma Beasy & Ruth Ajayi co-present “Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement of ME/CFS Patients in Research.” A key discussion at SPARK ME 2025.