Monthly Archives: February 2016

RFA Ticker, 2/29/16

Hefty numbers are piling up: we’ve cracked $1.6 billion in RFAs since October 2015, with $30 million being obligated just in the last week. Still nothing for ME/CFS. But hey, NIH is “looking for funding” for ME/CFS initiatives. Imagine a … Continue reading

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RFA Ticker, 2/22/16

The RFA Ticker continues to show a big fat ZERO for ME/CFS research, but there is one interesting bit of research-related bit news. NIH has issued an updated notice about the Lipkin samples. These samples were collected as part of … Continue reading

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2015 NIH Spending on ME/CFS Studies

Update: This post was revised on October 29, 2016 to correct mathematical errors and update the included research. Since Dr. Collins’s announcement in October 2015 that NIH was renewing its focus on ME/CFS, I’ve been wondering when we would see … Continue reading

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RFA Ticker, 2/15/16

Total RFAs Issued by NIH: 136 (October 2015 to date) Total Dollars Committed to RFAs: $1,554,500,000 (October 2015 to date) Total RFAs for ME/CFS: ZERO (October 2015 to date) Week Beginning RFAs Issued Total Commitment RFAs for ME/CFS 2/8/16 5 … Continue reading

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RFA Ticker, 2/8/16

Total RFAs Issued by NIH: 131 (October 2015 to date) Total Dollars Committed to RFAs: $1,545,000,000 (October 2015 to date) Total RFAs for ME/CFS: ZERO (October 2015 to date) Week Beginning RFAs Issued Total Commitment RFAs for ME/CFS 2/1/16 8 … Continue reading

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RFA Ticker, 2/1/16

Why do I keep updating this RFA (Request for Applications) tracker every Monday? Because an RFA comes with set aside funds to stimulate research in a particular area. The last ME/CFS RFA was issued in 2006. Over the last ten … Continue reading

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