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2016 NIH Spending on ME/CFS Studies

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Jennie Spotila

Update: This post was revised on March 12, 2018 to reflect the addition of intramural research to the total. When I analyzed NIH’s spending on ME/CFS studies in Fiscal Year 2015, I concluded: The bottom line is that NIH is … Continue reading →

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Quick NIH Updates

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Jennie Spotila

A few quick hit NIH updates, all drawn from the website for the Clinical Care study: The consent form for the study has been posted. Of note, people with depression, anxiety, etc. are excluded if their symptoms are not well-controlled … Continue reading →

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Responding to the NIH RFI

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Jennie Spotila

For the first time, NIH has requested public input into the future direction of ME/CFS research. This is a chance for researchers, organizations, advocates, and others to provide input directly to the Trans-NIH ME/CFS Working Group on the following questions: … Continue reading →

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2015 NIH Spending on ME/CFS Studies

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Jennie Spotila

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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NIH: Who Reviewed Grants in 2015

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Jennie Spotila

In order to get NIH funding, a researcher has to succeed in several levels of application review. A persistent controversy in the field of ME/CFS is the allegation that grant applications are not reviewed by ME/CFS experts. So let’s take … Continue reading →

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NIH RFA Ticker, 1/18/16

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Jennie Spotila

Total RFAs Issued by NIH: 115 (October 2015 to date) Total Dollars Committed to RFAs: $1,502,950,000 (October 2015 to date) Total RFAs for ME/CFS: ZERO (October 2015 to date) Week Beginning RFAs Issued Total Commitment RFAs for ME/CFS 1/11/16 10 … Continue reading →

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Survey: Barriers to NIH Funding

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Jennie Spotila

Reprinted with permission of Lily Chu: Over the years, IACFS/ME Board members have heard anecdotally from researchers, clinicians, and others that obtaining government-sponsored funding for research related to ME/CFS can be quite challenging, in some cases more challenging than that … Continue reading →

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NIH RFA Ticker, 1/11/16

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Jennie Spotila

Total RFAs Issued by NIH: 103 (October 2015 to date) Total Dollars Committed to RFAs: $1,431,750,000 (October 2015 to date) Total RFAs for ME/CFS: ZERO (October 2015 to date) Week Beginning RFAs Issued Total Commitment RFAs for ME/CFS 1/4/16 0 … Continue reading →

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NIH RFA Ticker, 1/4/16

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Jennie Spotila

Total RFAs Issued by NIH: 103 (October 2015 to date) Total Dollars Committed to RFAs: $1,431,750,000 (October 2015 to date) Total RFAs for ME/CFS: ZERO (October 2015 to date) Week Beginning RFAs Issued Total Commitment RFAs for ME/CFS 12/28/15 0 … Continue reading →

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NIH RFA Ticker, 12/28/15

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Jennie Spotila

Total RFAs Issued by NIH: 103 (October 2015 to date) Total Dollars Committed to RFAs: $1,431,750,000 (October 2015 to date) Total RFAs for ME/CFS: ZERO (October 2015 to date) Week Ending RFAs Issued Total Commitment RFAs for ME/CFS 12/21/15 3 … Continue reading →

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