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RFA Ticker, 3/14/16

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Jennie Spotila

During the March 8, 2016 NIH conference call with ME/CFS advocates, I asked Dr. Walter Koroshetz of NINDS if he could commit to the community that an RFA would be forthcoming. He said no, and then qualified the answer by … Continue reading →

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RFA Ticker, 3/7/16

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Jennie Spotila

Just one RFA last week, and it wasn’t for ME/CFS. The wait continues. Total RFAs Issued by NIH: 150 (October 2015 to date) Total Dollars Committed to RFAs: $1,612,990,000 (October 2015 to date) Total RFAs for ME/CFS: ZERO (October 2015 … Continue reading →

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We Are All Noncompliant

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Jennie Spotila

I learned something about ME/CFS advocacy from a comic book. Now wait, stay with me. I realize this sounds bizarre, especially coming from me. I haven’t read a comic book since I was eight years old. Enter Bitch Planet, a … Continue reading →

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RFA Ticker, 2/29/16

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Jennie Spotila

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

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Jennie Spotila

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

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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RFA Ticker, 2/15/16

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Jennie Spotila

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

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Jennie Spotila

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

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Jennie Spotila

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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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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