This year, to mark the 25th anniversary of the charity ME Research UK sponsored the 2025 IACFS/ME virtual poster competition.
Congratulations to the well-deserved winners of the competition, Ms. Jolien Hendrix and Ms. Anne E. Gardella!
Jolien Hendrix is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Physical Therapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy, Faculty of Physical Education & Physical Therapy at Vrije Universiteit in Brussel, Belgium. Her poster was entitled “Are epigenetic changes the key to understanding autonomic dysfunction in ME/CFS and fibromyalgia?.” Jolien is also involved in a project funded by ME Research UK alongside colleagues Jente Van Campenhout and Professor Jo Nijs.
Anne Gardella is a PhD Candidate and researcher at the Cornell Center for Enervating Neuroimmune Disease at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York (USA). Her poster was entitled “Circulating cell-free RNA signatures for the characterization and diagnosis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.”
ME Research UK views sponsorship at the world’s premier ME/CFS conference as a fitting way to mark a quarter century of vital funding for research, with the poster competition helping to equip the next generation of researchers with the skills they need to succeed.
