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What is ME/CFS?

Understand the devastating reality of ME/CFS, from its pathology and severity to its impact on millions of people worldwide.

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WE&ME Award – The Winning Project

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A scientist is sitting at a desk with several monitors in a high-tech laboratory. In the foreground is a large digital DNA strand. One screen displays the text "Sequence Me & Long COVID: Understanding ME/CFS Through Genomics." — Sequence ME & Long Covid

Sequence ME & Long Covid

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A person in a white lab coat works in a laboratory filled with glassware and bottles; a blue box with the letters WWTF covers the center of the picture. — ME/CFS Fellowships 2026 awarded

ME/CFS Fellowships 2026 awarded

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A modern laboratory with glassware and a laptop on the counter. In the center, a blue rectangle reads WWTF | WWTF and WE&ME Foundation support seven innovative research projects in white letters. — WWTF call for proposals: Research projects on post-acute infectious diseases (focus on ME/CFS)

WWTF call for proposals: Research projects on post-acute infectious diseases (focus on ME/CFS)

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WWTF and WE&ME Foundation fund seven innovative research projects

WWTF and WE&ME Foundation fund seven innovative research projects

Ongoing

Joint promotion of ME/CFS research in Innsbruck

Joint promotion of ME/CFS research in Innsbruck

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Care4PAIS&ME/CFS

Care4PAIS&ME/CFS

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The gut virome in ME/CFS

The gut virome in ME/CFS

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Johadami ME/CFS Research Grant 2023

Johadami ME/CFS Research Grant 2023

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ME/CFS Biobank Austria – Establishment of Austria’s first biobank for samples from ME/CFS patients

ME/CFS Biobank Austria – Establishment of Austria’s first biobank for samples from ME/CFS patients

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The role of psychotherapy in the treatment of ME/CFS patients

The role of psychotherapy in the treatment of ME/CFS patients

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Johadami’s ME/CFS Research Grant 2022

Johadami’s ME/CFS Research Grant 2022

Ongoing

long-COVID — Link between EBV reactivation and the development of long-lasting COVID fatigue

Link between EBV reactivation and the development of long-lasting COVID fatigue

Ongoing

The occurrence of hyperactivated platelets and fibrin microclots in ME/CFS

The occurrence of hyperactivated platelets and fibrin microclots in ME/CFS

Ongoing

Understanding potential infectious triggers and mitochondrial dysfunction in ME/CFS

Understanding potential infectious triggers and mitochondrial dysfunction in ME/CFS

Ongoing

Investigation of genes expressed in immune cells of patients and control subjects

Investigation of genes expressed in immune cells of patients and control subjects

Healing and recognition for ME/CFS: Our mission.

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“We study innate and adaptive immunity against viruses and study disease pathogenesis.”

Prof. Akiko Iwasaki

@VirusesImmunity

Together, we are building a better future for people with ME/CFS.

Together, we can advance research, accelerate progress, and bring effective treatments and, ultimately, a cure closer. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.

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