New members in Young EMERG
Following the most recent Young EMERG/SPARK ME workshop, that was held in the summer of 2024 during the International ME Conference Week in UK, several new early career researchers have now joined Young EMERG.
The new members augment the expanding group and complement the expertise of the existing members.
Young EMERG wishes to enhance the network of early career researchers in ME, and aims to encourage current ECRs to stay in the field and foster collaboration, with the annual workshop and by holding online meetings such as journal clubs that also involve researchers from other fields in order to maintain and expand global contacts.
The Young EMERG network provides a single European early career researcher forum for those involved in, or interested in, developing a career in research into ME. A network where members can come together to discuss life as an early career researcher, and where ideas can be generated and shared, and where collaboration can be developed to allow opportunities for those young or early career researchers who are already involved in biomedical research into ME, or involved in another research area which may be of relevance to understanding ME.
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Marie Celine Dorczoke MSc.
Celine is a doctoral student at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria. She is in her first year of the Mental Health Programme. Her research group, which is situated at Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, works on alternative treatments for ME/CFS (e.g., dietary supplements). Additionally, a parallel-project focuses on improving the diagnosis of ME/CFS through an evidence-based and patient-centered tool. Celine's academic background is in psychology.
Ella Abken, MSc
Ella is a research assistant with the CureME team at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She has a diverse background, holding a master’s degree in computational neuroscience and a bachelor’s degree in medical technologies. Currently, she is part of the clinical team led by Eliana Lacerda, who established the UK Biobank for ME/CFS. In her role, Ella is conducting a study to explore the connection between the HHV6 virus and the severity of ME/CFS and Long Covid, focusing on individuals with mild, moderate, and severe symptoms. She is also dedicated to enhancing the platform for ME/CFS online services, making it more accessible and user-friendly for patients. Ella’s research interests are deeply rooted in understanding the clinical and neuroscientific sex differences in ME/CFS. She aims to uncover why the condition is more prevalent in women, which could lead to better-targeted treatments and improved patient outcomes.
Krishani Perera, PhD.
Krishani is a postdoctoral research scientist working in Professor Simon Carding's lab group at the Quadram Institute in Norwich, UK.
She is new to the field of ME/CFS and joined recently to start her two year Invest in ME Research LunaNova fellowship.
Krishani has a strong background in molecular virology and has conducted research on viruses from multiple virus families including coronaviruses.
Her research at Quadram Institute primarily focuses on investigating the link between endogenous viruses and immune senescence in ME/CFS.
Marie Celine Dorczoke
Maria is a PhD candidate working in Professor Elisa Oltra's lab group at the Catholic University of Valencia in Valencia, Spain. She has a BSc in Biotechnology and a MSc in Molecular Biology. Her research focuses on studying extracellular vesicles (EVs) and their profiles within the immune systems of patients with ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia (FM), and Post-COVID condition. Her primary aim is to identify and analyze the expression patterns of EVs and their microRNAs in these diseases to better understand the immune disturbances that characterize these conditions. Additionally, she is keenly interested in understanding the pathomechanisms involved in the neuroimmune disturbances associated with ME/CFS, FM, and Post-COVID condition.
Nikola Marković MD
Nikola is the first year PhD student of Biophysics researches in Medicine, in Medical School, University of Belgrade. He is also currenty full time employee at the Neurocardiological laboratory of Institute for Cardiovascular disease „ Dedinje, Belgrade, Serbia, with his resedincy of Internal medicine starting in april next year. His main filed of interest and everyday clinical practice is Cardiology and Autonomic Nervous System testing, using standard protocols (Head up Tilt test, Cardiovascular Reflex Testing, Heart Rate Variability etc.), with special focus of Cardiovascular and Autonomic Nervous System changes in people with ME/CFS. Main focus of his future work will be noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring and biosignal processing, especially in subgroup of patients with ME/CFS and VasoVagal Syncope (VVS).