Dr. Wanda Jones’ leadership at the Department of Health and Human Services make this a very hopeful and promising time

CFS Central: In your view, what are some of the more important findings raised in the conference?

Vernon: Having worked on CFS for 13 years, it feels to me like there is tremendous synergy around the need to be more collaborative across institutions, disciplines and settings (basic research, applied research and clinical research) to develop a shared set of tools that will accelerate the pace of discovery.

The involvement of so many top people from the NIH at the meeting (especially under the circumstances of a near government shut-down) and Dr. Wanda Jones’ leadership at the Department of Health and Human Services make this a very hopeful and promising time. Read more>>