@Griffith_Uni @NHMRC investigator Director @NCNEDResearch Inaugural Stafford Fox Medical Research Professorial Fellow

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the opportunity to undertake a research scholarship in Switzerland, where she will be working within a leading Swiss research laboratory until early December. We are incredibly proud of all that Bree has accomplished & excited to see what she achieves during this next chapter.
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We are delighted to congratulate Breanne Archer on the successful completion of her Honours research project at NCNED that investigated immunological & cellular mechanisms in #longCOVID & #MECFS. Adding to this remarkable achievement, Bree has been awarded...
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NCNED is thrilled to announce the ๐Ÿฑ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—— โ€” ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต, ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป & ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, taking place ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏโ€“๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ at the stunning ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต, ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ, ๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ช.
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Introducing the Opera Phenix Plus High-Content Screening System enabling advanced, cutting-edge imaging to facilitate our research. This represents an important investment in innovative research to accelerate our discoveries in the pathomechanisms of #MECFS, #LONGCOVID & #GWI.
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Dr Etianne Martini Sasso & NCNED Researchers were invited by the prestigious Journal of Translational Medicine to contribute a review examining the neurological & neurocognitive impacts of #longCOVID. doi.org/10.1186/s12967-026-0โ€ฆ
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Dr Natalie Eaton-Fitch & Prof Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik have recently published findings from Australiaโ€™s ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐— ๐—˜/๐—–๐—™๐—ฆ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜†, documenting poor health & wellbeing in people with #MECFS. Please see the link below: link.springer.com/article/10โ€ฆ
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PhD candidate, Tanoj Singh, a recipient of a Stafford Fox Medical Research PhD Scholarship, & NCNED researchers have recently published an original paper in Frontiers in Medicine: frontiersin.org/.../fmed.202โ€ฆ This study used advanced MRI techniques to examine subtle changes in the...
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Earlier this month, members of the NCNED team took part in the 5km Walk/Run at the 2026 ASICS Gold Coast Marathon, joining thousands of participants along the beautiful Gold Coast Broadwater. Wearing our "Running for Research" T-shirts, the team proudly represented....
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The brainโ€™s waste clearance system is impaired in people living with #MECFS which can lead to various symptoms including brain fog, #GriffithUniversity researchers have discovered. This demonstrates, for the first time, the impact #MECFS has on glymphatic function which is.....
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NEWS RELEASE 2-JUL-2026 Brainโ€™s waste-clearing ability impaired in ME/CFS patients eurekalert.org/news-releasesโ€ฆ Paper: frontiersin.org/journals/neuโ€ฆ #mecfs #pwme 1/
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Professor Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik recently presented NCNED Clinical Trials Program at the International Clinical Trials Day. The theme was ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ: ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜บ ๐˜Š๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ž๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด where....
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Over many years, NCNED has produced rigorous scientific evidence demonstrating that problems with ion channels, particularly TRPM3, TRPM7 & TRPM2, disrupts calcium entry into the cells, providing important & evidence-based insights into the pathomechanism of #MECFS.....
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NCNED Researcher Mr Tanoj Singh presented the latest diffusion MRI findings in #MECFS & #longCOVID at the Young EMERG Symposium 2026, held on 25 - 26 May at Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK. His research showcased preliminary evidence of brain tissue microstructural....
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Chandi Magawa & the NCNED team are thrilled to announce the submission of a novel & innovative PhD thesis that pushed the boundaries of ion channel research in #MECFS & #longCOVID. Congratulations Chandi!! #griffithuni, #griffithhealth
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For 14 years, NCNED has remained unwavering in its commitment to patients & their progress. In 2026, we continue to support #MECFS patients by promoting & participating in #InternationalMECFSAwarenessDay, while strengthening our long-standing commitment to advancing research.
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NCNED welcomes Rachael Davis, a third-year Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) student, who will be completing her dissertation with our team. Her project will investigate how medications of interest affect NK cells in cell culture & exploring mechanisms....
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โ€œ๐™Ž๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™ข ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ž๐™˜ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™˜๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ช๐™˜๐™š๐™™ ๐™—๐™ฎ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™œ๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š ๐™š๐™ญ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™ก๐™ฉ๐™๐™ฎ ๐™จ๐™ช๐™—๐™Ÿ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™จ.โ€ Published in ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™‰๐™š๐™ช๐™ง๐™ค๐™จ๐™˜๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š. #GriffithUni, #Griffithhealth, #MECFS
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NCNED welcomes Samara Melray for her Master's research project investigating the effects of neuropeptides on natural killer (NK) cells of individuals living with #MECFS & #LongCOVID, focusing on characterising the effects of PACAP & VIP neuropeptides & the surface expression.
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NCNED researcher Dr Etianne Sasso has recently received the PhD Candidate of the Year 2025 Award from the School of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences at #GriffithUniversity. Recognised for her research on ion channel dysfunction in #MECFS, #LongCOVID & #GWI. Proud moment for the team!
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