Way back when, it was the CFIDS Association that funded Dr. DeFreitas's work. And the Association continued to fund her until the Scientific Advisory Committee recommended that funding cease. The Association has a long history of funding research into the role of infectious agents in CFS.
The six current funded grants were awarded in 2008 after a competitive grant process which included scientific peer review as well as Board strategic review. We have not announced a new request for applications because we are focused on building the SolveCFS BioBank as quickly as possible. In June, the Board approved the expansion of the BioBank to include both sudden and gradual onset patients, as well as healthy controls that live with or are related to CFS patients. A Medical Research Advisory Committee reviews proposed studies utilizing the BioBank samples.
For a broad summary of the Association's work on XMRV: http://cfids.org/cfidslink/2010/010607.asp#3r
The six current funded grants were awarded in 2008 after a competitive grant process which included scientific peer review as well as Board strategic review. We have not announced a new request for applications because we are focused on building the SolveCFS BioBank as quickly as possible. In June, the Board approved the expansion of the BioBank to include both sudden and gradual onset patients, as well as healthy controls that live with or are related to CFS patients. A Medical Research Advisory Committee reviews proposed studies utilizing the BioBank samples.
For a broad summary of the Association's work on XMRV: http://cfids.org/cfidslink/2010/010607.asp#3r