They all could have played a better role. That statement about XMRV being worse that HIV/AIDs in Africa....probably destroyed her in many researchers eyes. One researcher told me you just don't recover from things like that. Talking about vaccines at the autism conference

. Saying publically that other researchers just don't want to find the virus - disaster!

. It went on and on.......those statements were not in the best interests of the WPI , XMRV or the ME/CFS Community.
(Of all the groups they - with a big target on their back - needed, above all, needed to keep their heads down and keep to the Science -show they could handle the pressure. That did not happen and so now they have a reputation in the research world and I imagine that its not a very good one. )
Still, it was part of the learning process - EVERYONE is new to their job over there - Judy has never been a Research Director and Annette has never run a Research Institute - and those comments have mostly stopped and hopefully, as XMRV is validated things will return to normal - with grants pouring in. The WPI got alot of money from the feds prior to XMRV, ironically - hopefully that will happen again.
If XMRV turns out Judy will appear to be something of genius on the science side, I imagine; the rather flamboyant researcher who maybe should stay out the public eye less but who figured out the mystery that's stumped so many. that's not a bad tag!