Journal of IiME Volume 3 Issue 1 www.investinme.org P PRROOFFIILLEESS ooff PPRREESSEENNTTEERRSS aatt tthhee IINNVVEESSTT iinn MMEE I INNTTEERRNNAATTIIOONNAALL MMEE//CCFFSS CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEE As the Founder and President, Annette supports the basic and clinical research programs, recruitment of physicians and support personnel, while also leading fundraising activities. Researchers at the University of Nevada Medical School have also become collaborators on projects that are vital to our understanding of the immune deficits seen in these patients. The Nevada Business Journal recently honored Annette and her husband Harvey as Health Care Heroes for their personal commitment to this Institute and its mission. Other community activities include current positions on the Governing Board of the Davidson Institute and the Community Board of Pack Paws (thanks to the HHV-6 Foundation and the WPI web site for this information). P Prrooffeessssoorr GGaarr tthh NNiiccooll ssoonn PPhhDD The Institute for Molecular Medicine, P.O. Box 9355, S. Laguna Beach, California 92652. Tel: 949-715-7958; Email: gnicolson@immed.org; Website: www.immed.org Professor Garth Nicolson Phd (Biochemistry/Cell Biology), President, Chief Scientific Officer and Research Professor, The Institute for Molecular Medicine; Conjoint Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia; Professor of Integrative Medicine, Capital University of Integrative Medicine, Washington DC. Professor Nicolson has been studying the role of infections in chronic illnesses such as Gulf War Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Autoimmune and Degenerative Diseases for many years. He is also an extinguished cancer researcher and has many publications to his name, including 3 Current Content Citation Classics. The Institute for Molecular Medicine is a research institute and its mission is to contribute to the understanding of and the prevention and cure of catastrophic human chronic diseases, such as autoimmune diseases, fatigue illnesses, rheumatic diseases, cancer, AIDS, and infectious and genetic diseases. This will be accomplished through innovative basic and translational research programs. P Prreesseenn ttaatt iioonn:: SSiimmii llaarr iinnffeecctt iioonnss ffoouunndd iinn MMEE//CCFFSS aanndd N Neeuurrooddeeggeenneerraatt iivvee aanndd NNeeuurroobbeehhaavviioorraall DDii sseeaasseess .. Garth L. Nicolson1, Nancy L. Nicolson1, Jorg Haier2 1The Institute for Molecular Medicine, Huntington Beach, California, 2Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Munster, Germany Objective: The majority of neurodegenerative diseases, fatiguing illnesses and neurobehavioral disease patients have chronic infections.1,2 Therefore, we examined the presence of certain co-infections in the blood of patients with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and compared these to ME/CFS patients. Methods: North American ME/CFS and ASD patients were examined for various infections by isolation of leukocyte blood fractions and forensic polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to determine various infections.3,4 Invest in ME (Charity Nr. 1114035) Page 61/76
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