Newsletter July 2021
OMF Ambassador Jacqueline Ko celebrates her birthday with a fundraiser for research: Donate before August 1 for the chance to have your gift tripled! In celebration of her 30th birthday, multi-award-winning opera singer and OMF Ambassador Jacqueline Ko, kicked off a fundraiser for Open Medicine Foundation Canada! Jacqueline explains, “As
Newsletter June 2021
Thank you for your support during #MayMomentum! Thanks to our community’s generosity and shared dedication, our fourth annual May Momentum campaign was a huge success. Through individual donations and personal fundraisers on Facebook, Instagram, Twitch and other platforms, we raised over $175,000 for critical research into ME/CFS and related chronic,
Newsletter March 2021
OMF joins the Long COVID Alliance to accelerate research for post-infectious illness Open Medicine Foundation (OMF) is pleased to announce that we have joined 49 new partners in the fight to return millions of Americans to health. The Long COVID Alliance is a network of patient advocates, scientists, disease and
Newsletter February 2021
An Update from Chris Armstrong, Director, Melbourne ME/CFS Collaboration The Melbourne ME/CFS Collaboration is the fifth and newest OMF funded collaborative research center. After making the journey to Australia to set up the Collaborative Research Center (CRC), Director Chris Armstrong began the groundbreaking study that he hopes will improve the
Newsletter October 2020
Join our Mission to End ME/CFS: Your Digital Fundraising Toolkit is Here! Passionate about our mission to end ME/CFS? Join us in our fight to fast-track critical research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME / CFS) by starting your own digital fundraiser! Open Medicine Foundation (OMF) is excited to
Newsletter – August 2020
OMF’s ME / CFS and COVID-19 Research Project Brought into National Focus Open Medicine Foundations’ ME / CFS and COVID-19 research project was brought into national focus at a recent, federally-sponsored meeting of the first-ever virtual Interagency ME / CFS Working Group Meeting. This first meeting of the new Working Group focused on ME / CFS and those
You Inspire Us!
Riding to Raise Awareness: A Sister’s Fight to End ME / CFS Biking from coast to coast of any country is a significant journey. Although the stunning backdrop of Sweden’s coastline may be enough to inspire the ride, the motive for Swedish OMF supporter Olivia goes much deeper; Olivia’s sister Clara has
March 2020 Newsletter
OMF 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW We realize that you take your philanthropy seriously, and we are honored by your belief in our mission and our efforts to end Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME / CFS). The accomplishments contained in the following, OMF 2019 Year in Review, are only possible because of you;
November Newsletter
HARVARD-AFFILIATED HOSPITALS EXAMINE ME / CFS PATIENT CARE Ronald G. Tompkins, MD, ScD, co-director of the OMF-funded Harvard ME / CFS Collaboration, and collaborative team member, Amel Karaa, MD, are diving into the current state of care for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME / CFS) patients. Tompkins and Karaa, together with OMF CEO/President Linda Tannenbaum, are
October Newsletter
Ron Tompkins and Jonas Bergquist Attend RME Sweden Conferences OMF Scientific Advisory Board members Ronald G. Tompkins, MD, ScD, and Jonas Bergquist, MD, PhD, are participating at the annual RME sponsored Roundtable meetings at the Lejondal Castle outside Stockholm on October 15-16. These meetings bring together leading researchers and clinicians
August Newsletter
3rd Annual Community Symposium Registration Open Registration is open for the 3rd Annual Community Symposium on the Molecular Basis of ME / CFS at Stanford University, sponsored by OMF, on Saturday, September 7, 2019. To attend the event in person at Stanford University, click here to register. To watch the event via Livestream from anywhere
More Exciting Happenings During May Momentum
The Second Annual May Momentum continues with tremendous energy and enthusiasm. In the first half of this month, we have celebrated and stood together to raise awareness and critical donations for research. Thank you to everyone who has already taken part in the May Momentum actions. We still have
