Dr Katharine Seton
@Katharine_seton
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ME researcher. Chair of the European ME Research Group for early career researchers (@YoungEmerg). All views are my own.
Norwich, England
Joined November 2017
Today I have submitted my #MECFS research PhD thesis, ironically on #WorldMEDay Thank you @Invest_in_ME for funding my PhD
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🌍 Going to Vienna for #YEVienna2025? Apply for one of five travel grants to attend the Young EMERG Workshop! 🏨 Grants cover two hotel nights near the venue to support networking and collaboration. 📚 Open to Master’s, PhD, medical students & postdocs. 🔗 Apply via the QR code!
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🚨 Breaking News! Attending the Young EMERG International Workshop in Vienna? We’ve secured discounted rooms at the Leonardo Hotel Vienna Schönbrunn (26–29 Nov)! 📅 Offer ends 30 Oct — first come, first served! 📧 Book now: info@youngemerg.com #YEVienna2025 #YoungEMERG
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👋 Meet #yEMERG Our newest member is Leonardo Vincenzi 🇮🇹 Leo is a bioinformatician and postdoc at @MedUni_Wien. He researches #MECFS genetics to discover causative variants. Leo also studies disease prevalence to seek evidence that can facilitate the diagnosis of the #MECFS🧬👨💻
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👋 Meet #yEMERG Maria Ljungström is a PhD candidate in Dr. Elisa Oltra’s research group on Gene Expression and Immunity in Valencia. She works on identifying biomarkers related to immune system alterations and extracellular vesicles in #MECFS, #Fibromyalgia and #LongCovid 👩🔬
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👋Meet #yEMERG First up is @Katharine_seton, postdoc at @TheQuadram with Prof Simon Cardings group. She studies interactions between the microbiome and immune system in #MECFS, particularly the mycobiome. Kath also leads the LightMEUp pilot study on red light therapy in #MECFS🔬
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Thank you to everyone who has completed this survey so far! We welcome more responses to help us get an overview of the diverse needs of #MECFS, so that we can tailor our research studies and clinical trials to be more suitable and accessible for #pwME Survey link is below
Are you living with #MECFS or supporting someone who is? Help QIB design better remote studies via a 5–10 min anonymous survey. 🗣️ This is a Patient & Public Involvement activity, not a research study. ⏳ Deadline: 15 May 📎
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Are you living with #MECFS or supporting someone who is? Help QIB design better remote studies via a 5–10 min anonymous survey. 🗣️ This is a Patient & Public Involvement activity, not a research study. ⏳ Deadline: 15 May 📎
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🗺️ Lastly, Benjamin Missbach will present: "ME/CFS Research Exchanges: Co-Design Workshop" and talk about laboratory rotations for #MECFS researchers.
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👥 Gemma Beasy & Ruth Ajayi will co-present: "PPI and EDI of #MECFS Patients in Research". This talk will explore patient involvement and equity in research - and why this is important.
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🧬 Matthias Wielschers talk "The Genetic Landscape of ME/CFS: What We Know and What Lies Ahead", will give an overview to better understand the genetic underpinnings of #MECFS.
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🛠️ Elisa Oltra will speak on: "Setting Up an ME/CFS Doctoral Network", sharing efforts to establish structured training and long-term research commitment through doctoral programs.
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🔍 Thomas Vyzikas from Horizon Europe will present: "Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions" and give us a valuable look at European funding support for early career researchers.
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💻Next up is Deszö Módos, presenting "Using Multi-Omics and Network Biology to Understand Patient Heterogeneity". He will dig into how layered biological data can reveal what makes #MECFS complex and individualised.
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🧠 Kristian Sommerfelt will speak on "Neglected cohorts of #MECFS patient research". With decades of clinical experience, he brings an important view on which patients are being left out - and why that matters.
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🔗 We’re honored to welcome Vicky Whittemore, who will give a keynote speech on the #NIH RECOVER initiative.
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📢 #SPARKME update! We're excited to announce the lineup of speakers for the #SPARKME workshop. https://t.co/RKKxByyley Alongside leading experts in #MECFS, we’ll feature early career researchers to present their research🌟 Lets introduce our speakers👇🧵
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Only two days remain to submit an abstract to present at the @YoungEmerg SPARK ME workshop for early career researchers interested in #MECFS research, a multi-systemic illness involving the immune system @britsocimm, microbiome @MicrobioSoc and many more systems
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What are the possible causes of cognitive problems in #pwME and how could we treat them? This is something we discuss in our latest collaborative #mecfs review!
A paper resulting from the work of IiMER-funded research at the #CofEforME in Norwich Research Park Cognitive Dysfunction in #MECFS — Aetiology and Potential Treatments Thanks to our supporters https://t.co/kZviCgMLqF
#research @CofEforME
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A paper resulting from the work of IiMER-funded research at the #CofEforME in Norwich Research Park Cognitive Dysfunction in #MECFS — Aetiology and Potential Treatments Thanks to our supporters https://t.co/kZviCgMLqF
#research @CofEforME
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Systemic infection and inflammation impair mental function through a combination of altered attention and cognition. Here, we comprehensively review the relevant literature and report personal...
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