Rob Wüst
@RobWust
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Assistant-Professor Muscle Metabolism at Vrije University Amsterdam, Netherlands. Interested in skeletal muscle function in health and disease
Weesp, Nederland
Joined March 2013
🧵 THREAD: Skeletal Muscle Alterations in Long COVID and ME/CFS 1/ 💡 Study Overview We studied whether skeletal muscle changes in Long COVID and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) patients are due to inactivity or distinct pathological processes.
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👨🔬👩🔬 CALL: YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD 👨🔬👩🔬 Application deadline January 25, 2026. Winner will deliver the John Holloszy lecture at #IBEC2026!! Details in link! https://t.co/FHveGs4vkd
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Two PhD positions available in my lab for 2026 for ARC-funded research: "Rethinking lactate – from metabolic ‘prison’ to critical metabolic signal for mitochondrial biogenesis?" More info: https://t.co/meCFyi2KV8 Open to Australian & international candidates.
vu.edu.au
Victoria University is dedicated to undertaking research that makes a significant positive impact to business and society.
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We are still looking for #MECFS patients for the validation of a new PEM questionnaire, in collaboration with the University of Vienna. Please see the post below for more information!
We have developed a new questionnaire for PEM and are currently conducting further validation. After completing an initial face validation with a small group of ME/CFS patients and several experts, we are now seeking broader feedback from the ME/CFS community to refine and
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Hey @amsterdamumc! Kunnen jullie dit lelijke deel niet bij de botanische tuin betrekken? Dat is toch veel mooier voor medewerkers en patiënten? Groen zorgt zelfs voor rust en een sneller herstel! Win-win, toch?
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Voor een aanvraag voor huis/bedgebonden Nederlandse patienten met long COVID. Ik vraag me af: Zou je een bovenbeen spierbiopt af willen geven voor onderzoek? (protocol wordt uiteraard 'LC-proof').
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Shout out to the sponsors!! 📣📣 Due to the generosity of our many sponsors #thankyou we have a number of poster and oral presentation awards to give out at the conference!! Submissions will open in the new year and specifics will be announced here soon! https://t.co/PMliRsb4ol
fbri.vtc.vt.edu
June 1-5, 2026 | The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
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We are delighted that Troy Hornberger will give a talk this Thursday 15 h Munich time on “Visualizing the Sites of Mechanically Induced Growth in Skeletal Muscle”. The Zoom link is: https://t.co/kVhEFJl4gQ Meeting-ID: 675 6494 8662 Kenncode: 929686 All free. Please retweet!
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Super great that my good friend and colleague @drmassimonunes was on South-Africa radio today explaining in simple terms about his research on long covid and me. Well done! You should be proud @resiapretorius!
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ME/CFS & Long COVID patients: we need your help! We’re validating a new tool to measure post-exertional malaise (PEM). Current questionnaires don’t capture its severity or impact. Your input changes that! English: https://t.co/OIRL7K0y6V German: https://t.co/Ya90kUbyZd 🫶🙏
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CES 2026 is extending beyond the show floor—and into the Sphere. 🌐 While in Las Vegas covering CES, Six Five Media will also be on-site at Lenovo Tech World, a co-located event reimagined for the age of AI. Tune in for @PatrickMoorhead & @danielnewmanUV's analyst-driven
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Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM) Muscle Biopsy Study with Dr. David Systrom is recruiting at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA. 1/
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Hoe ondernemers met #LongCovid verstrikt raken in strijd met verzekeraar | Zembla Met bijdragen van @PutrinoLab @RobWust @drMHellemons
https://t.co/hJ3wlfgbmt
me-gids.net
“In Nederland kampen naar schatting 420.000 mensen met langdurige klachten na een besmetting met het coronavirus. Voor velen betekent long covid dat ze niet meer kunnen werken zoals voorheen. Vooral...
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Ik ben erg vereerd dat ons onderzoek weer bruikbaar is voor maatschappelijke problemen. Vandaag in @ZEMBLA: niet alle verzekeringsartsen geloven in #longCOVID en patiënten krijgen geen uitkering. Bedankt @PutrinoLab en @BraedenCharlton. Ik geef gratis bijscholingen 🙃
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Super funny story about winning the Nobel Prize while being completely off-grid in nature. This is a healthy reminder of a successful work-life balance!
nytimes.com
Fred Ramsdell found out about his Nobel Prize nearly 12 hours after it was announced because he was on vacation in the Rockies.
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Join us at the Canadian Collaborative Conference on #ME, 100% free and online! I'm thrilled to be speaking alongside some of my favorite researchers: @sunsopeningband, @RobWust, @VirusesImmunity, and @microbeminded2 and this is just the first day! #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MECFS
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@sunsopeningband @RobWust @VirusesImmunity @microbeminded2 Register here! https://t.co/jo8HMcTApD Kudos to @Sabrina_Poirier and team for putting in a lot of work to prepare this, even living with ME herself. You guys are an inspiration for us to work even harder. Together we are💪
icancme.ca
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Solve is a proud sponsor of the 2nd Intl Conf. on Clinical & Scientific Advances in ME & Long COVID (Nov 12-13, 2025) in Porto. Attend in person (limited seats) or online. Register for one or both days here: https://t.co/xPVs3sqTVW
#AliançaMillionsMissing #MECFSResearch
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Santa’s gone digital. Get your personalized Cameo from Santa, and give the special ones in your life a surprise they’ll never forget.
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In this 2020 Viewpoint article, @RobWust @rhhoutkooper & @Auwerx_Lab discuss the challenges of inducible systems for spatiotemporal gene expression regulation. https://t.co/mohN0eIPef 📕 #Reproducibility & Best Practices in Cell Biology https://t.co/LU22zrpvoP
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We are hiring a PhD student! Come and work with myself, Melissa Hooijmans, and @RobWust on a project aimed at understanding the mechanistic bases of exercise intolerance in ME/CFS. Please RT! @VU_FGB
https://t.co/TsU4hvBou7
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We are currently at a Long Covid Hackathon with Dutch NL scientists to get new ideas for collaborative projects. 🤓🙃 We are wondering if bone marrow transplantations have been performed in a patient that also has long covid? What were the outcomes related to LC?
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Pleased to announce that together with my colleagues Melissa Hooijmans & @RobWust, we have been awarded €500,000 funding from @ZonMw to better understand exercise intolerance in ME/CFS using a combination of CPET, MRI, NIRS, and muscle biopsies!! https://t.co/5njyRwn0ty
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