International ME/CFS Conference 2026
Videos presentations
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and ME/CFS Research Foundation organised the International ME/CFS Conference 2026 on 7-8 May in Berlin. The event was directed at medical professionals, researchers and interdisciplinary experts in the fields of medicine and biology.
In addition to presentations, the two-day hybrid Conference featured a wide range of scientific posters. Among the submitted posters, outstanding contributions were awarded poster prizes by the ME/CFS Research Foundation via a scientific jury.
Presentations were held in English. The second day of the Conference featured an afternoon Symposium for a German speaking audience. Videos, presentations and short summaries of the lectures will be added gradually on this website.
Welcome
Welcome
Carmen Scheibenbogen
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Welcome
Jörg Heydecke
ME/CFS Research Foundation, Germany
Key breakthroughs I: Genetics and markers of autoimmunity
DecodeME genetics
Chris Ponting
University of Edinburgh, UK
Markers of Autoimmunity in ME/CFS and PCS
Birgit Sawitzki
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Key breakthroughs II: Neuroimaging
Whole body PET/MR imaging in ME/CFS
Michelle James
Stanford University, USA
White Matter Neuroinflammation in ME/CFS
Qiang Yu
University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
Neuroimaging Findings in ME/CFS and PCS
Carsten Finke
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Selected poster presentations
Symptom Profile in Post-COVID-19 Condition
Elsa Biteus
Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Reduced inflammatory potential of HDL
Elisabeth Schieffer
University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg (UKGM), Marburg, Germany
Perfusion Across Scales in ME/CFS
Annabell Sprenger
University Hospital Regensburg, Germany
Exhaustion of NK Cells in PCS
Isabelle Lethen
Technical University of Munich (TUM) Hospital, Germany
Sex differences in metabolites
Cornelia Pipper-Krampl
FH JOANNEUM, Austria
Understanding I: Vascular dysregulation
Endothelial Dysfunction and Hypoperfusion
Martina Seifert
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Signals in the Flow
Alain Moreau
University of Montreal, Canada
MYOFLAME-19
Valentina Puntmann
Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
Understanding II: Neuronal dysregulation
Metabolic and immune system change in ME/CFS
Helena Radbruch
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Reduced ATP-to-phosphocreatine Ratios in PCS
Gabriele Ende
Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH) Mannheim, Germany
Available soon
Mechanisms of Sleep Disturbance in ME/CFS
Claudia Schilling
Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH) Mannheim, Germany
Understanding III: Immune and metabolic dysregulation
Available soon
Autoantibodies analysis in Long COVID and ME/CFS
Keyla Sá
Yale University, USA
Available soon
Effects of Autoantibodies on Neuronal Function
Marlen Alisch
Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC) of the Max Delbrück Center (MDC) and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Available soon
Beyond the Trigger
Nina Babel
Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
Available soon
Bio-SIG PEM study
Christian Puta
Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
Available soon
Lipidomics and Metabolomics in ME/CFS
Christopher Armstrong
University of Melbourne, Australia
Treatment I: Care and novel trials
Available soon
PEDNET-LC (English)
Uta Behrends
TUM University Hospital, Technical University Munich, Germany
Available soon
CFS_CARE
Kirsten Wittke
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Available soon
Efficacy of HBOT in ME/CFS
Claudia Kedor
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Available soon
Low Dose Naltrexone in Post-Covid
Luis Nacul
University of British Columbia, Canada
Available soon
Cohen Center for Recovery from complex Chronic Illness: Research Updates
David Putrino
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
Available soon
Methylprednisolone in PCS
Lucas Adam
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Treatment II: Clinical trials targeting immune dysregulation
Available soon
Low Dose Rapamycin in ME/CFS
Gunnar Gottschalk
Simmaron Research, USA
Available soon
Daratumumab in ME/CFS
Øystein Fluge
University of Bergen, Norway
Available soon
Immunoadsorption in ME/CFS and PCS
Elisa Stein
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Available soon
IA-PACS-CFS
Hannah Pressler
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Available soon
CD19 B Cell Depletion in ME/CFS
Judith Bellmann-Strobl
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
ME/CFS Symposium 2026 – Versorgung und Therapie in Deutschland
Grußworte
Nina Warken
Federal Ministry of Health (BMG), Germany
Grußworte
Dorothee Bär
Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), Germany
Nationale Dekade gegen Postinfektiöse Erkrankungen
Natascha Sommer
University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg (UKGM), Giessen, Germany
Versorgung: Modellvorhaben zu ME/CFS und Post-COVID-Syndrom (PCS)
PEDNET-LC (Deutsch)
Uta Behrends
TUM University Hospital, Technical University Munich, Germany
ACCESS
Meike Dirks
Hannover Medical School (MHH), Germany
Pais Care Berlin
Kirsten Wittke
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Psychotherapie und ME/CFS
Bettina Grande
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
UNCOVER
Georg Schomerus
University Clinic Leipzig, Germany
Therapie: Neue Ergebnisse zu ME/CFS und PCS
Praxisleitfaden und Off-Label-Therapie bei ME/CFS
Marie Witt
German Association for ME/CFS, Germany
Immunadsorption bei ME/CFS und Post-COVID-ME/CFS
Elisa Stein
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
B-/Plasmazell-Depletion bei ME/CFS
Judith Bellmann-Strobl
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Wirksamkeit der Hyperbaren Sauerstofftherapie bei ME/CFS
Claudia Kedor
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Therapiestudien zu ME/CFS und PCS
Carmen Scheibenbogen
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Sponsors of the International ME/CFS Conference
The following sponsors are supporting the International ME/CFS Conference 2026. The ME/CFS Symposium 2026 (in German) on 8 May is not funded by these organisations. Weidenhammer Zoebele Stiftung and Lost Voices Stiftung provide overall support to Charité Fatigue Center.