Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)
Research projects
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7
Research projects
Brain changes in ME/CFS: Focus on the stress and immune system
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Netherlands
Principal investigator:
Inge Huitinga
Organisations:
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam), Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN), University of Amsterdam
Research period:
2023-01
to 2027-12
to 2027-12
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Nervous system dysfunction
Explaining skeletal muscle-related symptoms in patients with ME/CFS: from skeletal muscle to exercise immunology (MuscleME)
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Netherlands
Principal investigator:
Rob Wust
Organisations:
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)
Research period:
2023-01
to 2027-11
to 2027-11
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Hemic and lymphatic system dysfunction, Musculoskeletal system dysfunction
Insights into immune cell infiltration and mast cell activation in post-exertional malaise in post-COVID
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Netherlands
Principal investigator:
Rob Wust
Organisations:
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)
Research period:
Not available
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Immune system dysfunction, Musculoskeletal system dysfunction
Linking exercise limitation phenotypes to muscle abnormalities in ME/CFS with MRI and NIRS
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Netherlands
Principal investigator:
Melissa Hooijmans
Organisations:
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)
Research period:
2026-01
to 2030-12
to 2030-12
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Musculoskeletal system dysfunction
Muscle microclots and microvascular pathology in ME/CFS
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Netherlands
Principal investigator:
Rob Wust
Organisations:
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)
Research period:
2024-07
to not available
to not available
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Hemic and lymphatic system dysfunction, Musculoskeletal system dysfunction
Phenotyping of orthostatic intolerance and regulation of cerebral perfusion in ME/CFS
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Netherlands
Principal investigator:
J.A. (Jos) Bosch
Organisations:
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)
Research period:
2025-08
to 2029-12
to 2029-12
Research types:
Clinical research
Research areas:
Nervous system dysfunction, Cardiovascular system dysfunction
Single-cell transcriptomics of multiple brain regions in ME/CFS
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Netherlands
Principal investigator:
Inge Huitinga
Organisations:
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam), University Medical Centre Utrecht (UMC Utrecht), Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN)
Research period:
2025-08
to 2029-12
to 2029-12
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Immune system dysfunction, Nervous system dysfunction