Viral infections
Description
Minute infectious agents whose genomes are composed of DNA or RNA, but not both. They are characterised by a lack of independent metabolism and the inability to replicate outside living host cells. (Descripton adapted from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68014780)
Research projects
10
Research types
8
Research networks
1
Working groups
7
People
51
Publications
17
Event items
1
Research projects
Analysing Antibody Responses against EBV-derived Antigens in ME/CFS
Project status:
CompletedCountry:
Poland, UK, GermanyPrincipal investigator:
Carmen Scheibenbogen, Nuno Sepúlveda
Organisations:
Charité – University Medicine Berlin,Warsaw University of Technology
Research period:
2020-10
to not available
to not available
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Infections, Immune system dysfunction
Association Between EBV Reactivation and Development of Long-COVID Fatigue
Project status:
CompletedCountry:
AustriaPrincipal investigator:
Eva Untersmayr-Elsenhuber
Organisations:
Medical University of Vienna
Research period:
Not available
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Infections
Cell Morphology, Cell Deformability and Microclots in ME/CFS
Project status:
OngoingCountry:
GermanyPrincipal investigator:
Annick Fehrer
Organisations:
Charité – University Medicine Berlin,Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL)
Research period:
2024-01
to 2026-12
to 2026-12
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Hemic and lymphatic system disorders, Infections
EBV, SARS-CoV-2, HSV Mimicry Epitopes and Autoantibodies
Project status:
OngoingCountry:
GermanyPrincipal investigator:
Franziska Sotzny
Organisations:
Charité – University Medicine Berlin,University Hospital rechts der Isar (MRI TUM),Technical University of Munich (TUM),Helmholtz Munich
Research period:
2022-08
to 2025-07
to 2025-07
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Infections, Immune system dysfunction, General
Follow-Up of Respiratory Infections in Schleswig-Holstein (FRISH)
Project status:
OngoingCountry:
GermanyPrincipal investigator:
Folke Brinkmann
Organisations:
University Clinic Schleswig-Holstein - Luebeck (UKSH),Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center
Research period:
Not available
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
Infections
HHV-6 Mediated Mitochondrial Modulation and Its Association to ME/CFS
Project status:
CompletedCountry:
Latvia, GermanyPrincipal investigator:
Bhupesh K. Prusty
Organisations:
University Clinic Erlangen,Charité – University Medicine Berlin,University of Wuerzburg,University of California San Diego,Riga Stradins University
Research period:
Not available
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Infections, Nutritional and metabolic system disorder, General
Infectious Triggers and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in ME/CFS
Project status:
OngoingCountry:
LatviaPrincipal investigator:
Bhupesh K. Prusty
Organisations:
Riga Stradins University
Research period:
2021-08
to not available
to not available
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Infections, Nutritional and metabolic system disorder
Study on Infectious Mononucleosis in Munich (IMMUC)
Project status:
OngoingCountry:
GermanyPrincipal investigator:
Uta Behrends
Organisations:
University Hospital rechts der Isar (MRI TUM),Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Research period:
2017-03
to 2025-12
to 2025-12
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
Infections
The Role of Hidden Viral Infections in Peripheral Blood and Gut-Specific Lymphatic Tissue in the Pathogenesis of ME/CFS (UNRAVELING ME/CFS)
Project status:
OngoingCountry:
USA, AustriaPrincipal investigator:
Alexander Zoufaly
Organisations:
Clinic Favoriten Vienna,Cornell University
Research period:
Not available
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
Hemic and lymphatic system disorders, Infections, General
Understanding Potential Infectious Triggers and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in ME/CFS
Project status:
OngoingCountry:
LatviaPrincipal investigator:
Bhupesh K. Prusty
Organisations:
Riga Stradins University
Research period:
Not available
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Infections, Nutritional and metabolic system disorder
Contact
ME/CFS Research Foundation
Ballindamm 27, 20095 Hamburg, Germany
Copyright © 2022 ME/CFS Research Foundation
Imprint -
Data privacy statement