Dr. Klimas Presents on Long COVID & post-viral ME/CFS: Modeling Complex Illnesses

On Tuesday, April 13 at 1:00pm PST & 4:00pm EST, Dr. Klimas presented on Long COVID and post-viral ME/CFS: Modeling Complex Illnesses then answered questions from Body Politic members. Click the link below to view the live streamed event.

Questions that were unanswered during the live stream will be posted here and on Slack at a later date.

Dr. Nancy Klimas, chair of the Department of Clinical Immunology, and professor in the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, established the Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine (INIM), at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in 2012. In partnership with the Miami Veteran’s Administration Medical Center (VAMC) Gulf War Illness (GWI) research program, the INIM is a multi- disciplinary research and clinical institute that takes a systems biology approach to understanding complex medical illnesses, such as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Gulf War Illness (GWI).

Dr. Klimas’ research efforts have focused on understanding the pathogenesis and etiology of these complex immune conditions to better understand the underlying mechanisms of disease and to target treatments more effectively. Due to the complexity of understanding the underlying mechanisms of these illnesses, the INIM relies on a computational systems biology approach that can direct clinical laboratory research efforts to become more targeted and efficient. Her research efforts have been groundbreaking and disease mechanisms identified with this approach are currently being targeted with FDA approved pharmaceuticals and undergoing later stage clinical trial investigation. 

 Dr. Klimas is a diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine, a diplomat in Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, staff physician and Director of Clinical Immunology Research at the Miami VAMC. She has achieved national and international recognition for her research and clinical efforts in multi-symptom disorders, including ME/CFS and GWI. She is the past president of the International Association for CFS and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (IACFS/ME), a professional organization of clinicians and investigators, and a past member of the Health and Human Services (HHS) CFS Advisory Committee.  

NSU is the only institution to have received CDC funding to study Long COVID.