Five years ago an anonymous donor put enough money into the Stanford ME/CFS Initiative to run a greatly expanded research program. Dr Montoya took advantage of the opportunity to examine multiple areas of the body (immune system, heart, brain) and to fill up a large biobank (200 patients).

The five years of support is now up and a spokesman for the initiative has said:

We are at the tipping point in our scientific pursuit to identify the biomarkers and central abnormalities of M.E./CFS. Several treatment interventions will stem from our work and that of other institutions. We believe that by applying the appropriate methodology and technology, we will be able to conquer and defeat ME/CFS within our lifetime.

The Stanford Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Initiative – an initiative dedicated to studying infection-associated chronic diseases

Cort Johnson gives an overview of the work of the Stanford ME/CFS Initiative: Tipping Point? The Stanford Chronic Fatigue Initiative’s Big Year Is Here