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1) 🇦🇹 Matthias Wielscher's group is recruiting two fully funded PhD candidates to work on ME/CFS through the Medical University of Vienna’s international PhD programme. The two projects have a shared goal: understanding the biological and clinical heterogeneity of ME/CFS.

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2) One project focuses on genetic endotypes: GWAS, genomic modelling, polygenic risk scores and Mendelian randomization, etc. More information about this project can be found here: oc10.meduniwien.ac.at/open-phd-pos...

oc10.meduniwien.ac.atCurrent PhD vacancies | Medizinische Universität Wien

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3) On Linkedin, Wielscher also mentioned a project on clinical endotypes: electronic health records, ICD-10 data and computational identification of patient subgroups.

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4) Apply by 22 November 2026. Applicants living with ME/CFS are very welcome to apply: lived experience can bring an important perspective to the research.

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5) More info about the projects has been shared on S4ME: s4me.info/threads/aust...

s4me.infoAustria: Matthias Wielscher - Medical University of Vienna, Center of Public HealthCopied from the WE&ME Foundation thread https://www.weandmecfs.org/weme-award-unraveling-biological-differences-in-me-cfs/ 1.3 million euros awarded for ME/CFS research, with 450,000 euros for a pro...