Posted by Cort Johnson “We’re excited to be in this partnership with the WPI” Dr. Ken Hunter, University of Nevada Reno The Whittemore-Peterson-Institute ( WPI) has been through a brutal stretch of bad news lately; first their aggressively defended XMRV discovery didn’t work out, then the firing of their lead researcher, Dr. Mikovits, left them under attack from her supporters,
ContinuePosted by Cort Johnson (My apologies! (Another CFS moment…) The last blog contained a draft on the first story – not the completed version. Thanks for your patience….) When it rains it pours. Events regarding XMRV, Dr. Mikovits and the WPI have come hot and heavy during the last week. WPI’s Civil Lawsuit Against Dr. Mikovits – First some background. Dr.
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Posted by Cort Johnson Dr. Judy Mikovits has had a difficult couple of months. First the BWG study indicated the tests she developed for XMRV were not valid, then evidence of contamination resulted in a partial retraction of the original Science paper, then she was accused of doctoring a photo at a conference and in the original Science paper prompting
ContinuePosted by Cort Johnson A New Center – Much research and discussion now is not centered around XMRV but around a prostate cancer cell line called 22RV1. More than anything else this cell line that is what is causing problems for XMRV. The 22RV1 cell line was created in 1999 in response to a need to study prostate cancer –
ContinuePosted by Cort Johnson Annette and Harvey Whittemore pulled off something of a miracle when they convinced the state of Nevada to help them build the first chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) research, treatment and eductation facility in the world. The medical establishment, after all, has been almost as hostile to ME/CFS patients as the disease itself. The Whittemore-Peterson Neuro-immune Institute
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