Katharine Seton has recently completed her PhD at the Quadram Institute studying Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS).
Myalgic encephalomyelitis is a long-term debilitating condition. It has a wide range of symptoms including extreme post-exertional fatigue, cognitive difficulties and mobility difficulties which are worsened after physical or mental exertion. Katharine’s PhD in the
Simon Carding group was funded by the UK charity
Invest in ME Research. Her project focused on the autoimmune aspects of the condition. We spoke to Katharine to find out more.
“I chose to do my PhD project in
ME/CFS research as I wanted to contribute to and increase the amount of research into this illness. I was diagnosed with ME in January 2009.
I studied Biomedical Science at Newcastle University for my undergraduate degree. I really enjoyed my final year research project on innate immune cell signalling, which inspired me to pursue a PhD. When searching for ME/CFS focused PhD projects only two were available, both at the Quadram Institute and both funded by Invest in ME Research.
