Zaher Nahle leaves Solve Me/cfs

Andy said:
So I contacted Dr Nahle direct and he's allowed me to pass the following on.

He's limited as to what he can announce for the moment solely as the person currently in post hasn't announced their retirement yet.

So disappointing for Solve but it looks like he will be able to expand the number of researchers looking at ME.
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Thats good to know, a lateral move
 
This sounds good news to me. Zaher did a very good job of listening to people in the field and raising the profile of Solve ME with scientists. For him to move to a role in the wider field of rheumatology, taking his experience with ME with him, must be a good thing. The bigger funding organisations need to have ME as a standard item on their shopping list. Someone new will move in to Solve ME and bring some new ideas.
 
Andy said:
So I contacted Dr Nahle direct and he's allowed me to pass the following on.

He's limited as to what he can announce for the moment solely as the person currently in post hasn't announced their retirement yet.

So disappointing for Solve but it looks like he will be able to expand the number of researchers looking at ME.
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:)
 
Adrian said:
He strikes me as someone who is ambitious. I wonder if he just felt he had set up some initiatives and that was as far as he could get. Sometimes different skills (and interests) are needed to set things up and to keep them running.
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I have the disease and I can only take so much of this dead-end research crap. He's a guy who wants an interesting career that produces results with great money. Who can blame him? I think this was always a stepping-stone for him even if he still has a toe or two in ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia. Unless there was some sort of real breakthrough (there has with been through Drs. Montoya and Davis) AND money for research his staying on board wasn't likely.
 
Melanie said:
I have the disease and I can only take so much of this dead-end research crap. He's a guy who wants an interesting career that produces results with great money. Who can blame him? I think this was always a stepping-stone for him even if he still has a toe or two in ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia. Unless there was some sort of real breakthrough (there has with been through Drs. Montoya and Davis) AND money for research his staying on board wasn't likely.
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He may be going on somewhere else to do more with ME. We need the best people to come in and they may not stay but if they make a difference whilst here and carry the message on to other places and other researchers then that is important.
 
His qualifications were obviously out of whack with his SCMI job.

It's hard to imagine many ppl with a CV like his being satisfied with a job like this (tiny organisation; unfashionable cause; no break-thru progress; comparatively modest pay) unless they really believed in the cause &/or the value of their role.

My personal experiences with him led me to strongly suspect, some time back, that he was going thru the motions. That's hardly a hanging offence - lots of ppl take jobs as stepping stones. Doesn't mean he didn't do some good work.

His attitude stood out to me bc it contrasted with so many in the ME field. When you meet figures like klimas, hansen, tuller, it's obvious they are committed; that they're not doing this as a filler to get their career back on track.
 
Today the Arthritis National Research Foundation (ANRF, CureArthritis.org) announced the appointment of Zaher Nahle, PhD, MPA, as its new Executive Director (ED). This is the outcome of a rigorous, nation-wide search examining many extraordinary candidates.

A statement from the search committee of the board revealed that, “The committee was determined to find a uniquely qualified individual who is simultaneously an inspirational leader, a proven executive, and a compassionate soul. We found all that and more in Dr. Nahle – We cannot be more thrilled to welcome him to our fold to lead the new era of growth and development. ANRF is poised to play an even more dynamic role in the disease space and this development is a tremendous step forward.”
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https://www.curearthritis.org/zaher-nahle/
 
Londinium said:
In many respects, moving on to a larger organisation can be seen as a positive: that getting involved in ME/CFS research/advocacy is not the career death that it was once seen as.
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True enough, but its never fun to lose good people. Of course everyone says lets keep in touch (or in this case i'm still working on your behalf) but once he is gone he will have a different mission to fulfill.
 
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Alvin said:
True enough, but its never fun to lose excellent talent. Of course everyone says lets keep in touch (or in this case i'm still working on your behalf) but once he is gone he will have a different mission to fulfill.
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Good point @Alvin and i must add that rheumatology in Canada seemingly does not want to care for fibromyalgia and from personal experience, ME is also outside their scope of practice.

This said, i hope Zaher can be a catalyst to change and inclusion of these diseases for the greater good.
 
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