Judy Mikovits
Judy A. Mikovits, PhD, was an ME/CFS researcher and previously the research director at the Whittemore Peterson Institute (WPI). She is one of the authors of the 2011 case definition, International Consensus Criteria.[1] Her research focus now centers mostly on autism.
XMRV[edit | edit source]
Dr Mikovits led the team that published a paper suggesting a connection between the XMRV retrovirus and ME/CFS.[2] The XMRV paper was later retracted in 2011.[3] Dr. Mikovits participated in a large study in 2012 that indicated that there was no association between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and either Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-Related Virus or Polytropic Murine Leukemia Virus.[4]
Arrest & lawsuit[edit | edit source]
Mikovits was fired from the WPI in 2011.[5] After her departure there was a legal dispute, involving her arrest, with the WPI.[6] Dr Mikovits' case against her critics was dismissed in February 2016.[7][8]
Book - Plague[edit | edit source]
In 2014 Dr Mikovits published a book called Plague about her experiences and research.
Talks and interviews[edit | edit source]
- 2008, Speaker at the 3th Invest in ME International ME Conference; Speech title: How Sub Grouping will affect research strategies[9] - (Video)
- 2009, Speaker at the 4th Invest in ME International ME Conference; Speech title: How Sub Grouping will affect research strategies[10]
- 2010, Speaker at the 5th Invest in ME International ME Conference on Implications of XMRV Research for ME/CFS - (DVD available)
- 01 Jun 2014, Plague: An Interview With Judy Mikovits[11] - (Article)
- 04 Feb 2015, Spoonie Radio Episode 07 Guest - Dr. Judy Mikovits Part I - Podcast and Full Text Transcript
- 01 Mar 2015, Spoonie Radio Episode 08 Guest - Dr. Judy Mikovits Part II - Podcast and Full Text Transcript
- 22 Nov 2015, Interview with Dr. Judy Mikovits, PhD
- 14 Dec 2015, Global Freedom Movement presents - Dr. Judy Mikovits Phd
- 2011, Speaker at the 6th Invest in ME International ME Conference; Speech title: Implications of XMRV Research for ME/CFS[12] DVD available
- 2016, Dr Judy Mikovits "We Are Carrying Potentially Deadly Retroviruses We Acquired Through Vaccination!"
Notable studies in ME/CFS[edit | edit source]
- 2012, A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, clinical trial of the TLR-3 agonist rintatolimod in severe cases of chronic fatigue syndrome[4] - (Full Text)
Learn more[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Carruthers, Bruce M.; van de Sande, Marjorie I.; De Meirleir, Kenny L.; Klimas, Nancy G.; Broderick, Gordon; Mitchell, Terry; Staines, Donald; Powles, A. C. Peter; Speight, Nigel; Vallings, Rosamund; Bateman, Lucinda; Baumgarten-Austrheim, Barbara; Bell, David; Carlo-Stella, Nicoletta; Chia, John; Darragh, Austin; Jo, Daehyun; Lewis, Donald; Light, Alan; Marshall-Gradisnik, Sonya; Mena, Ismael; Mikovits, Judy; Miwa, Kunihisa; Murovska, Modra; Pall, Martin; Stevens, Staci (August 22, 2011). "Myalgic encephalomyelitis: International Consensus Criteria". Journal of Internal Medicine. 270 (4): 327–338. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2796.2011.02428.x. ISSN 0954-6820. PMC 3427890. PMID 21777306.
- ↑ Lombardi, Vincent C.; Ruscetti, Francis W.; Gupta, Jaydip Das; Pfost, Max A.; Hagen, Kathryn S.; Peterson, Daniel L.; Ruscetti, Sandra K.; Bagni, Rachel K.; Petrow-Sadowski, Cari (October 23, 2009). "Detection of an Infectious Retrovirus, XMRV, in Blood Cells of Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". Science. 326 (5952): 585–589. doi:10.1126/science.1179052. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 19815723.
- ↑ Oransky, Author Ivan (December 22, 2011). "Chronic fatigue syndrome-XMRV paper retracted by Science, completely this time". Retraction Watch. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Alter, Harvey J.; Mikovits, Judy A.; Switzer, William M.; Ruscetti, Francis W.; Lo, Shyh-Ching; Klimas, Nancy; Komaroff, Anthony L.; Montoya, Jose G.; Bateman, Lucinda; Levine, Susan; Peterson, Daniel; Levin, Bruce; Hanson, Maureen R.; Genfi, Afia; Bhat, Meera; Zheng, HaoQiang; Wang, Richard; Li, Bingjie; Hung, Guo-Chiuan; Lee, Li Ling; Sameroff, Stephen; Heneine, Walid; Coffin, John; Hornig, Mady; Lipkin, W. Ian (2012), "A Multicenter Blinded Analysis Indicates No Association between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and either Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-Related Virus or Polytropic Murine Leukemia Virus", mBio, 3 (5): e00266–12, doi:10.1128/mBio.00266-12
- ↑ Marcus, Amy Dockser (October 3, 2011). "Scientist Who Led XMRV Research Team Let Go". WSJ. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ CohenNov. 19, Jon; 2011; Pm, 6:46 (November 19, 2011). "Controversial CFS Researcher Arrested and Jailed". Science | AAAS. Retrieved February 17, 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ↑ "Judy Anne Mikovits v. Adam Garcia et al (2:14-cv-08909), California Central District Court". www.pacermonitor.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ Palus, Author Shannon (February 16, 2016). "Court dismisses lawsuit by XMRV-chronic fatigue syndrome researcher". Retraction Watch. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Invest in ME Research - IIMEC3". www.investinme.org. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Invest in ME Research - IIMEC4". www.investinme.org. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
- ↑ June 1, Erica Verrillo • ProHealth com •; 2014 (June 1, 2014). "Plague: An Interview With Judy Mikovits". Prohealth. Retrieved February 18, 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ↑ "Invest in ME Research - IIMEC6 International ME Conference 2011". www.investinme.org. Retrieved February 18, 2020.