The Institute for Neuro Immune Medicine at Nova Southeastern University strives to advance knowledge and care for people with complex neuro-inflammatory illnesses through the integration of research, clinical care and education.
Current research focus at the Institute for Neuro Immune Medicine (INIM) includes Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Gulf War Illness (GWI). Investigators, clinicians and educators are committed to applying scientific advances to promote efficiency, enhance patient care and improve clinical utility. This advancement is done through clinical, laboratory, computational and integrative cardiovascular immunological research, all of which are conducted at the INIM by renowned researchers in their respective fields.
Submissions from 2022
Traditional Chinese Medicine as an Alternative Method of Treatment, Jacqueline Junco
Submissions from 2020
Virtual CME Workshop: Managing the Syndrome Soup: POTS, EDS, MCAS & ME/CFS, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine
Veterans Helping Veterans Mid-Day Talk: Gulf War Illness Research, Bill Watts and Elizabeth G. Balbin
Submissions from 2018
Pacing in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Fibromyalgia, Alison Bested
Submissions from 2017
INIM Presents the South Florida premiere of the Sundance award winning film, Unrest, Nova Southeastern University
Submissions from 2015
Spiritual coping predicts CD4-cell preservation and undetectable viral load over four years, Mary A. Fletcher, H. Kremer, Gail Ironson, L. Kaplan, R. Stuetzele, and N. Baker
Submissions from 2014
Gender differences in Gulf War Illness: VA, Nancy G. Klimas
Submissions from 2013
Biomarkers in Gulf War Illness, Mary A. Fletcher
Compassionate Love as a Predictor of Reduced HIV Disease Progression and Transmission Risk, Mary A. Fletcher, H. Kremer, Gail Ironson, L. Kaplan, and R. Stuetzele
Stress Management, Depression and Immune Status in Lower Income Racial/Ethnic Minority Women Co-infected with HIV and HPV, Mary A. Fletcher, C. R. Lopez, M. H. Antoni, D. Pereira, J. Seay, N. Whitehead, J. Potter, and M. O'Sullivan
Submissions from 2012
Biomarkers in ME/CFS, Mary A. Fletcher
Biomarkers for chronic fatigue, Mary A. Fletcher, Nancy G. Klimas, and Gordon Broderick
Treating Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ ME and Gulf War Illness, Nancy G. Klimas
Submissions from 2011
Immunology of CFS/ME, Mary A. Fletcher
View of God as benevolent and forgiving or punishing and judgmental predicts HIV disease progression, Mary A. Fletcher, Gail Ironson, R. Stuetzle, D. Ironson, E. Balbin, H. Kremer, A. George, and N. Schneiderman
Biomarkers in CFS/ME, Mary A. Fletcher and Nancy G. Klimas
A pilot study of cognitive behavioral stress management effects on stress, quality of life, and symptoms in persons with chronic fatigue syndrome, Mary A. Fletcher, C. Lopez, M. Antoni, F. Penedo, D. Weiss, S. Cruess, M. C. Segotas, L. Helder, S. Siegel, and Nancy G. Klimas
Death and Dying, Nancy G. Klimas
Difficult Case Presentations Chair and panelist, Nancy G. Klimas
Endocrine issues in CFS/ME and GWI, Nancy G. Klimas
Immune mechanisms of autoimmune diseases: pathogens, self, and chronic disease, Nancy G. Klimas
What’s new? Pathogenesis and Treatment 2011, Nancy G. Klimas
Submissions from 2010
A formal analysis of cytokine networks in chronic fatigue syndrome, Mary A. Fletcher, G. Broderick, J. Fuite, A. Kreitz, S. D. Vernon, and Nancy G. Klimas
Cytokine Expression as a Potential Prognostic Indicator in Post-infectious Fatigue, Mary A. Fletcher, B. Katz, F. A. Smith, R. Taylor, S. D. Vernon, and G. Broderick
Biomarkers for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Gulf War Illness, Mary A. Fletcher, Nancy G. Klimas, and Gordon Broderick
Immunologic biomarkers for CFS/ME, Mary A. Fletcher, Nancy G. Klimas, and Gordon Broderick
Cytokine Expression as a Potential Prognostic Indicator in Post-infectious Fatigue, B. Katz, Mary A. Fletcher, F. A. Smith, R. Taylor, S. D. Vernon, and Gordon Broderick
Advances in our Understanding of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Nancy G. Klimas
Gene Expression change in exercise challenge in CFS/ME and GWI, Nancy G. Klimas
Immunology and Biomarker Discovery in ME/CFS, Nancy G. Klimas
INVEST in ME, Nancy G. Klimas
Submissions from 2009
Isolating Characteristic Immune Signals under Challenge in Gulf War Illness, Gordon Broderick, Mary A. Fletcher, S. D. Vernon, and Nancy G. Klimas
Neuropeptide Y (NPY) correlates with symptom severity in chronic fatigue syndrome, Mary A. Fletcher, Gail Ironson, M. Antoni, Nancy G. Klimas, and Y. Neuropeptide
Neuroimmune biomarkers in CFS. From infection to Neurometabolism: a nexus for CFS, Mary A. Fletcher, Nancy G. Klimas, and Gordon Broderick
Oxytocin is Associated with Better Immune Function in Low Income HIV+ Women with High Perceived Social Support, Mary A. Fletcher, C. Lopez, E. Fekete, M. Antoni, A. Mendez, A. Sussex, and N. Schneiderman
Incidence of sleep disorders in CFS sample, L. Garcia and Nancy G. Klimas
Treatment based on pathogenesis – advances in our understanding of CFS, Nancy G. Klimas
Submissions from 2008
Dipeptidyl peptidase IV(DDPIV/CD26) and neuropeptide y (NPY): Biomarkers for chronic fatigue syndrome, Mary A. Fletcher
Progress in identification of biomarkers for CFS and GWI, Mary A. Fletcher
Neuropeptide Y and dipeptidyl peptidase IV (CD26) in chronic fatigue syndrome, Mary A. Fletcher and Y. Neuropeptide
Support From Health Care Providers, Medication Attributions, HAART Adherence And Viral Load In HIV+ Low-Income Minority Women, Mary A. Fletcher, A. Sussex, E. E. Fekete, M. Antoni, J. Gonzales, F. Penedo, Nancy G. Klimas, S. MacPherson, R. Horne, and N. Schneiderman
Biomarker Discovery in CFS, Nancy G. Klimas
Immunology of Fatiguing Disorders, Nancy G. Klimas
Research Advances in CFS and ME, Nancy G. Klimas
Research Advances in CFS/ME, Nancy G. Klimas
Submissions from 2007
Perceived stress and norepinepherine predict the effectiveness of the response to protenase inhibitor medication in HIV, Mary A. Fletcher, Gail Ironson, E. Balbin, E. Stieren, K. Detz, N. Scheniderman, and M. Kumar
Cortisol mediates the relationship between stress management skills and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level among men treated for prostate cancer, Mary A. Fletcher, L. Traeger, F. Penedo, M. Rasheed, E. Zhou, N. Scheniderman, and M. Antoni
Immunological Comparison of GWI and CFS, Mary A. Fletcher, X-R Zeng, M. Rosenthal, X. Q. Jin, G. Godoy, and Nancy G. Klimas
Advances in our understanding of the immunology of CFS, Nancy G. Klimas
Diagnosis and Management of CFS, Nancy G. Klimas
Evidence Based Treatment Approaches in CFS/ME, Nancy G. Klimas
Keynote address: Understanding the interactions of the Immune system and the brain in CFS, Nancy G. Klimas
New Directions in CFS/ME Research, Nancy G. Klimas
Isoprinosine in CFS (presentation), M. Vera and Nancy G. Klimas
Submissions from 2006
View of God is Associated with Disease Progression in HIV, Mary A. Fletcher, Gail Ironson, and R. Stuezle
Elevations of HHV-6 serology are associated with low NK cell Function. International Conference on HHV6 Infection, Mary A. Fletcher, Nancy G. Klimas, and K. Maher
Immune effects of an acute exercise challenge in Gulf War Illness, Mary A. Fletcher, Nancy G. Klimas, and M. Rosenthal
2006 GWI Research Advisory Council, Nancy G. Klimas
CFS In the Veteran Population: Best Practices in the Continuum of Care, Nancy G. Klimas
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: From Genomics to Treatmen, Nancy G. Klimas
The Immunology and Genomics of Gulf War Illness, Nancy G. Klimas
Submissions from 2005
Clinical Management of CFS, Nancy G. Klimas
Gene Array Technology in CFS, Nancy G. Klimas
Impact of Research Advances on Clinical Management of CFS, Nancy G. Klimas
Research Advances in CFS, Nancy G. Klimas
Neuropeptide Y in CFS and GWI, Nancy G. Klimas and Mary A. Fletcher
Submissions from 2004
Gay disclosure to family, friends and coworkers: relation to changes in both CD 4 and viral load in HIV/AIDS, Mary A. Fletcher, E. Balbin, G. Ironson, and K. Ditz
Massage therapy intervention to enhance well-being in HIV+ Dominican children: preliminary results, Mary A. Fletcher, G. Shor-Posner, M. Hernandez-Reif, J. Baez, S. Soto, M. J. Miguez, E. Perez, R. Diaz, and G. Zhang
A Group-Based Cognitive Behavioral Stress Management Intervention Improves Psychosocial and Medical Outcomes in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Mary A. Fletcher, S. Siegel, M. C. Segesta, M. Antoni, K. Maher, D. Weiss, and Nancy G. Klimas
Psychological Distress and HIV Disease Progression: Roe of Natural Killer Cell Immunity, Jeffrey Greeson, Maria Llabre, Nancy G. Klimas, Peter Lawrence, Alex Gonzalez, Pedro Martin, Neil Schneiderman, and Barry Hurwitz
CFS – advancing knowledge impact on manageme, Nancy G. Klimas
CFS Pathogenesis, Nancy G. Klimas
Immunomodulatory therapies – a review, Nancy G. Klimas
Management of CFS, Nancy G. Klimas
Research Advances in CFS, Nancy G. Klimas
Submissions from 2003
Immunology of CFS, Mary A. Fletcher, K. Maher, and Nancy G. Klimas
CFS and Fibromyalgia, Nancy G. Klimas
CFS: What we know, what we need to know, and how to get there, Nancy G. Klimas
CFS: What we know, what we need to know, and how to get there, Nancy G. Klimas
Immune Methodologic Issues, Nancy G. Klimas
The Diagnosis and Management of CFS, Nancy G. Klimas
Assessment Tools in CFS, Nancy G. Klimas and E. Turgeli
Submissions from 2002
Psychosocial factors related to sustained health in HIV. . 7th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Mary A. Fletcher, Gail Ironson, G. Solomon, E. Balbin, C. O'Cleirigh, and N. Schneiderman
A group-based intervention enhances coping and energy level and decreases depression in chronic fatigue syndrome, Mary A. Fletcher, D. Weiss, D. Pereira, M. Antoni, S. Siegel, and Nancy G. Klimas
Adherence to Therapy Seminar, Nancy G. Klimas
CFS – Somatic or Physical? A Debate, Nancy G. Klimas
debater participant: CFS – physical or somatic disorder?, Nancy G. Klimas
Diagnosis and Management of CFS, Nancy G. Klimas
Instruments and Design of an Empiric Case Definition Study, Nancy G. Klimas
speaker : Methodologic Issues – Immunology of CFS, Nancy G. Klimas
Submissions from 2001
Current Understanding of CFS Pathogenesis, NIH/CFS Research Priorities Series, Nancy G. Klimas
Current Understanding of CFS Pathogenesis, NIH/CFS Research Priorities Series, Nancy G. Klimas
Global Impact of HIV on Women, Nancy G. Klimas
Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria, Nancy G. Klimas
Methodologic Issues in the Study of CFS, Nancy G. Klimas
Methodologic Issues Seminar, Nancy G. Klimas
Submissions from 2000
Social support mediates the relationship between loneliness and human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) antibody titers, Mary A. Fletcher, D. Dixon, S. Crues, Nancy G. Klimas, Gail Ironson, A. Baum, N. Schneiderman, and M. Antoni
Can non-specific cellular immunity protect HIV-infected persons with very low CD4 counts?, Mary A. Fletcher, Gail Ironson, G. Solomon, E. Balbin, Nancy G. Klimas, and N. Schneiderman
Symposium: Multidisciplinary studies of chronic fatigue syndrome, Mary A. Fletcher, R. Patarca, K. Maher, M. Antoni, and Nancy G. Klimas
Adherence and Chronic Active Hepatitis C – what we have learned from HIV, Nancy G. Klimas