Where Discovery Drives Positive Outcomes
We are a world-class research facility focusing on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), long COVID, Gulf War Illness (GWI) and rare illnesses.
Our first priority will always be patients. We promote patient engagement in research through understanding the pathophysiology of ME/CFS, long COVID and GWI, discovering screening/diagnostic testing and establishing effective pharmacotherapeutics using laboratory models that are implemented through clinical trials.
Our research improves patient outcomes in the areas of preventative medicine, social and clinical care, and public health.
NCNED is underpinned by their EPIC VOICES Program - Emerging Pathologies International Consortium (EPIC) Valuing Outcomes through Integrated Care and lived ExperienceS (VOICES).
MISSION
To deliver life-changing scientific discoveries that improve health, restore hope, and transform the lives of individuals living with complex and chronic illnesses.
VISION
A future where no life is limited by complex or chronic illness, and where scientific discovery delivers the knowledge, treatments, and hope needed for everyone to thrive.
Our national ME/CFS, LC and GWI clinical and biological repository is the largest and longest-running in Australia. NCNED and their international collaborators ensure biomedical research and your VOICES are united to positively advance the pathophysiology, develop testing and pharmacotherapeutics for people with lived experience. The NCNED EPIC VOICES Program recognises each disease is COMPLEX. We have a multidimensional and multi collaborative approach.
NCNED EPIC VOICES PROGRAM
Key Research Areas with the application of Multi-Omics Integration and Machine Learning
- National ME/CFS, LC and GWI Registry
- Lived Experience and Disability
- Epidemiology and Health Economics
- Metabolomics and Transcriptomics
- Immunology and Cell Pathway Signalling
- Ion Channel and Calcium Signalling
- Advanced Structural and Functional Brain Imaging and Brain Clearance Network
- Drug Repurposing and Clinical Trials
- Screening/Diagnostic Testing
SAVE THE DATE: 2027 RID Conference
๐ญ๐ฏ–๐ญ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ณ | ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ, ๐ก๐ฆ๐ช
We are delighted to bring together an exceptional line-up of ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ in ME/CFS, long COVID and Gulf War Illness who will share their latest research, discoveries and perspectives on these complex and rapidly evolving conditions.
Conference attendees wishing to stay at the conference venue, Mantra on Salt Beach, can use the accommodation booking promo code: #GRIFFITHUNI27 when booking through the Mantra on Salt Beach website.
Share your work by submitting an abstract showcasing your latest research in ME/CFS, long COVID and GWI. Abstract submissions now open. Submission deadline 10 September 2027.
Registrations for RID Conference 2027
Register early so as to reserve your place. Contact us at ncned@griffith.edu.au for further information.
Latest News
Brainโs waste-clearing ability impaired in ME/CFS patients
03 Jul 2026
The brainโs waste clearance system is impaired in people living with ME/CFS which can lead to...
Chain reaction in cells may be driving low energy in ME/CFS patients
30 Jun 2026
Griffith researchers have identified a key immune cell dysfunction in people with Myalgic...
Altered brain connection found in people with ME/CFS and Long COVID
28 Jan 2026
People with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Long COVID experience a...
New research confirms people with ME/CFS have a consistent faulty cellular...
13 Jan 2026
A faulty ion channel function is a consistent biological feature of Myalgic...
Our Research Impact
ME/CFS and long COVID overlap
Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik long COVID 2024
Gulf War Syndrome
Partners and Collaborations
Partnerships and collaboration are essential to our research impact. We partner widely with industry, research foundations, not-for-profit organisations and government. We also collaborate with fellow researchers and maintain strong ties with our community.
If you would like to partner with us, or tap into our research expertise, facilities or services, please get in touch.
Contact details
- Phone
- (07) 5678 9283
- ncned@griffith.edu.au
- Media enquiries
- media@griffith.edu.au
- Location and postal address
- Mailbox 68, NCNED National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases
- G40 Griffith Health Centre, Level 8.86
- Griffith University, Parklands Drive
- Gold Coast QLD 4222