Marcie Zinn Memorial Fund
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Marcie Zinn passed away suddenly in the midst of working to establish the NeuroCognitive Research Insititute, our newly formed nonprofit organization. Please help honor Marcie's vision and support our work at this time. No amount is too small and every dollar is appreciated. Funds are needed for operating costs, utilities, and maintenance expenses which go into conducting studies, producing research manuscripts for publication and dissemination of findings. Your support will continue forward process along the path for improving the health and well-being of individuals with neurological disorders.
Marcie was an incredible driving force and life partner to me. She had a heart of gold and went out of her way to touch the lives of so many people. Together, we conducted pioneering research that holds promise for making a substantial impact in the field. Our research efforts here at the NCRI currently support a vision to halt disease progression and end myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) as we know it. Our research projects address these critical research priorities and this relentless progression needs your donations. How can we stop ME/CFS progression? How can we reverse symptoms and repair the damage caused by ME/CFS? We seek to answer these questions.
Marcie acquired an incredibly diverse background and skillset over her lifetime. She was a classically trained pianist, educator, experimental & clinical psychologist, and research scientist. Marcie created unique piano/music program that combined brain science (in how learning occurs and the psychological aspects of facing learning challenges) with music education, which optimized music learning for the music students. She was especially gifted in working with children and adults in this area and she developed them into autonomous musicians. She worked hard to educate the parents in how they could support their children's piano practices at home while addressing common psychological issues that arose during practices.
She successfully pulled together neuroscience, mind/body medicine and statistical analysis for conducting studies in the areas of ME/CFS and the performing arts. Her current research focus was in neurological health and chronic illness. She was diagnosed with ME/CFS in 2009 and her background with personal experiences allowed her to meaningfully interpret findings in patients with ME/CFS. She was part of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Initiative at Stanford Medical School from 2009-2014. As part of her work at Stanford, she directed the quantitative EEG/neuroscience projects where the goal was to study the cognitive impairment and fatigue issues in the ME/CFS population.
We founded our nonprofit (the NCRI) in 2014 for using precise neuroimaging methods to study neurological diseases. She became an expert in understanding the human stress system and how it affects health and disease. From 2015-2018 Marcie and I conducted some ME/CFS research projects at the Center for Community Research at DePaul University. Together we achieved findings which are increasingly important for the field of psychology, neuroscience, and medicine.
I digitized the top photo of this funding campaign to integrate spiritual symbolism for Marcie with the dove, clouds, and sunlight. The dove flew back to Noah triumphantly with an olive leaf, bringing reassurance that trees were growing on dry land – a certain sign of life! According to the Bible, when Jesus emerged from the water, a dove from heaven descended upon him. In essence, the dove stands for new beginnings, great expectations and deliverance. The sky symbolizes spirit, peace and heaven. The dreams associated with sky indicate spiritual feelings and state of mind from an emotional point of view. The sunlight represents life, influence, and strength, energy, will, being clear, and self. This memorial fund will remain as a tribute to Marcie's spirit of kindness!
Pictured Above: Marcie and Mark with their beloved service dog Lennie.
Marcie was an incredible driving force and life partner to me. She had a heart of gold and went out of her way to touch the lives of so many people. Together, we conducted pioneering research that holds promise for making a substantial impact in the field. Our research efforts here at the NCRI currently support a vision to halt disease progression and end myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) as we know it. Our research projects address these critical research priorities and this relentless progression needs your donations. How can we stop ME/CFS progression? How can we reverse symptoms and repair the damage caused by ME/CFS? We seek to answer these questions.
Marcie acquired an incredibly diverse background and skillset over her lifetime. She was a classically trained pianist, educator, experimental & clinical psychologist, and research scientist. Marcie created unique piano/music program that combined brain science (in how learning occurs and the psychological aspects of facing learning challenges) with music education, which optimized music learning for the music students. She was especially gifted in working with children and adults in this area and she developed them into autonomous musicians. She worked hard to educate the parents in how they could support their children's piano practices at home while addressing common psychological issues that arose during practices.
She successfully pulled together neuroscience, mind/body medicine and statistical analysis for conducting studies in the areas of ME/CFS and the performing arts. Her current research focus was in neurological health and chronic illness. She was diagnosed with ME/CFS in 2009 and her background with personal experiences allowed her to meaningfully interpret findings in patients with ME/CFS. She was part of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Initiative at Stanford Medical School from 2009-2014. As part of her work at Stanford, she directed the quantitative EEG/neuroscience projects where the goal was to study the cognitive impairment and fatigue issues in the ME/CFS population.
We founded our nonprofit (the NCRI) in 2014 for using precise neuroimaging methods to study neurological diseases. She became an expert in understanding the human stress system and how it affects health and disease. From 2015-2018 Marcie and I conducted some ME/CFS research projects at the Center for Community Research at DePaul University. Together we achieved findings which are increasingly important for the field of psychology, neuroscience, and medicine.
I digitized the top photo of this funding campaign to integrate spiritual symbolism for Marcie with the dove, clouds, and sunlight. The dove flew back to Noah triumphantly with an olive leaf, bringing reassurance that trees were growing on dry land – a certain sign of life! According to the Bible, when Jesus emerged from the water, a dove from heaven descended upon him. In essence, the dove stands for new beginnings, great expectations and deliverance. The sky symbolizes spirit, peace and heaven. The dreams associated with sky indicate spiritual feelings and state of mind from an emotional point of view. The sunlight represents life, influence, and strength, energy, will, being clear, and self. This memorial fund will remain as a tribute to Marcie's spirit of kindness!
Pictured Above: Marcie and Mark with their beloved service dog Lennie.Organizer
Mark Zinn, Ph.D.
Organizer
Chicago, IL