November 01, 2023 | 11:00 - 2:45 PM
This event was part of the ME/CFS Research Roadmap Webinar Series, which took place between August 2023 and January 2024. The webinar focused on genomics and genetic susceptibilities and speakers, including researchers and people with lived experience, described current research, knowledge gaps, and future research opportunities for ME/CFS.
The webinar series is part of a larger effort led by NINDS to develop a Research Roadmap for ME/CFS, which will identify research priorities to move the field toward translational studies and clinical trials. Learn more about the roadmap process on the NANDS Council ME/CFS Research Roadmap Working Group page.
Agenda
| Time | Topic | Speakers/Moderators |
| 11:00 AM ET | Opening Remarks | Vicky Whittemore, PhD NINDS |
| 11:05 AM ET | Oved Amitay, PhD Solve M.E. |
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| 11:08 AM ET | Lived Experience Perspective | Hayla Sluss, PhD University of Massachusetts |
| Session 1: Large Data-sets and Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) | ||
| 11:15 AM ET | Genetic Risk Factors of ME/CFS: A Critical Review (GWAS) | Chris Ponting, PhD University of Edinburgh |
| 11:45 AM ET | Combinatorial Analysis of Genetic Risk Factors for ME/CFS, UK Biobank | Stephen Gardner, PhD PrecisionLife |
| 12:10 PM ET | Genetic Susceptibility in Long COVID and ME/CFS: Long COVID Host Genetics Initiative (international network) | Hanna Ollila, PhD University of Helsinki Vilma Lammi, PhD University of Helsinki Anniina Maria Tervi, PhD University of Helsinki |
| 12:35 PM ET | The Use of Large public Biobanks for Genotype/Phenotype Analysis: Industry Perspective | Slavé Petrovski, PhD AstraZeneca |
| 12:55 PM ET | Q&A Session | |
| 1:05 PM ET | Break | |
| Session 2: Enriched Cohorts and Epigenetics | ||
| 1:25 PM ET | Characterizing the Genetic Basis of ME/CFS Through Case-Control and Family Studies | Fereshteh Jahaniani, PhD Stanford Varuna Chander, PhD Stanford |
| 1:50 PM ET | Contribution of Epigenomics to ME/CFS Pathogenesis: Past, Present and Future | Alain Moreau, PhD Université de Montréal |
| 2:20 PM ET | Closing Remarks | Kristina Allen-Brady, PhD University of Utah |
| 2:35 PM ET | Adjourn |
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