BRMEC6 Colloquium 2016
The sixth Invest in ME Research Biomedical Research into ME Colloquium (BRMEC6)—CPD accredited—took place in London over
two days: 1st–2nd June 2016.
Aimed at boosting international collaboration in ME research, it was opened by Dr Vicky Whittemore of the USA's National
Institutes of Health (NIH).
With full CPD accreditation the Colloquium involved the most experienced researchers in areas such as immunology, virology, neurology and bioinformatics.
Chairing and participating in the meeting were members of the Invest in ME Research Advisory Board and the newly formed European ME Research Group (EMERG).
We again had most of the main biomedical research initiatives now occurring throughout the world represented at the meeting.
The research Colloquium was in London and preceded the IIMEC11 annual international biomedical research conference on 1st June 2016.
| BRMEC6 - Day 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome to the 6th Invest in ME International Biomedical Research into ME Colloquium | Dr Ian Gibson, UEA, UK | Professor Jonathan Edwards, UCL, UK | |||
| NIH Research into ME | Dr Vicky Whittemore, NIH, USA | ||||
| Diagnosis (clinical) – Patient Stratification (including the following) | |||||
| Clinical signs/symptoms of ME | Professor Olli Polo, Tampere University, Finland | ||||
| Diagnostics and Patient Stratification for Research | Dr Amolak Bansal, Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust, UK | ||||
| Protocols and Patient Databases for ME | Dr Luis Nacul, LSHTM, UK | ||||
| Big Data Approach: Severely Ill ME Cohort | Professor Ron Davis, Stanford, USA | ||||
| Chaired Discussion - Criteria to Use for ME/CFS Diagnosis | Professor Angela Vincent, Oxford University, UK | ||||
| Sample Standardisation SOPs for Research (including the following) | |||||
| Biobank Samples and Protocols for UK/Europe | Dr Eliana Lacerda, LSHTM, UK | ||||
| Analysis Protocols for ME | Professor Jonas Bergquist, Uppsala University, Sweden | ||||
| Chaired discussion Sample Standardisation SOPs for Research | Dr Jo Cambridge, UCL, UK | ||||
| Biomarkers: 1 Data | |||||
| Keynote Speech: Longitudinal Immunological & Virological Study for ME/CFS Biomarker Discovery | Professor Eleanor Riley, LSHTM, UK | ||||
| Biomarkers: 2 Imaging | |||||
| Immune-Brain Communication and Relationship to Inflammation and Cohort Selection Challenges | Dr Neil Harrison, Sussex University, UK | ||||
| Neuroimaging in Clinical Practice in ME | tbc | ||||
| Chaired Discussion Neuroimaging in ME Research | Professor Jonathan Edwards, UCL, UK | ||||
| Biomarkers: 3 Mitochondria | |||||
| Keynote Speech: Understanding and Preventing Mitochondrial Oxidative Damage | Dr Mike Murphy, MRC and Cambridge University, UK | ||||
| Mitochondria in ME/CFS | Professor Maureen Hanson, Cornell University, USA | ||||
| Chaired discussion/workshop with participants | Professor Jonas Blomberg, Uppsala University, Sweden | ||||
| Adjourn | |||||