Driving research of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME / CFS),
Post Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS), Fibromyalgia and Post COVID .

Computational
Research Center
for Complex Diseases

From Data to Disease Mechanism and Treatments

About the research center

Each OMF funded study is selected, with oversight from our Scientific Advisory Board, for its ability to provide meaningful data that will fuel the search for treatment and diagnosis. This data is essential to develop diagnostic technologies, understand the molecular basis of the diseases, and uncover effective diagnostic tools and treatments. Under the direction of Wenzhong Xiao, PhD,  the Computational Research Center for Complex Diseases analyzes and integrates the data from OMF funded studies, an essential step in developing diagnostics and treatments.

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Dr. Xiao is a world expert in computational genomics and the Director of the Immuno-Metabolic Computational Center at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Harvard Medical School. He also leads a Computational Genomics Group at Stanford Genome Technology Center (SGTC). His research is at the interface of computation, genomics and medicine. In collaboration with Open Medicine Foundation, his lab has analyzes studies on ME / CFS and compares ME / CFS with other diseases.

Core Aims

Provide

expertise on bioinformatics and computation essential to research projects

Perform

statistical and bioinformatic analyses of collaborative research studies

 

Develop

and apply of state-of-the-art algorithms to uncover ME/CFS disease mechanisms and drug targets

Establish

and maintain ME/CFS Data Center platform for data sharing and online collaboration
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Fundamental Philosophy

  • Work collaboratively with OMF funded research centers to analyze and integrate the data from their studies
  • Use the most advanced technology to provide expert computation of OMF funded research projects, from study design, to performing the research, to interpretation of the results
  • Utilize the power of OMF’s collaborative and open research strategy by hosting and sharing data through a common data center

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ME/CFS Research Data: the heart of the matter

ME/CFS Research Data: the heart of the matter With your support, Open Medicine Foundation funds open, collaborative research so that, as soon as possible, precise diagnostic tools and life-changing treatments

Sample studies

Extended Big Data Study in Families

The goal of this study was to extend the Severely ill Patient Study and conduct a comprehensive “Big Data” analysis on ME/CFS patients and their families.

Severely iIl Patient

The goal of the Severely ill Patient Study was to conduct a comprehensive “Big Data” analysis on severely ill ME/CFS patients in order to begin an exploration to find the molecular basis of ME/CFS.

Autoimmunity and Autoantibodies

The aim is to investigate potential differences in adrenergic and muscarinic receptor autoantibody levels in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid samples between ME/CFS patients and healthy controls.

Stress-Activated MicroRNAs

Studying microRNAs could help to bridge the conceptual gap between genetic predisposition and environmental factors causing ME/CFS or exacerbating specific symptoms.

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