12th International Biomedical Research into ME Colloquium 2023

We are pleased to announce the 12^th Biomedical Research into ME Research Colloquium, organised by Invest in ME Research. The colloquium bring togethers international scientists and clinicians working on, or interested in, myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME or sometimes referred to as ME/CFS) and will again advance research into the disease by facilitating the sharing of knowledge and collaboration between researchers from around the world.
The Colloquium will revert to an in-person meeting this year.

Every Colloquium aims to improve understanding, collaboration and cooperation.

ME, and more recently Long Covid, place a huge burden in healthcare yet the capacity of research has continually been restricted by limited funding. The annual BRMEC* Colloquium aids in utilising the research expertise that does exist and aims to facilitate more collaboration and increased interest in this field.
With developments around research into Long Covid and with the similarities of some symptoms to those experienced by people with ME then this topic will be also included as a central component of the agenda and a number of presentations concerning ME and long covid will be given with a focus on the aetiology of the disease.
The knowledge and the road travelled by ME researchers and clinicians is an invaluable aid for understanding long Covid.
Understanding the viral and immunological mechanisms behind both of those conditions is the key to making progress.

The event presents a unique networking opportunity for researchers, clinicians and students to learn and be appraised from the most relevant biomedical research initiatives.

Some of the institutes, organisations and agencies that have speakers, representatives and participants attending the conference week 2023 events -

Quadram Institute

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

University of East Anglia

Kings College London

University of Oslo

University of Bergen

University of Helsinki

University of Uppsala

University of Würzburg

Nova Southeastern University, Miami

Université de Montréal

Charité University Hospital, Berlin

Universidad Católica de Valencia

Harvard Medical School

Aarhus Universitet

Georgetown University

University College London

European ME Research Group

Copenhagen University Hospital

Cornell University

University of South Florida

University of Vermont

The Jackson Laboratory

NCNED, Australia

University of Liverpool

The Free University in Amsterdam

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Medical University of Vienna

Imperial College London

Mayo Clinic

Linköping University

Simmaron Research

North-West University

Queen Mary University London

University of Utrecht

Stanford Genome Technology Center

Columbia University

Radboud University

University of Nottingham

University of Amsterdam

University of Birmingham

University of Otago

Johns Hopkins University

The colloquium will start at approximately 09.00 on each day and close at approximately 18.00, after which there will be an evening diiner where more opportunities for discussion and networking will be available.

In the last years' Colloquiums we already viewed the history of ME in order to aid understanding of long covid.
Discussions will focus on a variety of exciting topics, including sessions on:

• Epidemiology of ME (and LONG COVID)
• Host Virus Interaction - ME and Long Covid
• Immunogenetics
• CNS and Imaging
• Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Metabolomics
• ANS and Autoimmunity
• Microbiome
• Therapies and Treatments
• AI and Bioinformatics
• Research Updates
• Multiple chaired discussions

More details of the programme are available at the link below.

Latest agenda

The annual Invest in ME Research International Biomedical Research Colloquium has been established as a closed symposium for researchers to share data and ideas and is by invitation from the charity and as agreed by with our advisors.

We are interested in progressing our goals of encouraging international collaboration in investigating this disease which will lead to discovery of aetiology and/or development of effective treatments.

For biomedical researchers who are interested in participating in the BRMEC* Colloquiums then please use our registration request form, or contact us for further information.
We also invite participation from outside the field of ME where it may assist existing researchers.

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We have relocated the Colloquium to a new venue for this year - Hinxton Hall in Cambridgeshire.

Hinxton Hall Conference Centre is located on the Wellcome Genome Campus, alongside research institutions that are at the forefront of the genomics revolution. Hinxton Hall Conference Centre blends stunning contemporary architecture with state-of-the-art facilities, alongside a Grade II* listed country house, all set within a beautiful, rural 100 acre estate bordering the River Cam.

This location is near to Cambridge as well as a short drive from London Stansted airport.
There is also a direct link to London Stansted from central London.
This venue offers a number of advantages for assisting in our objectives of building collaboration and expanding knowledge.
We hope this approach will again aid in linking knowledge and research together in order to assist future discovery.

The Colloquium will have the possibility to allow poster presentations. Please contact us if interested in a poster presentation.

For biomedical researchers who are interested in participating in the BRMEC* Colloquiums then please use our registration request form, or contact us for further information.

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Invest in ME Research started the international ME Conferences in 2006 – providing a platform for biomedical research into ME and allowing researchers, clinicians and patients to come together and share experiences and knowledge.
In 2011 we created a forum where international researchers could meet and discuss in confidence and facilitate collaboration in research. This formed our Biomedical Research into ME (BRMEC) Colloquiums – closed research meetings bringing together the best biomedical research and new ideas and creating a family of international researchers who could work together. This has been one of the main objectives of the charity. Over the years this has broadened into sharing of experiences, data and plans for future research and international collaboration. A culmination of much of this effort was the initiation of The European ME Research Group (EMERG) concept which formed in October 2015 in an attempt to set up a strategy of European collaboration in ME research.

The Colloquiums have continued to grow in size every year and now regularly attract researchers from fifteen countries.
The most relevant biomedical research initiatives plus other research disciplines sharing knowledge will be present and the event present a unique networking opportunity for researchers, clinicians and students.

Since 2020 the emerging relevance of long covid and similarities to ME have been introduced into proceedings.
Past Colloquiums can be seen via the link below
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