Warren Tate

Dr Warren P. Tate, CNZM FNZIC FRSNZ MA-PIMBN, is a New Zealand biochemist and Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Otago, New Zealand. Emeritus Prof Warren Tate, though officially retired, is continuing his molecular-level research into myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome at the university. His daughter Katherine was diagnosed with ME/CFS in the early 1990s.

Blood test research
In 2013, Warren Tate and PhD student Angus Mackay received funding from the Lottery Health Research grants to support their search for a diagnostic blood test for ME/CFS.

ME/CFS and Long COVID
In late 2021, Dr Tate and Dr Anna Brooks were been awarded research grants to investigate Long COVID and post-viral ME/CFS, including the immunological and molecular changes that take place in patients.

Awards

 * 1992, received an International Research Scholar award from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute of the United States — one of only two New Zealanders to receive the award
 * 2010, awarded the Rutherford Medal by the Royal Society of New Zealand, the country’s top science honour
 * 2011, made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to science
 * 2018, awarded the Marsden Medal by the New Zealand Association of Scientists

Notable studies and publications

 * 2021, Exploring Symptom Fluctuations and Triggers in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Using Novel Patient-Centred N-of-1 Observational Designs: A Protocol for a Feasibility and Acceptability Study - (Abstract)
 * This study will assess the feasibility and acceptability of patient-centred N-of-1 observational studies to assess diseases with complex presentations such as ME/CFS, as well as provide individual-level evidence about fluctuations and triggers of ME/CFS symptoms that may aid self-management.


 * 2020, A SWATH-MS analysis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome peripheral blood mononuclear cell proteomes reveals mitochondrial dysfunction - (Full text)


 * 2019, Changes in the transcriptome of circulating immune cells of a New Zealand cohort with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome - (Full text)
 * 2019, Current Research Provides Insight into the Biological Basis and Diagnostic Potential for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) - (Full text)
 * 2018, A compromised paraventricular nucleus within a dysfunctional hypothalamus: A novel neuroinflammatory paradigm for ME/CFS - (Full text)

Talks and interviews

 * Life with ME/CFS, 2015, Professor Tate's personal perspective as a parent of a person with ME and his ME/CFS research.
 * Presentation on November 11, 2017, Professor Tate updates ANZMES on his ME/CFS research which is showing promising results.

News and articles

 * 2021, Long Covid clinics desperately needed in New Zealand, experts say - New Zealand Herald
 * 2021, Is Long Covid a new type of chronic fatigue syndrome?

News articles

 * 2020, Covid-19 could lead to an explosion of 'Tapanui flu' cases - Otago Times Daily
 * 2018, Set on a quest to treat ME - Otago Times Daily

Online presence

 * PubMed
 * Researchgate
 * Twitter
 * Facebook
 * Website
 * YouTube

Learn more

 * Wikipedia
 * University of Otago Profile