Christopher Armstrong

Christopher William Armstrong, PhD, performs research in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Bio21 Molecular Science & Biotechnology Institute at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia with an interest in the dysfunction of energy metabolism of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).

Dr. Armstrong is a member of the Working Group which offers their expertise and resources to the ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center at Stanford University.

ME Australia interviewed Dr Armstrong and wrote a profile on him 'Meet the Scientists: Dr Christopher Armstrong'.

In 2018, Dr Armstrong was part of delegation briefing Australia's Chief Medical Officer, Prof Brendan Murphy, on research into ME.

Awards

 * 2016 Ramsay Award Program grant recipient, sponsored by the Solve ME/CFS Initiative. This grant, shared with Geraldine Cambridge, University College London, and Fane Mensah, University College London, will focus on the metabolic analysis of B-Cell maturation in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Books

 * 2014, Chapter Five in Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Vol. 66, published by Elsevier; "Metabolism in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome," by Christopher W. Armstrong, Neil R. McGregor, Henry L. Butt, and Paul R. Gooley (Link)

Notable studies

 * The underlying sex differences in neuroendocrine adaptations relevant to Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - (Full text)
 * 2012, NMR metabolic profiling of serum identifies amino acid disturbances in chronic fatigue syndrome - (Abstract)
 * 2014, Metabolism in chronic fatigue syndrome - (Abstract)
 * 2015, Metabolic profiling reveals anomalous energy metabolism and oxidative stress pathways in chronic fatigue syndrome patients - (Abstract)
 * 2016, Widespread pain and altered renal function in ME/CFS patients - (Abstract)
 * 2017, The association of fecal microbiota and fecal, blood serum and urine metabolites in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome - (Abstract)
 * 2018, CD24 Expression and B Cell Maturation Shows a Novel Link With Energy Metabolism: Potential Implications for Patients With Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - (Full Text)
 * 2019, Post-Exertional Malaise Is Associated with Hypermetabolism, Hypoacetylation and Purine Metabolism Deregulation in ME/CFS Cases - (Full text)

Talks and interviews

 * 15-16 June 2016, Speaker at the International Conference on Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain. Speech title: "The impact of the gut microbiome on host fatigue in ME/CFS patients"
 * 20 Oct 2016, Solve ME/CFS Initiative Webinar with Christopher Armstrong, on recent metabolomics studies
 * 23 Nov 2016, Inside Story Podcast - "In Melbourne, progress on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome"
 * 12 Aug 2017, Community Symposium on the Molecular Basis of ME/CFS - 2017: Speech title - ME, metabolism and I (in English with Spanish subtitles)
 * 4 May 2018, ME/CFS Canadian Collaborative Team Conference - Speech title: Australian ME/CFS Databases and Biobanks: The Down Under Experiences
 * 20 February 2019, Meet the Scientists: Dr Christopher Armstrong on ME Australia

Online presence

 * Scholar Google
 * ResearchGate

Learn more

 * 3 Feb 2017, "How Gut Bacteria Is Helping To Unpack Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Can improving a person's gut health help?" by Emma Brancatisano in The Huffington Post
 * Bio21 Molecular Science & Biotechnology Institute webpage on Armstrong's work - "Gutted by bad gut bugs" by Florienne Loder
 * 2016: Australian metabolomics study of women with ME/CFS (CCC)