Amir Landi

Abdolamir Landi, also known as, Amir Landi, MD, PhD, is a senior research scientist and principal investigator in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Alberta, Canada. He is a member of the ME/CFS committee of the Alberta Medical Association and a Research and Medical Advisor to National ME/FM Action Network, Canada. He has been working on the immunologic aspects of ME/CFS since 2010.

Dr. Landi leads the biomarker team in Professor Michael Houghton's laboratory in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Alberta, Canada, working to validate a panel of cytokine biomarkers for ME/CFS.

Dr. Land is a scientific member of the executive committee and the chair of the working group Infection & Immunity of Interdisciplinary Canadian Collaborative ME (ICanCME) Research Network.

Education

 * 1995, MD - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
 * 2009, PhD - focused on Immunovirology / Vaccinology from University of Saskatchewan, Canada
 * 2010, post doctorate fellowship - Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, International Vaccine Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Research studies/Clinical Care Guidelines/Patents

 * 2011, No evidence for XMRV nucleic acids, infectious virus or anti-XMRV antibodies in Canadian patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (Full text)
 * 2016, Reductions in circulating levels of IL-16, IL-7 and VEGF-A in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (Full text)
 * 2016, Toward Optimized Practice (TOP) ME/CFS Clinical Practice Guidelines
 * 2019, “METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS IN DIAGNOSIS OF CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME/MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS.” USA Patent: 10,408,844. 

Talks and interviews

 * Biomedical Research into ME Colloquium (BRMEC5), 27-30 May 2015, London, UK - Speech title: Cytokine and Chemokine Profiles of ME/CFS Patients.
 * ME/CFS Canadian Collaborative Team Conference, 3-5 May 2018, Montreal, Canada - Speech title: Diagnosis of ME/CFS: Can Immune Modulators Play a Role?
 * CIHR ME/CFS Strengthening Workshop, 14 & 15 Dec. 2018, Montreal, Canada, - Speech title: Immunobiology of ME/CFS: “From pathogen discovery to pathogenesis.
 * Canadian CBC Radio, Morning Episodes, October 24, 2019:
 * Daybreak Kamloops, Kamloops, BC
 * The Morning Edition, Regina, SK
 * A New Day, Whitehorse, YT
 * The Eyeopener, Calgary, AB
 * The Trailbreaker, Yellowknife, NWT
 * Morning North, Sudbury, ON
 * Windsor Morning, Windsor, ON
 * London Morning, London, ON
 * Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
 * Canadian Global NEWS Edmonton TV interview:
 * October 28, 2019, 6:00 PM, Global News, Health Matters
 * October 29, 2019, 6:00 AM, Global News, Health Matters (Re-Aired)

Online presence

 * LinkedIn


 * ResearchGate