Wilfred de Vega

Wilfred Carlo de Vega, PhD, completed his doctorate under the supervision of Dr. Patrick McGowan in the Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Doctorate thesis

 * 2018, DNA Methylation Modifications Associated with Glucocorticoid Sensitivity and Clinical Subtypes of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) - De Vega's thesis research examined genome-wide epigenetic changes associated with ME/CFS and how these changes have downstream consequences on stress hormone sensitivity which could potentially relate to clinical subtypes based on symptom severity. His thesis work and ME/CFS research in the McGowan lab were funded by the Solve ME/CFS Initiative, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and the Falk Medical Research Foundation. (Abstract) (Full Text)

Publications related to ME/CFS

 * 2018, Integration of DNA methylation & health scores identifies subtypes in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (Abstract)
 * 2017, Editorial - The epigenetic landscape of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: deciphering complex phenotypes (Full Text)
 * 2017, Epigenetic modifications and glucocorticoid sensitivity in [[ME/CFS|Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) (Full Text)
 * 2014, DNA Methylation Modifications Associated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (by Wilfred C. de Vega, Suzanne D. Vernon, Patrick O. McGowan) (Full Text)

Talks and interviews

 * MillionsMissing Canada Interview of Wilfred de Vega

Online presence

 * PubMed
 * LinkedIn

Learn more

 * Will de Vega: Man of the Moment in ME Research in Canada! by Jill T for Health Rising
 * University of Toronto study offers hope sufferers chronic fatigue syndrome in U of T News