Mady Hornig

Professor Mady Hornig is a physician-scientist and Director of Translational Research at the Center for Infection and Immunity at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health where she is also Associate Professor of Epidemiology.

Notable studies

• 2017, Fecal metagenomic profiles in subgroups of patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome(Full Text)
• 2017, Immune network analysis of cerebrospinal fluid in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome with atypical and classical presentations (Full Text)
• 2016, Cytokine network analysis of cerebrospinal fluid in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (Abstract)
• 2015, Distinct plasma immune signatures in ME/CFS are present early in the course of illness (Full Text)
• 2015, Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is associated with pandemic influenza infection, but not with an adjuvanted pandemic influenza vaccine (Abstract)
• 2015, Findings from a clinical and laboratory database developed for discovery of pathogenic mechanisms in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (Abstract)
• 2015, Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is associated with pandemic influenza infection, but not with an adjuvanted pandemic influenza vaccine (Abstract)
• 2012, A Multicenter Blinded Analysis Indicates No Association between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and either Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-Related Virus or Polytropic Murine Leukemia Virus (Full Text)

Talks and interviews

• 2 Jun 2017, Speaker at the 12th Invest in ME International ME Conference on "Gut-metabolome-immune disturbances in ME/CFS subsets" DVD available
• 2016, 12th International IACFSME Biennial Clinical and Research Conference, Emerging Science and Clinical Care, Session Chair for Session 1: The Latest Research in Immunology and the Microbiome
• 2016, Speaker at the 11th Invest in ME International ME Conference - DVD available
• 2015, Speaker at the 10th Invest in ME International ME Conference - DVD available
• 2015, ME/CFS Alert Episode 73: Dr. Mady Hornig (Part 1)
• 2015, ME/CFS Alert Episode 74: Dr. Mady Hornig (Part 2)
• 2015, The Invisible Ones - A Conference on Severe ME/CFS and the Way Forward - Mady Hornig, Sweden, 19 October 2015.
  • Transcript of the above talk
• 2015, Scientists Discover Robust Evidence That Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Is a Biological Illness, 27 February 2015.
• 2014, Speaker at the 9th Invest in ME International ME Conference - DVD available

Online presence

• Columbia University - Mady Hornig, MD
• PubMed - Mady Hornig

Learn more

• Wikipedia - Mady Hornig
• 2016, The Other MEGA Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Project: Dr. Hornig Talks
• 2016, Is chronic fatigue syndrome finally being taken seriously?
• 2015, Distinct stages to chronic fatigue syndrome identified
• 2015, Ian Lipkin and Mady Hornig take the #ChiliMEChallenge (see Chilli ME Challenge)

See also

• Ian Lipkin
• Microbe Discovery Project

microbiome The full collection of microscopic organisms (especially bacteria and fungi) which are present in a particular environment, particularly inside the human body.

cytokine any class of immunoregulatory proteins secreted by cells, especially immune cells. Cytokines are small proteins important in cell signaling that modulate the immune system. (Learn more: me-pedia.org)

myalgic encephalomyelitis (M.E.) - A disease often marked by neurological symptoms, but fatigue is sometimes a symptom as well. Some diagnostic criteria distinguish it from chronic fatigue syndrome, while other diagnostic criteria consider it to be a synonym for chronic fatigue syndrome. A defining characteristic of ME is post-exertional malaise (PEM), or post-exertional neuroimmune exhaustion (PENE), which is a notable exacerbation of symptoms brought on by small exertions. PEM can last for days or weeks. Symptoms can include cognitive impairments, muscle pain (myalgia), trouble remaining upright (orthostatic intolerance), sleep abnormalities, and gastro-intestinal impairments, among others. An estimated 25% of those suffering from ME are housebound or bedbound. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies ME as a neurological disease.