Editing Chris Ponting

Professor '''Chris Ponting''' (Christopher Paul Ponting) is a British researcher with a special interest in genomics and bioinformatics.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web | url = https://www.rse.org.uk/fellow/chris-ponting/ | title = Professor Christopher Paul Ponting FMedSci FRSE | date = 2020-03-24 | website = The Royal Society of Edinburgh|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-06-03}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web | url = https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/chris-ponting | title = Professor Chris Ponting | website = The University of Edinburgh|language=en|access-date=2020-06-03}}</ref> Prof. Ponting is Section Head at Biomedical Genomics, Chair of Medical Bioinformatics, and a Principal Investigator at the MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine at the University of Edinburgh.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> 

In 2018, Professor Ponting replaced [[Esther Crawley]] as Deputy Chair of the [[UK CFS/ME Research Collaborative]] (CMRC).<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.meassociation.org.uk/2018/03/the-cfs-me-research-collaborative-cmrc-announces-major-change-in-policy-and-new-deputy-chair-07-march-2018/ | title = The CFS/ME Research Collaborative (CMRC) Announces Major Change in Policy and New Deputy Chair {{!}} 07 March 2018 | date = 2018-03-07 | website = ME Association|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-06-03}}</ref> He is also a long term friend of ME patient and activist [[Simon McGrath]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.s4me.info/threads/science-for-me-written-q-a-with-prof-chris-ponting.4743/ | title = Science for ME written Q&A with Prof Chris Ponting | website = Science for ME|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-03}}</ref>

Chris has been on the editorial boards of many different research journals and founded CGAT, a training center funded by the UK's [[Medical Research Council]].

==Professional organizations ==
*Fellow of the Academy of Medical Science
*Member of the European Molecular Biology Organisation

==ME/CFS research ==
Professor Ponting is principle investigator on a large study that will use the '''UK Biobank''' data to "investigate the biomolecular and genetic bases to myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS)".<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk/2020/02/using-uk-biobank-data-to-investigate-the-biomolecular-and-genetic-bases-to-myalgic-encephalomyelitis-me-cfs/ | title = Using UK Biobank data to investigate the biomolecular and genetic bases to myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) {{!}} UK Biobank | last = | first = | authorlink = | date = | website = UK Biobank|language=en-GB| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=2020-06-03}}</ref>

==DecodeME==
Ponting is principle investigator for [[DecodeME]], the largest ever study of genetic factors in [[ME/CFS]].<ref name="Dibble2020"/>
{{See also|DecodeME}}

==Notable studies==
* 2020, Genetic risk factors of ME/CFS: a critical review<ref name="Dibble2020">{{Cite journal | title = Genetic risk factors of ME/CFS: a critical review | date = 2020-08-03 | url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7530519/|journal=Human Molecular Genetics | volume = 29 | issue = R1| pages=R117–R124 | last = Dibble | first = Joshua J | authorlink = Joshua Dibble | last2 = McGrath | first2 = Simon J | author-link2 = Simon McGrath | last3 = Ponting | first3 = Chris P | author-link3 = Chris Ponting|doi=10.1093/hmg/ddaa169|pmc=7530519|pmid=32744306|access-date=|issn=0964-6906|quote=|via=}}</ref> - [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7530519 (Full text)

==Clinic location==

==Talks and interviews==
*2018, [https://www.actionforme.org.uk/uploads/images/2018/05/chris-ponting-interview-may-2018.pdf Q&A with Prof Chris Ponting] - Action for ME
*2020, [https://www.s4me.info/threads/science-for-me-written-q-a-with-prof-chris-ponting.4743/ Q&A with Chris Ponting] - Science for ME forum

==News articles and blogs ==
*May 2020, [https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18437238.coronavirus-scotland-charity-warns-covid-will-cause-spike-cases/ Coronavirus in Scotland: Charity warns Covid will cause a spike in ME cases]
*Jan 2020, [https://www.virology.ws/2020/01/13/trial-by-error-the-uks-proposed-genetics-study/ Trial By Error: The UK’s Proposed Genetics Study]
*Apr 2019, [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/chronic-fatigue-blood-test-me-myalgic-encephalomyelitis-stanford-a8891906.html Blood test for chronic fatigue syndrome could speed diagnosis, study says]
*Mar 2018, [https://www.meassociation.org.uk/2018/03/the-cfs-me-research-collaborative-cmrc-announces-major-change-in-policy-and-new-deputy-chair-07-march-2018/ CFS/ME Research Collaborative announces Major Change in Policy and New Deputy Chair]
*Jul 2017, [https://www.newscientist.com/article/2140926-at-least-75-per-cent-of-our-dna-really-is-useless-junk-after-all/ At least 75 per cent of our DNA really is useless junk after all]
*May 2016, [https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2016/mar/18/how-do-our-genes-actually-work-dna-podcast How do our genes actually work?] - podcast

==Online presence==
*[https://www.twitter.com/cgatist Twitter]
*[https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/chris-ponting Edinburgh University profile]
*[https://www.ed.ac.uk/mrc-human-genetics-unit/research/ponting-group Computational and Disease Genomics Research Group]
*[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Ponting+CP&cauthor_id=30642873 PubMed]
*[https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/40074296_Chris_P_Ponting Researchgate profile]
*[https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0202-7816 ORCID profile]
*[http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=cwT02HYAAAAJ&hl=en Google scholar profile]

==See also==
*[[DecodeME]]
*[[UK ME/CFS Biobank]]
*[[CFS/ME Research Collaborative Conference|UK CFS/ME Research Collaborative]] (CMRC)
*[[Chronic fatigue syndrome]]

==Learn more==
*[https://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk/2020/02/using-uk-biobank-data-to-investigate-the-biomolecular-and-genetic-bases-to-myalgic-encephalomyelitis-me-cfs/ UK Biobank genetic and biomolecular ME/CFS study]

==References==
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