Saturday, March 2, 2013

Infection, Autoimmunity and PANDA’s: Dr. Hornig on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome



Quite the Resume

Dr Mady Hornig comes with quite a resume. She and Dr. Ian Lipkin MD direct the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University in New York, and Dr. Hornig is directing the Pathogen Discovery and Pathogenesis Program at the Chronic Fatigue Initiative (CFI).
The Hornig/Lipkin lab at Columbia University is involved in numerous ME/CFS studies
The Hornig/Lipkin lab at Columbia University is involved in numerous ME/CFS studies
An MD and immunologist with a background in neuropsychiatry, Dr. Hornig’s been focused throughout her career on uncovering immune dysfunctions associated with mood and developmental disorders such as autism, PANDA’s, ADHD and schizophrenia. Her current work on the MIND (Microbiology and Immunology of Neuropsychiatric Disorders) Project constitutes the largest examination yet of the role the immune system and viruses play in mood disorders and schizophrenia. She’s currently a lead investigator for  the Autism Birth Cohort study determining how development, genes and environmental factors combine to produce autism.
- See more at: http://simmaronresearch.com/2013/03/hornig/#sthash.oqwdPji5.dpuf

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