Horseshoe crabs aren't actually crabs!? 🤯
Despite their name, these prehistoric arthropods are more closely related to spiders and scorpions than true crabs. They are also an invaluable research organism. 🦀
Read more: www.mbl.edu/research/res...
Footage: BioQuest Studios
Despite their name, these prehistoric arthropods are more closely related to spiders and scorpions than true crabs. They are also an invaluable research organism. 🦀
Read more: www.mbl.edu/research/res...
Footage: BioQuest Studios
April 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Horseshoe crabs aren't actually crabs!? 🤯
Despite their name, these prehistoric arthropods are more closely related to spiders and scorpions than true crabs. They are also an invaluable research organism. 🦀
Read more: www.mbl.edu/research/res...
Footage: BioQuest Studios
Despite their name, these prehistoric arthropods are more closely related to spiders and scorpions than true crabs. They are also an invaluable research organism. 🦀
Read more: www.mbl.edu/research/res...
Footage: BioQuest Studios
OMF has now received approval from the NIH to access plasma samples collected via the Chronic Fatigue Initiative, bringing the total number of samples for our large-scale ME/CFS biomarker project (BioQuest) to 1,000.
👉 Read the latest BioQuest update: www.omf.ngo/bioquest-upd....
👉 Read the latest BioQuest update: www.omf.ngo/bioquest-upd....
September 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
OMF has now received approval from the NIH to access plasma samples collected via the Chronic Fatigue Initiative, bringing the total number of samples for our large-scale ME/CFS biomarker project (BioQuest) to 1,000.
👉 Read the latest BioQuest update: www.omf.ngo/bioquest-upd....
👉 Read the latest BioQuest update: www.omf.ngo/bioquest-upd....
Announcement!! A New Large-Scale ME/CFS Biomarker Study (BioQuest)!
Thanks to two generous grants, we have successfully secured $800,000—one-third of our goal—that will allow us to initiate a large-scale #MECFS biomarker study (BioQuest)!
Learn more 👉 www.omf.ngo/me-cfs-new-b...
Thanks to two generous grants, we have successfully secured $800,000—one-third of our goal—that will allow us to initiate a large-scale #MECFS biomarker study (BioQuest)!
Learn more 👉 www.omf.ngo/me-cfs-new-b...
Announcement!!! A New Large-Scale ME/CFS Biomarker Study (BioQuest)! - Open Medicine Foundation
Learn about BioQuest, OMF's new ME/CFS biomarker study to identify a biomarker for ME/CFS that can be evaluated through a blood test.
www.omf.ngo
December 12, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Announcement!! A New Large-Scale ME/CFS Biomarker Study (BioQuest)!
Thanks to two generous grants, we have successfully secured $800,000—one-third of our goal—that will allow us to initiate a large-scale #MECFS biomarker study (BioQuest)!
Learn more 👉 www.omf.ngo/me-cfs-new-b...
Thanks to two generous grants, we have successfully secured $800,000—one-third of our goal—that will allow us to initiate a large-scale #MECFS biomarker study (BioQuest)!
Learn more 👉 www.omf.ngo/me-cfs-new-b...
OMF’s large-scale biomarker project, BioQuest, is working to incorporate subtype identification into its study. Read more about the project on our website: www.omf.ngo/bioquest-lar....
#MECFS
#MECFS
Large-Scale Biomarker Project (BioQuest) - Open Medicine Foundation
Learn more about BioQuest, a large-scale biomarker study to identify a biochemical signature for ME/CFS.
www.omf.ngo
June 3, 2026 at 3:01 PM
OMF’s large-scale biomarker project, BioQuest, is working to incorporate subtype identification into its study. Read more about the project on our website: www.omf.ngo/bioquest-lar....
#MECFS
#MECFS
Is the OMF’s ME/CFS BioQuest Study the Study We’ve All Been Waiting For? #MECFS
www.healthrising.org/blog/2026/02...
www.healthrising.org/blog/2026/02...
Is the OMF's ME/CFS BioQuest Study the Study We've All Been Waiting For? - Health Rising
The Open Medicine Foundation's huge Bioquest project has the potential to transform ME/CFS patients experience with doctors, dramatically enhance research and get drug companies finally interested in ...
www.healthrising.org
February 28, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Is the OMF’s ME/CFS BioQuest Study the Study We’ve All Been Waiting For? #MECFS
www.healthrising.org/blog/2026/02...
www.healthrising.org/blog/2026/02...
The lack of an objective diagnostic tool for #MECFS is a problem for healthcare providers and a burden to patients. OMF’s BioQuest project aims to identify a unique #biomarker signature for ME/CFS that can be easily sampled in a primary care setting.
👉 www.omf.ngo/bioquest-lar....
👉 www.omf.ngo/bioquest-lar....
November 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The lack of an objective diagnostic tool for #MECFS is a problem for healthcare providers and a burden to patients. OMF’s BioQuest project aims to identify a unique #biomarker signature for ME/CFS that can be easily sampled in a primary care setting.
👉 www.omf.ngo/bioquest-lar....
👉 www.omf.ngo/bioquest-lar....
Exclusive Interview by @mecfsnanoneedle.bsky.social: OMF Founder and CEO, Linda Tannenbaum, on the Large-Scale ME/CFS Biomarker Study (BioQuest)!🌟
👉 Read the interview: ow.ly/FT1i50UOFII
💙 Donate to BioQuest: ow.ly/wEHU50UOFIJ
#mecfs #mecfsbiomarker #pwME
👉 Read the interview: ow.ly/FT1i50UOFII
💙 Donate to BioQuest: ow.ly/wEHU50UOFIJ
#mecfs #mecfsbiomarker #pwME
January 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Exclusive Interview by @mecfsnanoneedle.bsky.social: OMF Founder and CEO, Linda Tannenbaum, on the Large-Scale ME/CFS Biomarker Study (BioQuest)!🌟
👉 Read the interview: ow.ly/FT1i50UOFII
💙 Donate to BioQuest: ow.ly/wEHU50UOFIJ
#mecfs #mecfsbiomarker #pwME
👉 Read the interview: ow.ly/FT1i50UOFII
💙 Donate to BioQuest: ow.ly/wEHU50UOFIJ
#mecfs #mecfsbiomarker #pwME
🐸 Xenopus laevis 💚 The frog that shaped modern developmental biology! ✨ Xenopus embryos have revealed how the body axis forms, cells choose their fate, and tissues self-organize during early development 📹 Video by Bioquest Sudio and Xenbase #ModelMonday #DevBio
November 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🐸 Xenopus laevis 💚 The frog that shaped modern developmental biology! ✨ Xenopus embryos have revealed how the body axis forms, cells choose their fate, and tissues self-organize during early development 📹 Video by Bioquest Sudio and Xenbase #ModelMonday #DevBio
This project will include metabolomics, proteomics, cytokine panels, lipidomics, and more on plasma samples from #pwME, disease controls, and healthy controls. Read more about Bioquest and its potential to identify a biochemical signature to diagnose ME/CFS: www.omf.ngo/me-cfs-new-b...
Announcement!!! A New Large-Scale ME/CFS Biomarker Study (BioQuest)! - Open Medicine Foundation
Learn about BioQuest, OMF's new ME/CFS biomarker study to identify a biomarker for ME/CFS that can be evaluated through a blood test.
www.omf.ngo
July 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This project will include metabolomics, proteomics, cytokine panels, lipidomics, and more on plasma samples from #pwME, disease controls, and healthy controls. Read more about Bioquest and its potential to identify a biochemical signature to diagnose ME/CFS: www.omf.ngo/me-cfs-new-b...
Every additional donation we receive for BioQuest will allow us to reach our goal of testing 1,200 samples. Donate to BioQuest: www.omf.ngo?form=BioQuest
OMF Home - Open Medicine Foundation
ME/CFS & Long COVID are life-altering illnesses. Together, we can move research further, faster.
www.omf.ngo
December 12, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Every additional donation we receive for BioQuest will allow us to reach our goal of testing 1,200 samples. Donate to BioQuest: www.omf.ngo?form=BioQuest
MBL scientists use skates and their embryos to study skeletal development. By shining a light through egg cases, scientists can watch the entire maturation process.
Learn more about skates as a research organism here: bit.ly/3Rmvq3F
📹 Bioquest
Learn more about skates as a research organism here: bit.ly/3Rmvq3F
📹 Bioquest
June 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
MBL scientists use skates and their embryos to study skeletal development. By shining a light through egg cases, scientists can watch the entire maturation process.
Learn more about skates as a research organism here: bit.ly/3Rmvq3F
📹 Bioquest
Learn more about skates as a research organism here: bit.ly/3Rmvq3F
📹 Bioquest
6) They are exploring this further in the large BioQuest study. It plans to measure many proteins and metabolites in blood samples of up to 1000 patients and controls that have already been collected.
More info about this study here:
More info about this study here:
Update: A large-scale ME/CFS biomarker project (BioQuest) - Open Medicine Foundation
Explore OMF’s BioQuest, a large-scale ME/CFS biomarker study looking at metabolomics, proteomics, and cytokines.
www.omf.ngo
November 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
6) They are exploring this further in the large BioQuest study. It plans to measure many proteins and metabolites in blood samples of up to 1000 patients and controls that have already been collected.
More info about this study here:
More info about this study here:
Wow – you blew us away! The overwhelming number of visitors to our website caused it to temporarily crash. We’re thrilled to let you know that everything is back up and running smoothly. If you’d like to learn more or donate to BioQuest, please visit: www.omf.ngo/me-cfs-new-b...
Announcement!!! A New Large-Scale ME/CFS Biomarker Study (BioQuest)! - Open Medicine Foundation
Learn about BioQuest, OMF's new ME/CFS biomarker study to identify a biomarker for ME/CFS that can be evaluated through a blood test.
www.omf.ngo
December 12, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Wow – you blew us away! The overwhelming number of visitors to our website caused it to temporarily crash. We’re thrilled to let you know that everything is back up and running smoothly. If you’d like to learn more or donate to BioQuest, please visit: www.omf.ngo/me-cfs-new-b...
More on OMf's bold BioQuest Study
👉 1000 samples
👉 Wide omics approach
👉 Cohorts of ME, MS, Burnout, Long COVID, depression to filter out bio signals of fatigue
👉 Hope to produce 5-20 biomarkers to identify subsets
👉 Phase 1 of 3
Good article 👇
👉 1000 samples
👉 Wide omics approach
👉 Cohorts of ME, MS, Burnout, Long COVID, depression to filter out bio signals of fatigue
👉 Hope to produce 5-20 biomarkers to identify subsets
👉 Phase 1 of 3
Good article 👇
Is the OMF's ME/CFS BioQuest Study the Study We've All Been Waiting For? - Health Rising
The Open Medicine Foundation's huge Bioquest project has the potential to transform ME/CFS patients experience with doctors, dramatically enhance research and get drug companies finally interested in…
www.healthrising.org
March 2, 2026 at 9:01 AM
More on OMf's bold BioQuest Study
👉 1000 samples
👉 Wide omics approach
👉 Cohorts of ME, MS, Burnout, Long COVID, depression to filter out bio signals of fatigue
👉 Hope to produce 5-20 biomarkers to identify subsets
👉 Phase 1 of 3
Good article 👇
👉 1000 samples
👉 Wide omics approach
👉 Cohorts of ME, MS, Burnout, Long COVID, depression to filter out bio signals of fatigue
👉 Hope to produce 5-20 biomarkers to identify subsets
👉 Phase 1 of 3
Good article 👇
I am excited about all the various #MECFS diagnostic blood tests in development - but my hope for 2025 is BioQuest #OMFBioQuest.
We need to focus on funding those 1200 samples!!!
www.omf.ngo/me-cfs-new-b...
@openmedf.bsky.social
We need to focus on funding those 1200 samples!!!
www.omf.ngo/me-cfs-new-b...
@openmedf.bsky.social
Announcement!!! A New Large-Scale ME/CFS Biomarker Study (BioQuest)! - Open Medicine Foundation
Learn about BioQuest, OMF's new ME/CFS biomarker study to identify a biomarker for ME/CFS that can be evaluated through a blood test.
www.omf.ngo
December 31, 2024 at 6:27 PM
I am excited about all the various #MECFS diagnostic blood tests in development - but my hope for 2025 is BioQuest #OMFBioQuest.
We need to focus on funding those 1200 samples!!!
www.omf.ngo/me-cfs-new-b...
@openmedf.bsky.social
We need to focus on funding those 1200 samples!!!
www.omf.ngo/me-cfs-new-b...
@openmedf.bsky.social
🎉 Happy 39th to BioQUEST!
For decades, BioQUEST has built a community for STEM educators. Grateful for all who’ve joined the journey. 🚀
✨ Be part of it— Join us at BIOME 2025 - Applications are still open!
🗓️ Learn more + apply: qubeshub.org/community/gr...
#BIOME2025 #BioQUEST #STEMM
For decades, BioQUEST has built a community for STEM educators. Grateful for all who’ve joined the journey. 🚀
✨ Be part of it— Join us at BIOME 2025 - Applications are still open!
🗓️ Learn more + apply: qubeshub.org/community/gr...
#BIOME2025 #BioQUEST #STEMM
June 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
🎉 Happy 39th to BioQUEST!
For decades, BioQUEST has built a community for STEM educators. Grateful for all who’ve joined the journey. 🚀
✨ Be part of it— Join us at BIOME 2025 - Applications are still open!
🗓️ Learn more + apply: qubeshub.org/community/gr...
#BIOME2025 #BioQUEST #STEMM
For decades, BioQUEST has built a community for STEM educators. Grateful for all who’ve joined the journey. 🚀
✨ Be part of it— Join us at BIOME 2025 - Applications are still open!
🗓️ Learn more + apply: qubeshub.org/community/gr...
#BIOME2025 #BioQUEST #STEMM
ICYMI ‼️ Thanks to two generous grants, we've secured $800,000—one-third of our goal—to initiate a large-scale ME/CFS biomarker study!
Learn more 👉 ow.ly/CQxF50Uq0Xa
Help us reach our goal of testing 1,200 samples. Donate to BioQuest 👉 ow.ly/XHLW50Uq0X9
Learn more 👉 ow.ly/CQxF50Uq0Xa
Help us reach our goal of testing 1,200 samples. Donate to BioQuest 👉 ow.ly/XHLW50Uq0X9
January 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
ICYMI ‼️ Thanks to two generous grants, we've secured $800,000—one-third of our goal—to initiate a large-scale ME/CFS biomarker study!
Learn more 👉 ow.ly/CQxF50Uq0Xa
Help us reach our goal of testing 1,200 samples. Donate to BioQuest 👉 ow.ly/XHLW50Uq0X9
Learn more 👉 ow.ly/CQxF50Uq0Xa
Help us reach our goal of testing 1,200 samples. Donate to BioQuest 👉 ow.ly/XHLW50Uq0X9
In 2025, OMF launched a large-scale #MECFS biomarker project called BioQuest. Cort Johnson’s article explores the study and includes insights from Dr. Danielle Meadows, OMF’s Vice President of Research Programs & Operations.
🔗 Read the article here: https://ow.ly/zgGn50YocTW
🔗 Read the article here: https://ow.ly/zgGn50YocTW
March 2, 2026 at 6:53 PM
In 2025, OMF launched a large-scale #MECFS biomarker project called BioQuest. Cort Johnson’s article explores the study and includes insights from Dr. Danielle Meadows, OMF’s Vice President of Research Programs & Operations.
🔗 Read the article here: https://ow.ly/zgGn50YocTW
🔗 Read the article here: https://ow.ly/zgGn50YocTW
Here at the MBL, we use molecular, physiological and novel imaging techniques to better understand coral bleaching and its impact on the reef structure.
🎥 Bioquest Films
Learn more about the Northern star coral here: bit.ly/416Av4Q
🎥 Bioquest Films
Learn more about the Northern star coral here: bit.ly/416Av4Q
May 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Here at the MBL, we use molecular, physiological and novel imaging techniques to better understand coral bleaching and its impact on the reef structure.
🎥 Bioquest Films
Learn more about the Northern star coral here: bit.ly/416Av4Q
🎥 Bioquest Films
Learn more about the Northern star coral here: bit.ly/416Av4Q
www.omf.ngo/me-cfs-new-b...
@openmedf.bsky.social announces 1/3 of funding of most ambitious groundbreaking #MECFS diagnostic biomarker study to date! 1200 samples for the total project. 600 ME/CFS samples in total
Let's get this funded to 100% so we can get these 1200 samples analyzed!
@openmedf.bsky.social announces 1/3 of funding of most ambitious groundbreaking #MECFS diagnostic biomarker study to date! 1200 samples for the total project. 600 ME/CFS samples in total
Let's get this funded to 100% so we can get these 1200 samples analyzed!
Announcement!!! A New Large-Scale ME/CFS Biomarker Study (BioQuest)! - Open Medicine Foundation
Learn about BioQuest, OMF's new ME/CFS biomarker study to identify a biomarker for ME/CFS that can be evaluated through a blood test.
www.omf.ngo
December 12, 2024 at 5:42 PM
www.omf.ngo/me-cfs-new-b...
@openmedf.bsky.social announces 1/3 of funding of most ambitious groundbreaking #MECFS diagnostic biomarker study to date! 1200 samples for the total project. 600 ME/CFS samples in total
Let's get this funded to 100% so we can get these 1200 samples analyzed!
@openmedf.bsky.social announces 1/3 of funding of most ambitious groundbreaking #MECFS diagnostic biomarker study to date! 1200 samples for the total project. 600 ME/CFS samples in total
Let's get this funded to 100% so we can get these 1200 samples analyzed!
mecfsdiagnosticbiomarkers.substack.com/p/omf-bioque...
Open Medicine Foundation's BioQuest: Welcome to the Future
Interview with OMF's CEO Linda Tannenbaum about the largest #MECFS Biomarker Study
#MECFS #pwME #MillionsMissing #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome
Open Medicine Foundation's BioQuest: Welcome to the Future
Interview with OMF's CEO Linda Tannenbaum about the largest #MECFS Biomarker Study
#MECFS #pwME #MillionsMissing #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome
January 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
mecfsdiagnosticbiomarkers.substack.com/p/omf-bioque...
Open Medicine Foundation's BioQuest: Welcome to the Future
Interview with OMF's CEO Linda Tannenbaum about the largest #MECFS Biomarker Study
#MECFS #pwME #MillionsMissing #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome
Open Medicine Foundation's BioQuest: Welcome to the Future
Interview with OMF's CEO Linda Tannenbaum about the largest #MECFS Biomarker Study
#MECFS #pwME #MillionsMissing #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome
67 Million people have #MECFS worldwide
#MECFS has double the disease burden of HIV with no treatments.
A diagnostic blood test would transform medicine for #MECFS patients.
Please #Donate to the largest #MECFS biomarker study
#SocialGood #Change
www.omf.ngo/me-cfs-new-b...
#MECFS has double the disease burden of HIV with no treatments.
A diagnostic blood test would transform medicine for #MECFS patients.
Please #Donate to the largest #MECFS biomarker study
#SocialGood #Change
www.omf.ngo/me-cfs-new-b...
Announcement!!! A New Large-Scale ME/CFS Biomarker Study (BioQuest)! - Open Medicine Foundation
Learn about BioQuest, OMF's new ME/CFS biomarker study to identify a biomarker for ME/CFS that can be evaluated through a blood test.
www.omf.ngo
January 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
67 Million people have #MECFS worldwide
#MECFS has double the disease burden of HIV with no treatments.
A diagnostic blood test would transform medicine for #MECFS patients.
Please #Donate to the largest #MECFS biomarker study
#SocialGood #Change
www.omf.ngo/me-cfs-new-b...
#MECFS has double the disease burden of HIV with no treatments.
A diagnostic blood test would transform medicine for #MECFS patients.
Please #Donate to the largest #MECFS biomarker study
#SocialGood #Change
www.omf.ngo/me-cfs-new-b...
🆕 Breaking: Open Medicine Foundation Canada announces all 1000 BioQuest samples are now in testing.
BioQuest is the largest #MECFS Biomarker Study to date.
www.omfcanada.ngo/bioquest-tes...
BioQuest is the largest #MECFS Biomarker Study to date.
www.omfcanada.ngo/bioquest-tes...
BioQuest Update: Testing Has Begun on All Samples - Open Medicine Foundation Canada
Testing on all 1,000+ BioQuest samples has officially begun at Nightingale Health, with additional analyses at our Montreal and Uppsala centres.
www.omfcanada.ngo
May 22, 2026 at 1:26 AM
🆕 Breaking: Open Medicine Foundation Canada announces all 1000 BioQuest samples are now in testing.
BioQuest is the largest #MECFS Biomarker Study to date.
www.omfcanada.ngo/bioquest-tes...
BioQuest is the largest #MECFS Biomarker Study to date.
www.omfcanada.ngo/bioquest-tes...
🧬 Science Wednesdays: What is Proteomics?
Proteomics is the study of the set of proteins present in the body at a given time. Looking at protein levels is a critical part of OMF’s large-scale biomarker study, BioQuest. Learn more about proteomics and BioQuest here: www.omf.ngo/what-is-prot....
Proteomics is the study of the set of proteins present in the body at a given time. Looking at protein levels is a critical part of OMF’s large-scale biomarker study, BioQuest. Learn more about proteomics and BioQuest here: www.omf.ngo/what-is-prot....
What is Proteomics? - Open Medicine Foundation
Learn about proteomics, how it’s used in ME/CFS research, how proteins are measured, and its role in OMF’s large-scale biomarker study.
www.omf.ngo
September 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
🧬 Science Wednesdays: What is Proteomics?
Proteomics is the study of the set of proteins present in the body at a given time. Looking at protein levels is a critical part of OMF’s large-scale biomarker study, BioQuest. Learn more about proteomics and BioQuest here: www.omf.ngo/what-is-prot....
Proteomics is the study of the set of proteins present in the body at a given time. Looking at protein levels is a critical part of OMF’s large-scale biomarker study, BioQuest. Learn more about proteomics and BioQuest here: www.omf.ngo/what-is-prot....