The Whittemore Peterson Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease exists to bring discovery, knowledge, and effective treatments to patients with illnesses that are caused by acquired dysregulation of both the immune system and the nervous system, often resulting in life long disease and disability. Key Objectives: • Identify pathogens associated with chronic illness • Identify genetic susceptibility to neuro-immune diseases • Identify inflammatory markers of disease • Identify subgroups of patients within disease • Translate research to medical treatment • Develop diagnostic markers of disease • Advance and support medical education and physician training