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Population Descriptors and the study of Human Microbiomes: Implications for Appropriate Participant Categorization based on recommendations from the NASEM report

Virtual

Speakers: Dr. Nicole M. Farmer, M.D., Principal Investigator, Translational Biobehavioral and Health Disparities Branch, NIH Clinical Center.  Dr. Katherine Maki, PhD., Assistant Clinical Investigator, Translational Biobehavioral and Health Disparities Branch, NIH Clinical Center.  […]

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Precision Microbiome for Health

Virtual

Speaker: Professor Jack A Gilbert earned his Ph.D. from Unilever and Nottingham University, UK in 2002, and received his postdoctoral training at Queens University, Canada. From 2005-2010 he was a senior scientist at Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK; and from 2010-2018 he was Group Leader for Microbial Ecology at Argonne National Laboratory, a Professor of Surgery, […]

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“Linking Plant, Animal, and Human Health in Livestock Systems: a Metabolomics Approach.”

Virtual

Speaker: Dr. Stephan Van Vliet, Phd., Assistant Professor of Nutrition Science at Utah State University. Faculty profile here; “Dr. van Vliet’s research is performed at the nexus of agricultural and human health. He routinely collaborates with farmers, ecologists, and agricultural scientists to study critical linkages between agricultural production methods, the nutrient density of food, and human […]

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TBD, PATHOME Study/One Health

Virtual

Speaker: Dr. Kelly Baker, PhD., Associate Professor at the University of Iowa. Faculty page here; “Dr. Baker is a microbiologist and epidemiologist whose research aims to generate evidence on household- and […]

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TBD

Virtual

Speaker: Dr. Davida Smyth, PhD., Associate Professor at Texas A&M University – San Antonio. Her lab website is here; they research microbiology, sustainability, pedagogy, and inclusion.   Link to page with […]

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TBD

Virtual

Speaker: Mary Coughter, PhD Candidate at Virginia Commonwealth University.   Link to page with more info on the speakers. Register for this session

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