Difference between revisions of "Monmouth Microbiome Initiative"

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::''[[Microbial_Biotransformation_of_Endogenous_and_Exogenous_Biomolecules|Microbial Biotransformation of Endogenous and Exogenous Biomolecules'']] (Sturgeon/Kieft Summer Research 2016)
 
::''[[Microbial_Biotransformation_of_Endogenous_and_Exogenous_Biomolecules|Microbial Biotransformation of Endogenous and Exogenous Biomolecules'']] (Sturgeon/Kieft Summer Research 2016)
 
:2) Modeling (Fasano/M. Sostarecz)
 
:2) Modeling (Fasano/M. Sostarecz)
:3) Educational Garden/Raw Food (Watson/Engstrom)
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:3) Educational Garden/Raw Food/Soil (Watson/Engstrom)
 
::Can we track, then model microbe spread through the "fields" (ex. blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, veggie plots)
 
::Can we track, then model microbe spread through the "fields" (ex. blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, veggie plots)
  
  
 
'''Goal: Submit an NSF proposal to fund on-campus research activities.'''
 
'''Goal: Submit an NSF proposal to fund on-campus research activities.'''

Revision as of 14:06, 26 May 2016

NMI

"Today (May 13, 2016), the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), in collaboration with Federal agencies and private-sector stakeholders, is announcing the National Microbiome Initiative (NMI). The NMI aims to advance understanding of microbiomes in order to aid in the development of useful applications in areas such as health care, food production, and environmental restoration."

Taken from https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/05/13/announcing-national-microbiome-initiative

Article of interest:

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/350/6260/507

http://cen.acs.org/articles/94/web/2016/05/White-House-announces-microbiome-initiative.html


Proposed Monmouth College involvement:

1) Biochemistry Research (Sturgeon/Moore)
Microbial Biotransformation of Endogenous and Exogenous Biomolecules (Sturgeon/Kieft Summer Research 2016)
2) Modeling (Fasano/M. Sostarecz)
3) Educational Garden/Raw Food/Soil (Watson/Engstrom)
Can we track, then model microbe spread through the "fields" (ex. blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, veggie plots)


Goal: Submit an NSF proposal to fund on-campus research activities.