Monmouth Microbiome Initiative

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/Goach)

The Hollow Fiber System

Microbial Biotransformation of Endogenous and Exogenous Biomolecules (Sturgeon/Kieft Summer Research 2016)

2) Wellness (J. Braun)

3) Modeling (Fasano/M. Sostarecz)

4) 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.

Education

Future Learn: The Human Microbiome

EdX: How to analyze a microbiome

American Gut Project

Signup

American Gut Project is a part of the Microsetta Project

The American Gut Project: Overview and How to Get Involved

How to Sequence Your Microbiome with American Gut

Researchers

Rob Knight Ted Talk

AGP Publications

American Gut: an Open Platform for Citizen Science Microbiome Research, mSystems (2018), 3(3)

Other Videos

Microbiome: Gut Bugs and You | Warren Peters

Food Related Projects

Sour Dough Starter/Bread

Sour Dough Project - NC State