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

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 (Watson)

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