Gut Check: What You Need to Know About the Microbiome and Nutrition
Date: Wednesday, July 28th at 12:00 p.m. Eastern
Hosts: The American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and The American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
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Purpose:
Nutrition is a critical parameter in dictating the structure and function of host-microbial systems, and thus is a prominent feature of microbiome research. Continued federal investment in microbiome science is necessary to realize the full potential of this area of study and its far-reaching applications. It is critical that we continue to build the research infrastructure—data standardization, technology, training workforce with appropriate competencies—required to advance this promising area of research.
By the end of this jointly sponsored presentation, attendees will be able to:
- Describe the current state of microbiome research as well as the many opportunities in gut microbiome science research.
- State the importance of NIH and other federal science agency funding opportunities and research efforts to advance microbiome research.
- Explain what is needed to maintain progress in discovery through basic research and accelerate the translation of these findings into clinical and nutrition applications.
Moderator:
David A. Sela, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst (Member, ASN and ASM)
Panelists:
Your Lunch Shapes Your Microbiome and Why It Matters
Rachel Carmody, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Feeding Our Children: Microbiota-directed Foods for Treating Childhood Undernutrition
Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, Dr. Robert J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor and Director, Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University at St. Louis (Member, ASN and ASM)
NIH and Federal Efforts: What We Are Learning About the Microbiome
Lita M. Proctor, PhD, Former Program Coordinator, Human Microbiome Project, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health
Disclosure Policy and Disclosures
The American Society for Nutrition supports fair and unbiased participation of individuals in its education activities. Any real or potential conflicts of interest must be identified and managed. All relevant financial relationships with commercial interests that directly impact and/or might conflict with ASN activities must be disclosed, or disclosure that no relevant financial relationships exist must be documented. Other relationships that could cause private interests to conflict with professional interests must also be disclosed. This policy is intended to openly identify any potential conflict so that participants in an education activity are able to form their own judgments about the presentation. In addition, disclosure must be made of presentations on drugs or devices or uses of drugs or devices that have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Faculty for this webinar have no relationships to disclose.
Resources:
1) Stulberg et al. (2016). An Assessment of US Microbiome Research. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmicrobiol.2015.15
2) Interagency Strategic Plan for Microbiome Research FY2018-2022. https://doi.org/10.2172/1471707
3) 2020-2030 Strategic Plan for NIH Nutrition Research. https://dpcpsi.nih.gov/onr/strategic-plan
4) FDA Industry Guidance on LBPs (2016 final document): https://www.fda.gov/media/82945/download
5) US Agriculture Innovation Strategy: A Directional Vision for Research (2021 final document, only available as pdf?) https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/AIS.508-01.06.2021.pdf
6) DOE’s National Microbiome Data Collaborative: https://microbiomedata.org