Microbiome for Mars: surveying microbiome connections to healthcare with implications for long-duration human spaceflight, virtual workshop, July 13, 2020
Michael LaPelusa,
Dorit Donoviel,
Sergio E. Branzini,
Paul E. Carlson,
Stephanie Culler,
Amrita K. Cheema,
Rima Kaddurah-Daouk,
Denise Kelly,
Isabelle de Cremoux,
Rob Knight,
Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown,
Stephen L. Mayo,
Sarkis K. Mazmanian,
Emeran A. Mayer,
Joseph F. Petrosino,
Keith Garrison
Affiliations
Michael LaPelusa
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Dorit Donoviel
Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Center for Space Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Sergio E. Branzini
Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California
Paul E. Carlson
Laboratory of Mucosal Pathogens and Cellular Immunology, Division of Bacterial, Parasitic, and Allergenic Products, Office of Vaccines Research and Review, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, United States Food and Drug Administration
Stephanie Culler
Persephone Biosciences Inc, JLABS
Amrita K. Cheema
Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center
Rima Kaddurah-Daouk
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Medicine and the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Duke University
Denise Kelly
Seventure Partners
Isabelle de Cremoux
Seventure Partners
Rob Knight
Departments of Pediatrics, Bioengineering, and Computer Science & Engineering, University of California San Diego
Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown
Biodesign Center for Health Through Microbiomes, Arizona State University
Stephen L. Mayo
Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology
Sarkis K. Mazmanian
Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology
Emeran A. Mayer
G. Oppenheimer Family Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience, Ingestive Behavior and Obesity Program, University of California Los Angeles
Joseph F. Petrosino
Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research, Baylor College of Medicine
Keith Garrison
Department of Medicine, The University of Texas at Houston Health Sciences Center
Abstract The inaugural “Microbiome for Mars” virtual workshop took place on July 13, 2020. This event assembled leaders in microbiome research and development to discuss their work and how it may relate to long-duration human space travel. The conference focused on surveying current microbiome research, future endeavors, and how this growing field could broadly impact human health and space exploration. This report summarizes each speaker’s presentation in the order presented at the workshop.
