Microbiome (Nov 2018)
Next steps in studying the human microbiome and health in prospective studies, Bethesda, MD, May 16–17, 2017
- Rashmi Sinha,
- Habibul Ahsan,
- Martin Blaser,
- J. Gregory Caporaso,
- Joseph Russell Carmical,
- Andrew T. Chan,
- Anthony Fodor,
- Mitchell H. Gail,
- Curtis C. Harris,
- Kathy Helzlsouer,
- Curtis Huttenhower,
- Rob Knight,
- Heidi H. Kong,
- Gabriel Y. Lai,
- Diane Leigh Smith Hutchinson,
- Loic Le Marchand,
- Hongzhe Li,
- Michael J. Orlich,
- Jianxin Shi,
- Ann Truelove,
- Mukesh Verma,
- Emily Vogtmann,
- Owen White,
- Walter Willett,
- Wei Zheng,
- Somdat Mahabir,
- Christian Abnet
Affiliations
- Rashmi Sinha
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute
- Habibul Ahsan
- Comprehensive Cancer Center University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences
- Martin Blaser
- Departments of Medicine and Microbiology, New York University Langone Medical Center
- J. Gregory Caporaso
- Pathogen and Microbiome Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University
- Joseph Russell Carmical
- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine
- Andrew T. Chan
- Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
- Anthony Fodor
- Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Mitchell H. Gail
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute
- Curtis C. Harris
- Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
- Kathy Helzlsouer
- Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
- Curtis Huttenhower
- Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard
- Rob Knight
- Center for Microbiome Innovation, and Departments of Pediatrics and Computer Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego
- Heidi H. Kong
- Dermatology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
- Gabriel Y. Lai
- Environmental Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute
- Diane Leigh Smith Hutchinson
- Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research, Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine
- Loic Le Marchand
- Cancer Epidemiology Program, University of Hawaii Cancer Center
- Hongzhe Li
- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
- Michael J. Orlich
- School of Public Health and Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University
- Jianxin Shi
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute
- Ann Truelove
- Westat
- Mukesh Verma
- Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
- Emily Vogtmann
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute
- Owen White
- Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine
- Walter Willett
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School
- Wei Zheng
- Division of Epidemiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Somdat Mahabir
- Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
- Christian Abnet
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-018-0596-z
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 6,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 10
Abstract
Abstract The National Cancer Institute (NCI) sponsored a 2-day workshop, “Next Steps in Studying the Human Microbiome and Health in Prospective Studies,” in Bethesda, Maryland, May 16–17, 2017. The workshop brought together researchers in the field to discuss the challenges of conducting microbiome studies, including study design, collection and processing of samples, bioinformatics and statistical methods, publishing results, and ensuring reproducibility of published results. The presenters emphasized the great potential of microbiome research in understanding the etiology of cancer. This report summarizes the workshop and presents practical suggestions for conducting microbiome studies, from workshop presenters, moderators, and participants.
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