Sentences with phrase «advance microbiome research»

October 28, 2015 Scientists call for unified initiative to advance microbiome research A group of leading scientists representing a wide range of disciplines has formed a unified initiative to support basic research, technological development and commercial applications to better understand and harness the capabilities of Earth's vast systems of microorganisms.

Ideas should facilitate collaboration among scientists with expertise in various disciplines that could advance microbiome research.

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«His suite of field research in the field of biogeochemistry and how microbiomes in unique places on Earth can thrive in harsh aquatic conditions is impressive, and brings a new perspective that will help advance our research.»

France Córdova, director of the National Science Foundation, also addressed the forum, saying NSF's agenda over the next decade will come from «10 big ideas» including understanding the changing Artic, leveraging artificial intelligence, harnessing big data, developing quantum enabled technology, studying the microbiome and advancing research about gravitational waves.

«Every human carries trillions of bacteria in their gut (gut microbiome) and recent advances in research indicate that these tiny passengers play an important role in our overall health maintenance,» says Ashutosh Mangalam, PhD, assistant professor of pathology at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.

Their findings suggest a profound association between oral microbe and gut ecosystem, which provides new insights into microbiome research, and advance development of a novel type of medicine in therapeutics of chronic inflammatory diseases.

To detect NAFLD earlier and more easily, researchers in the NAFLD Research Center at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Human Longevity, Inc. and the J. Craig Venter Institute report that the unique microbial makeup of a patient's stool sample — or gut microbiome — can be used to predict advanced NAFLD with 88 to 94 percent accuracy.

The group of scientists who issued the call for a «Unified Microbiome Project» proposed a large - scale, public and private initiative to advance the science of microbiomes through the development of new research tools and interdisciplinary collaborations.

The JCVI GCID aims to study pathogens and the genetic determinants of their virulence, drug - resistance, immune evasion and interactions with the host, and host microbiome to advance research in pathogenicity, drug - resistance, disease transmission and vaccine development.

In a series of coordinated scientific reports, some 200 members of the Human Microbiome Project (HMP) Consortium from nearly 80 research institutions used advanced DNA - sequencing techniques to identify the thousands of microorganisms that live on humans.

Since Smarr suffers from Crohn's disease, he has been working with Knight's Center for Microbiome Innovation to advance research in this area.

Xavier and his team will also devote time to advancing their research by continuing to develop assays to screen molecules for potential therapies, study the microbiome, and compose a map of each cell in the gut in both healthy individuals and IBD patients.

And while she is an obvious proponent of skin probiotics — having founded a product line and working to advance skin microbiome research with her company's parter AOBiome — this is a pretty exciting area of study, since uncovering the precise benefits of our skin bacteria will help us understand what might be happening when these same bacteria become unbalanced (think skin disease).