@article{b19e90f2c1664335b5fec2fffb8c6754,
title = "Next steps in studying the human microbiome and health in prospective studies, Bethesda, MD, May 16-17, 2017",
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.",
keywords = "Biospecimen, Cancer, Cohort, Epidemiology, Microbiome, Prospective",
author = "Rashmi Sinha and Habibul Ahsan and Martin Blaser and Caporaso, {J. Gregory} and Carmical, {Joseph Russell} and Chan, {Andrew T.} and Anthony Fodor and Gail, {Mitchell H.} and Harris, {Curtis C.} and Kathy Helzlsouer and Curtis Huttenhower and Rob Knight and Kong, {Heidi H.} and Lai, {Gabriel Y.} and Hutchinson, {Diane Leigh Smith} and {Le Marchand}, Loic and Hongzhe Li and Orlich, {Michael J.} and Jianxin Shi and Ann Truelove and Mukesh Verma and Emily Vogtmann and Owen White and Walter Willett and Wei Zheng and Somdat Mahabir and Christian Abnet",
note = "Funding Information: DCCPS supported 18 microbiome-related grants since 2014. These grants consisted of R01s, R03s and exploratory R21s (research grants), larger P01s (program project grants), and U01 s/UM1s (cooperative agreements). Most of the grants evaluated the microbiome of the gut or oral cavity, or multiple sites for purposes of comparison. Many grants are part of existing studies, often large prospective cohorts, indicating NCI{\textquoteright}s recognition of the importance of leveraging existing studies{\textquoteright} infrastructure. Separately, a few grants have been supported via the Funding Opportunity Announcement “Core Infrastructure and Methodological Research for Cancer Epidemiology Cohorts” which requires the collection of microbiome samples as an element of the grant. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 The Author(s).",
year = "2018",
month = nov,
day = "26",
doi = "10.1186/s40168-018-0596-z",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "6",
journal = "Microbiome",
issn = "2049-2618",
publisher = "BioMed Central",
number = "1",
}