NCI Microbiome Working Group Quarterly Meetings (Agenda)

Agenda Jan. 14, 2025

Meeting Link: 

https://cbiit.webex.com/cbiit/j.php?MTID=mfa78e7354a4361d1760bd344e3f678dc

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Meeting number (access code): 2306 692 7791

Meeting password:  VMtXqdP@439

Agenda Items:

• Guest Speaker (tentative):  
  • Dr. Nancy Lin (NIST), "IMMSA Activities to Improve Microbiome Reference Standards".  

• New Business
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  • Announce new WG chair. 
  • RFA for Microbiome Targeted Intervention Cancer Network (MTCN), U19 and U24 (BSA approved, Nov. 2023)– Dan Xi

• Reports:
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  • Common Fund Human Virome Program https://commonfund.nih.gov/humanvirome#:~:text=Program%20Snapshot,virome%20is%20large%20and%20diverse
  • Kickoff Meeting Jan. 16-17, 2025. Review funded grants – Betsy Read-Connole/Phil Daschner (https://commonfund.nih.gov/humanvirome/fundingopportunities)

• ​​​​​​​Links to recent microbiome meetings:

1. Office of Nutrition Research Hybrid Meeting, August 21 - 22, 2024. "Impact of Diet on Mucosal Immunity and Immune-mediated Digestive Diseases", Online and In-person at 5601 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD. Registration/Recording Link: http://web.event.com/event/2723a161-7764-4b30-9d3e-1481f9865458/summary
2. "Oral Microbiome in Health and Systemic Diseases", June 25, 2024. Event website: https://events.cancer.gov/nci/oral-microbiome
3. 2nd NCI/NIH Microbiome- Targeted Intervention Clinical Research Workshop, March 5 - 6, 2024. Event website: http://events.cancer.gov/nci/microbiome-clinical-research. 
4. Cancer Comorbidities Working Group Webinar, May 9, 2023. “Session V. Microbiome as A Comorbidity in Cancer Therapy",  https://nci.rev.vbrick.com/#/videos/99294e8b-4997-4bc4-b5a9-ca9c9d1b48b
5. NCI Gastric Cancer Prevention Think Tank, May 17, 2024 (Hybrid). https://events.cancer.gov/nci/gastriccancerprevention
6. Obesity and Cancer Working Group Webinar, “Obesity, Microbiome, & Cancer: Mechanistic Considerations”  https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/events/obesity-microbiome-cancer
7. Obesity and Cancer Working Group Webinar “The role of inflammation in obesity-associated cancer”, May 24, 2023. https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/events/role-inflammation-obesity-associated-cancer
8. Office of Nutrition Research Webinar, “Interactions Between Diet, the Gut Microbiome, and Epigenetics that Influence Health and Disease”, July 27, 2023. https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=50023
9. NCCIH Precision Probiotic Therapies; Challenges and Opportunities, April 26-27, 2023. https://www.nccih.nih.gov/news/events/precision-probiotic-therapies-challenges-and-opportunities     

• NCI WG Future Meetings: (second Tuesday of every quarter)
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    • January 14, 2025
    • April 8, 2025 (cancelled)
    • ​​​​​​​October 2025