NCI Microbiome Working Group Quarterly Meetings (Agenda)

Agenda April 9, 2024

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:

• New Business
  • • • Workshop “Oral Microbiome”  June 25^th, 2024 - Gabriela Riscuta
      • Workshop & RFA for Microbiome Targeted Intervention Cancer Network (MTCN), U19 and U24 (BSA approved, Nov. 2023)– Dan Xi
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• Upcoming Events:
  • • • NCI Gastric Cancer Prevention Think Tank,  May 17, 2024 (Hybrid) https://events.cancer.gov/nci/gastriccancerprevention
• Reports:
  • • • Common Fund Human Virome Program https://commonfund.nih.gov/humanvirome#:~:text=Program%20Snapshot,virome%20is%20large%20and%20diverse
      • RFAs: RM-23-016 to RM-23-019. Review reports – Betsy Read-Connole (https://commonfund.nih.gov/humanvirome/fundingopportunities)
      • Pre-application webinar Oct. 16th, 2023  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0YyV6UgA4Y
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• Links to recent microbiome meetings:

1. Cancer Comorbidities Working Group Webinar, “Session V. Microbiome as A Comorbidity in Cancer Therapy” May 9, 2023  https://nci.rev.vbrick.com/#/videos/99294e8b-4997-4bc4-b5a9-ca9c9d1b48bc
2. Obesity and Cancer Working Group Webinar, “Obesity, Microbiome, & Cancer: Mechanistic Considerations”  https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/events/obesity-microbiome-cancer
3. 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
4. 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

5. NCCIH Precision Probiotic Therapies; Challenges and Opportunities

April 26-27  https://www.nccih.nih.gov/news/events/precision-probiotic-therapies-challenges-and-opportunities      - Gabriela Riscuta

6. International Alliance for Biological Standards Webinar on FMT Standards

May 24-25, 2022  https://oldwebsite.iabs.org/conferences/past-conferences/26-past-conferences/217-late-may-early-june-2021       -Phil Daschner

• NCI WG Future Meetings: (second Tuesday of every quarter)
  • April 9, 2024
    • July 9, 2024 
    • Oct. 8, 2024