NCI Microbiome Working Group Quarterly Meetings (Agenda)

Agenda July 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:

• Guest Speaker: 
  • Dr. Jiyoung Ahn of NYU Grossman School of Medicine “Fiber Intake, Gut Bacteria Metabolites and Risk of Colorectal Cancer”

• New Business
  • • • None
• Upcoming Events:
  • • • AUGUST 21-22, 2024 Office of Nutrition Research Hybrid Meeting, “Impact of Diet on Mucosal Immunity and Immune-mediated Digestive Diseases” Online and at 5601 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852 
        Registration Link:   https://web.cvent.com/event/2723a161-7764-4b30-9d3e-1481f9865458/summary
• 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 funding plan – Betsy Read-Connole/Phil Daschner (https://commonfund.nih.gov/humanvirome/fundingopportunities)
      • Update RFA for Microbiome Targeted Intervention Cancer Network (MTCN), U19 and U24 (BSA approved, Nov. 2023)– 
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• Links to recent microbiome meetings:

1. “Oral Microbiome in Health and Systemic Diseases”, June 25,  2024. Event website: https://events.cancer.gov/nci/oral-microbiome
    
2. NCI Gastric Cancer Prevention Think Tank,  May 17, 2024 (Hybrid) https://events.cancer.gov/nci/gastriccancerprevention
3. 2nd NCI/NIH Microbiome-Targeted Intervention Clinical Research Workshop, March 5-6, 2024.  Event website: https://events.cancer.gov/nci/microbiome-clinical-research
4. 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
5. Obesity and Cancer Working Group Webinar, “Obesity, Microbiome, & Cancer: Mechanistic Considerations”  https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/events/obesity-microbiome-cancer
6. 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
7. 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

       6.  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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    • Oct. 8, 2024
    • Jan. 14, 2025