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Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI) National Institutes of Health  •  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Human Microbiome Project “Brainstorming” Session

February 14, 2006, Doubletree Hotel, Rockville, Maryland

Agenda

Chair – George Weinstock
4:30 pm – 4:45 pm Welcome
Dennis Mangan
Francis Collins
George Weinstock
4:45 pm – 5:15 pm Introductions
During the introductions, we would like each invited scientific consultant to briefly describe what s/he is doing in this area and what will be the major challenges in a Human Microbiome Project.
What is the Human Microbiome Project?
5:15 pm – 5:30 pm Why would we want to sequence all the microbes in the human body?
Jeff Gordon
5:30 pm – 5:45 pm Summary from the Paris meeting
George Weinstock
5:45 pm – 6:05 pm What organisms should be included in a Human Metagenome Project?
6:05 pm – 6:30 pm Which body sites should be sampled?
6:30 pm – 7:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm – 7:20 pm What technology development is needed?
Implementation Topics
7:20 pm – 7:40 pm Relative roles and timing of sequencing cultivable organisms and sample sequencing
7:40 pm – 8:00 pm Data management – Do we need a central data coordinating center?
8:00 pm – 8:15 pm Potential Partners
– Federal Agencies
– International groups
– Private Sector
8:15 pm – 8:45 pm Rough estimate of cost for a pilot project
8:45 pm – 9:30 pm Open discussion – Next steps/conclusions
9:30 pm Adjourn

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