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Core B: Non-human Primate Core
$500,699Kristina Abel · Univ Of North Carolina Chapel Hill · P01 · FY2024 · AI
University of Iowa Institutional Training Program in Oral Health Research
$500,647Steven M. Levy · University Of Iowa · T90 · FY2025 · DE
Relating impacts of antibiotics on the gut metabolome and microbiome to host physiology and weight
$500,504Peter Belenky · Brown University · R01 · FY2020 · DK
Longitudinal Multiomics Microbial Profiling in Healthy and Disease Individuals
$500,450Michael P Snyder · Stanford University · U54 · FY2014 · DE
Time restricted feeding versus daily calorie restriction: Effect on body weight, metabolic risk, and the gut microbiome
$500,373Krista Amy Varady · University Of Illinois At Chicago · R01 · FY2025 · DK
Surviving the HIV Epidemic (S/HE) in metropolitan Washington DC - Advancing knowledge through cohort studies
$500,351Seble G Kassaye · Georgetown University · U01 · FY2019 · HL
Clinical treatment of advanced Merkel cell carcinoma
$500,321Isaac Brownell · National Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases · ZIA · FY2024 · AR
GI Tract Dysbiosis and Breast Cancer
$500,236Susan E. Erdman · Massachusetts Institute Of Technology · U01 · FY2013 · CA
Determining the contribution of zinc deficiency to perinatal Group B Streptococcus infections
$500,207Jennifer A Gaddy · Vanderbilt University Medical Center · R01 · FY2020 · HD
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$500,092Stephan R. Targan · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · P01 · FY2016 · DK
SOIL MICROBIOMES ARE WIDELY RECOGNIZED TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL TO ENHANCE PLANT HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY IN CROPPING SYSTEMS. HOWEVER, WE UNDERSTAND LITTLE OF THE FACTORS THE MEDIATE THE COMPOSITION (WHO IS THERE) AND THE FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY (WHAT DO THEY DO) OF SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES. UNDERSTANDING THE FACTORS THAT MEDIATE COMPOSITION AND FUNCTION OF INDIGENOUS SOIL MICROBIOMES WILL PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO OPTIMIZE MICROBIOMES TO SUPPORT HEALTHY CROPS AND STRONG CROP YIELDS. HERE WE WILL STUDY SOIL MICROBIOMES IN A UNIQUE, 58-YEAR LONG-TERM MONOCULTURE EXPERIMENT THAT INCORPORATES 5 CROP SPECIES WITH AND WITHOUT ANNUAL NITROGEN FERTILIZER APPLICATION AND WITH AND WITHOUT RESIDUE INCORPORATION. WE WILL USE A COMBINATION OF GENOMIC AND PHENOTYPIC ANALYSES OF SOIL BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL MICROBIOMES, IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXTENSIVE STUDY OF SOIL CARBON PROFILES UTILIZING PYROLYSIS GAS CHROMATOGRAPHIC MASS SPECTROLYSIS APPROACHES TO DETERMINE THE LINKAGES BETWEEN CROP MANAGEMENT, SOIL CARBON, AND SOIL MICROBIOME COMPOSITION AND FUNCTION. OUR PREVIOUS WORK SUGGESTS THAT SOIL CARBON CHARACTERISTICS ARE ONE KEY DRIVER OF SOIL MICROBIOMES. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL DETERMINE THE POTENTIAL FOR CROP MANAGEMENT, ESPECIALLY NITROGEN FERTILIZER AND RESIDUE INCORPORATION TO OFFER A MEANS TO INFLUENCE SOIL CARBON AND SOIL MICROBIOMES TO ENHANCE CROP PRODUCTIVITY. WE HYPOTHESIZE THAT THIS RESEARCH WILL PROVIDE NOVEL INSIGHTS INTO DEVELOPING A NEW FIELD OF MICROBIAL NUTRITION' AS A PRACTICAL MEANS FOR ENHANCING CROPPING SYSTEM PRODUCTIVITY AND REDUCING RELIANCE ON PESTICIDES IN THE UNITED STATES.
$500,000Regents Of The University Of Minnesota · · FY2018 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
IMPACT OF PRODUCTION SYSTEM, PLANT SPECIES AND STRESS ON WHOLE PLANT MICROBIOME AND PRODUCTIVITY
$500,000Michigan State University · · FY2018 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
FEED IS A MAJOR EXPENSE THAT ACCOUNTS FOR 60-70% OF THE TOTAL COST OF PRODUCTION IN THE SWINE INDUSTRY. THEREFORE, IMPROVING FEED EFFICIENCY CAN HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON PROFITABILITY. STUDIES HAVE FOUND THAT THE REARING OF PIGLETS OUTDOORS DURING LACTATION IMPROVES FEED EFFICIENCY. HOWEVER, THIS REARING ENVIRONMENT IS NOT FEASIBLE FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF PRODUCERS IN THE US, PARTIALLY DUE TO INCREASED SPACE REQUIREMENTS AND MORE COMPLEX MANAGEMENT PRACTICES NECESSARY FOR THE OUTDOOR SYSTEMS. WE HAVE DEVELOPED A NOVEL MODEL TO MIMIC THE OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT IN A CONFINED INDOOR SETTING BY EXPOSING PIGLETS TO TOPSOIL DURING LACTATION, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES FEED EFFICIENCY. OUR OVERARCHING HYPOTHESIS IS THAT EARLY-LIFE TOPSOIL EXPOSURE IMPROVES FEED EFFICIENCY THROUGH MODULATION OF THE TRILLIONS OF MICROORGANISM IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT (I.E. GUT MICROBIOME), WHICH RESULTS IN INCREASED NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY AND ABSORPTION AND INCREASED MUSCLE AND ADIPOSE GROWTH. TO TEST OUR HYPOTHESIS WE PROPOSE TO: 1) DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF EARLY-LIFE EXPOSURE TO TOPSOIL ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GUT MICROBIOME PRE-WEANING, THE SUBSEQUENT POST-WEANING EVOLUTION DURING NURSERY PHASE AND HOW CHANGES IN THE GUT MICROBIOME CORRELATE WITH FEED EFFICIENCY; 2) DETERMINE HOW CHANGES IN GUT (I.E. SMALL INTESTINE) MICROBIOME CORRELATE WITH GUT PHYSIOLOGY AND NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY, ABSORPTION AND AVAILABILITY; AND 3) ASSESS HOW CHANGES IN GUT MICROBIOME CORRELATE WITH MUSCLE AND ADIPOSE GROWTH. THIS STUDY WILL FILL CRITICAL GAPS IN THE FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE OF HOW CHANGES IN ENVIRONMENT AFFECT THE GUT MICROBIOME, WHICH IN TURN INCREASE NUTRIENT DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION, AND ULTIMATELY TISSUE ACCRETION AND FEED EFFICIENCY. THIS STUDY WILL ALSO PROVIDE NOVEL STRATEGIES (E.G. PROBIOTICS) AND/OR PRACTICE (EXPOSURE TO TOPSOIL) THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FEED EFFICIENCY.
$500,000Division Of Agriculture Of The University Of Arkansas · · FY2018 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Center for Children's Health, the Environment, the Microbiome, and Metabolomics (C-CHEM2)
$500,000Linda A McCauley · Emory University · P50 · FY2018 · ES
GENETIC AND MATERNAL INFLUENCES ON PROGENY RUMEN MICROBIOME AND FEED EFFICIENCY
$500,000University Of Wyoming · · FY2016 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
ACED: Integrating Wide and Deep: Foundational AI Models for Accelerating Microbiome Science
$500,000Xiaoli Z Fern · Oregon State University · · FY2025 · CSE
EiR: Interactions between cover plant species may improve edaphic properties and strengthen microbial trophic interactions in the soil ecosystem
$500,000Muhammad Saleem · Alabama State University · · FY2024 · BIO
Omics Data Generation Center (ODGC) for the Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures (A2CPS) Program - A2CPS Extension Administrative Supplement
$500,000Louise Chang Laurent · University Of California, San Diego · U54 · FY2022 · DA
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY & BJC EPICENTER FOR PREVENTION OF HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS
$500,000Victoria J. Fraser · Washington University · U54 · FY2017 · CK
CAREER:Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Treated Wastewater Impact Plant-Associated Microbes and Plant Stress Responses
$500,000Emma Gachomo · University Of California-Riverside · · FY2023 · BIO
Engineering probiotic yeast to release intracellular molecules into the mammalian gut
$500,000Nathan C Crook · North Carolina State University · · FY2023 · ENG
Reducing Use of Antibiotics without a Prescription among Outpatients in a Safety Net Healthcare System
$500,000Barbara Wells Trautner · Baylor College Of Medicine · R01 · FY2019 · HS
CAREER: Wastewater Counts: Real-time de facto Population Estimation for Quantitative Wastewater-based Epidemiology
$500,000Fangqiong Ling · Washington University · · FY2021 · ENG
A Multi-'omic Analysis of the Vaginal Microbiome during Pregnancy
$500,000Gregory A Buck · Virginia Commonwealth University · U54 · FY2014 · HD
MTM 1: The sandy beach microbiome: physical, chemical and biological controls on diversity and function
$500,000Alexandria Boehm · Stanford University · · FY2021 · BIO