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SUMMARY:PreMiEr Seminar Series: Dr. Nicole Rockey
DESCRIPTION:PreMiEr-sponsored seminar hosted by Duke University. \nSpeaker: Nicole Rockey\, Assistant Professor\, Pratt School of Engineering \nVirus persistence and treatment – implications for infectious disease transmission in the built environment \nInfectious diseases from emerging and endemic pathogens continue to cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Recent global changes\, including urbanization\, climate change\, and population growth\, have altered the infectious disease landscape. These changes increase disease spread and risk of viral emergence. My research seeks to better understand risks from viral pathogens and identify effective strategies to limit their spread in the built environment. In this talk\, I will discuss work investigating alternative molecular and predictive modeling approaches for estimating virus fate through disinfection and developing virus monitoring strategies in water treatment settings. I will also highlight research employing animal models to assess influenza virus transmission and controlled bench-scale approaches to study the persistence and spread of respiratory viruses. This work ultimately assesses the impact of engineering interventions (e.g.\, ventilation) on influenza virus transmission in close-contact scenarios. Overarching aims of our work are focused on establishing transmission risks in the built environment and informing engineering interventions that will aid in building robust\, sustainable responses to microbial threats. \nClick here to register!
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1797/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231031T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231031T130000
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SUMMARY:PreMiEr DEI Book Club: Racism\, Not Race | Ch. 9 - 10
DESCRIPTION:Fall DEI Book Club: Racism\, Not Race\, by Joseph Graves\, Jr. \nOn Tuesday\, October 31st\, we will discuss Chapters 9 & 10.
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1823/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231026T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231026T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230724T110311Z
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UID:1795-1698321600-1698325200@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:PreMiEr Seminar Series: Dr. Alex McCumber
DESCRIPTION:PreMiEr-sponsored seminar hosted by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. \nSpeaker: Alex McCumber\, Postdoctoral Research Associate \nAbstract: Evaluation of Sink Bioaerosols \nSinks are ubiquitous in modern buildings and serve an important role in reducing the transmission of diseases via hand washing. In settings where someone may encounter at risk individuals\, such as hospitals\, sinks are placed in nearly every room to ensure proper hand hygiene adherence. However\, the p-traps beneath sinks are well documented to harbor multidrug resistant pathogens and operate as a source of bioaerosol emissions and exposure to a highly vulnerable patient population. In 2023\, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a weekly report describing an outbreak of Carbapenemase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections that were traced to the p-trap in the hospital room. Due to the continued risk between sink bioaerosols and infections in high-risk settings\, factors that affect bioaerosol generation\, fate\, and transport warrant further exploration. This project is designed to take initial steps towards answering these questions and provide standardized techniques for future projects within the Center. The overarching goal of this project is to quantify the risk associated with sink bioaerosols and identify engineering or microbiological based controls that ameliorate or eliminate bioaerosol threats. Experiments are accompanied by modeling to aid prediction and identification of engineering solutions to manage p-trap bioaerosol generation. Possibilities include changes to the geometry of the sink or trap\, as well as microbiological-based controls such as p-trap probiotics that mitigate the proliferation of harmful p-trap bacteria. \nClick here to register!
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1795/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231017T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231017T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230804T091736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230804T091736Z
UID:1821-1697544000-1697547600@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:PreMiEr DEI Book Club: Racism\, Not Race | Ch. 7 - 8
DESCRIPTION:Fall DEI Book Club: Racism\, Not Race\, by Joseph Graves\, Jr. \nOn Tuesday\, October 17th\, we will discuss Chapters 7 & 8.
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1821/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231012T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231012T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230724T110128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230724T110128Z
UID:1793-1697112000-1697115600@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:PreMiEr Seminar Series: Dr. Dongyang (Sunny) Deng
DESCRIPTION:PreMiEr-sponsored seminar hosted by North Carolina North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. \nSpeaker: Dongyang (Sunny) Deng\, Associate Professor\, College of Science and Technology \nAssessment of Health and Safety Hazards in African American Low-Income Communities of Greensboro \nThe research project\, based in low-income areas of Greensboro\, presents a detailed protocol aimed at understanding the correlation between housing conditions and health. Through meticulous sampling procedures\, the study evaluates the health status of selected housing units by measuring factors such as temperature\, humidity\, carbon dioxide levels\, metal particulates\, dust\, and other air contaminants. This comprehensive approach not only seeks to provide empirical data on living conditions but also incorporates educational interventions. The ultimate goal is to enhance the living environment\, ensuring it is both safer and healthier for residents. \nClick here to register!
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1793/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231005T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231005T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230724T105812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230724T105812Z
UID:1790-1696507200-1696510800@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:PreMiEr Seminar Series: Dr. Anthony Fodor
DESCRIPTION:PreMiEr-sponsored seminar hosted by University of North Carolina at Charlotte. \nSpeaker: Anthony Fodor\, Professor\, College of Computing & Informatics\, PreMiEr Associate Director \nAdventures with the Poisson distribution: on simplicity and reproducibility in microbial analyses \nAbstract \nIn this talk\, we explore ways in which simple algorithms can sometimes outperform more complex ones in metagenomics pipelines.  We present recent results where straight-forward classical statistical approaches to differential analysis can out-perform more recently developed negative-binomial based methods.  We show that data normalizations based on simple or “naïve” proportions can have some attractive properties when compared to more sophisticated\, but more complex\, compositionally aware transformations.  And we explore how one-parameter models based on the Poisson distribution can provide reasonable null error models for 16S-based ASVs and WGS approaches to taxonomic classification.  As recent controversies highlight\, analysis of metagenomic data can often get bogged down in complexity.    Adopting simpler methods where possible has the potential to yield more easily interpretable results that are less likely to be the result of arbitrary choices made in data analysis pipelines. \nClick here to register!
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1790/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231003T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231003T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230804T091657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230804T091657Z
UID:1818-1696334400-1696338000@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:PreMiEr DEI Book Club: Racism\, Not Race | Ch. 5 - 6
DESCRIPTION:Fall DEI Book Club: Racism\, Not Race\, by Joseph Graves\, Jr. \nOn Tuesday\, October 3rd\, we will discuss Chapters 5 & 6.
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1818/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230928T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230928T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230724T105441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230724T105441Z
UID:1788-1695902400-1695906000@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:PreMiEr Seminar Series: Dr. Benjamin Callahan
DESCRIPTION:PreMiEr-sponsored seminar hosted by North Carolina State University. \nSpeaker: Benjamin Callahan\, Associate Professor\, College of Veterinary Medicine \nTopic: Microbiome or not? Measuring low biomass environments in placentas\, feline bile\, and cancer. \nClick here to register!
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1788/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230724T105306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230724T105306Z
UID:1786-1695297600-1695301200@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:PreMiEr Seminar Series: Dr. Karis Boyd-Sinkler
DESCRIPTION:PreMiEr-sponsored seminar hosted by Duke University. \nSpeaker: Karis Boyd-Sinkler\, Director of Diversity\, Equity\, & Inclusion and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering \nClick here to register!
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1786/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230919T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230919T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230804T091526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230804T091526Z
UID:1816-1695124800-1695128400@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:PreMiEr DEI Book Club: Racism\, Not Race | Ch. 3 - 4
DESCRIPTION:Fall DEI Book Club: Racism\, Not Race\, by Joseph Graves\, Jr. \nOn Tuesday\, September 19th\, we will discuss Chapters 3 & 4.
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1816/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230724T104908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230724T104908Z
UID:1784-1694692800-1694696400@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:PreMiEr Seminar Series: Dr. Jill Stewart
DESCRIPTION:PreMiEr-sponsored seminar hosted by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. \nSpeaker: Jill Stewart\, Philip C. Singer Distinguished Professor\, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering \nSeminar Abstract: Environmental Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in the Built Environment \nAntimicrobial resistance is an increasing threat to public health and modern medicine. Clinical cases of antimicrobial resistance are on the rise. However\, the environmental dimensions of resistance remain poorly understood. Building on previous research to understand the evolution and ecology of resistance\, we aim to develop tools and recommendations for antibiotic resistance in the built environment where humans spend most their time. Specifically\, we aim to (1) establish reproducible methods to identify and prioritize antibiotic resistance genes and their biological meaning in the built environment; (2) expand sampling of key indicators and signatures to study the evolutionary ecology of resistance in these systems; and (3) evaluate the critical ability of resistance to move among humans\, animals\, and the built environment and potential risks to human health. We seek to work collaboratively with other PreMiEr Center projects\, including sharing samples and methodological insights. Together this work will advance capabilities to study environmental dimensions of antimicrobial resistance and will contribute knowledge\, recommendations\, and products to advance the global fight against resistant infections. \nClick here to register!
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1784/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230719T140041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230719T140041Z
UID:1780-1694088000-1694091600@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:PreMiEr Seminar Series: Dr. Misty Thomas
DESCRIPTION:PreMiEr-sponsored seminar hosted by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. \nSpeaker: Misty Thomas\, Associate Professor of Biology \nClick here to register! \n 
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1780/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230905T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230905T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230804T091418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230804T091418Z
UID:1814-1693915200-1693918800@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:PreMiEr DEI Book Club: Racism\, Not Race | Intro - Ch. 2
DESCRIPTION:Fall DEI Book Club: Racism\, Not Race\, by Joseph Graves\, Jr. \nOn Tuesday\, September 5th\, we will discuss the Introduction through Chapter 2.
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1814/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230830T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230830T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230818T103459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230818T103459Z
UID:1840-1693396800-1693400400@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:PreMiEr Scholars Leadership Council (SLC) Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:SLC leadership invites all scholars associated with PreMiEr to attend a meeting to discuss issues related to students\, post-docs\, and research staff\, and to learn about opportunities and initiatives within the center. \nPlease check your emails for the Zoom meeting link
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1840/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230727T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230727T123000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230726T161523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230726T161523Z
UID:1812-1690452000-1690461000@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Poster Presentations
DESCRIPTION:Please join us through the Zoom link provided in emails and the PreMiEr Newsletter for the final poster presentations of our inaugural class of REU participants!
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1812/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230718T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230718T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230707T152904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230707T152904Z
UID:1761-1689681600-1689685200@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:PreMiEr REU & RET Lunch & Learn
DESCRIPTION:All members of PreMiEr are welcome! Check your email for details.
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1761/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230712T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230712T150000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230707T153059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230707T153059Z
UID:1763-1689170400-1689174000@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:Scholars Leadership Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meeting for scholars associated with PreMiEr\, including undergraduate students\, graduate students\, post-docs\, research staff\, and lab managers. \nERC-funded scholars and SLC leadership are required to attend. \nOther PreMiEr-associated scholars are welcome to attend. \nPlease see your email invitation from the SLC Chair\, Ivory Blakley\, for the Zoom link.
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1763/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230711T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230711T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230707T152806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230707T152806Z
UID:1759-1689076800-1689080400@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:PreMiEr REU & RET Lunch & Learn
DESCRIPTION:All members of PreMiEr are welcome! Check your email for details.
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1759/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230601T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230601T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230523T164518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230523T164518Z
UID:1701-1685610000-1685638800@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:PreMiEr Innovation Bootcamp
DESCRIPTION:William (Bill) Walker\, PreMiEr’s Innovation Ecosystem Director will be leading an Innovation Bootcamp on June 1\, 2023 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET.
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1701/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230519
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230520
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230330T144117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230330T144117Z
UID:1628-1684454400-1684540799@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:PreMiEr NSF Site Visit
DESCRIPTION:All day visit from representatives of the National Science Foundation (NSF).  All PreMiEr faculty\, staff\, and scholars are encouraged to attend.
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1628/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230510T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230510T160000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230209T104859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230209T104859Z
UID:1066-1683730800-1683734400@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:Social & Ethical Implications of Microbiome Engineering Journal Club
DESCRIPTION:PreMiEr Scholars Leadership Council Chair and UNC Charlotte researcher Ivory Blakley leads a discussion on a topic TBD. \nOpen to PreMiEr faculty and scholars.  Contact Sharon Stauffer for a calendar invitation\, or show just up!  Please see your emails or newsletter for the zoom link.
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1066/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230510T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230510T140000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230509T115608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230509T115608Z
UID:1690-1683723600-1683727200@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:SLC-sponsored Poster Review Session
DESCRIPTION:Share your posters for the NSF site visit with Visual Design specialist Dr. Eric Monson and get feedback! \nCheck your emails or newsletter for the Zoom link.
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1690/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230508T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230508T160000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230509T115448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230509T115448Z
UID:1688-1683558000-1683561600@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:SLC-sponsored Poster Review Session
DESCRIPTION:Share your posters for the NSF site visit with peers and get feedback! \nCheck your emails or newsletter for the Zoom link.
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1688/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230504T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230504T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230424T143532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230424T143532Z
UID:1680-1683201600-1683205200@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:PreMiEr Contaminant Review
DESCRIPTION:Join a discussion led by Dr. Anthony Fodor\, Lead of the Data Analytics Core\, concerning reducing contaminants in sequence libraries.  Dr. Fodor will talk about two recent publications: \nContamination source modeling with SCRuB improves cancer phenotype prediction from microbiome data: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-023-01696-w \nContamination in Low Microbial Biomass Microbiome Studies: Issues and Recommendations: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30497919/ \nThis is an important event within PreMiEr to begin creating best practices in the sampling and analyses of built environment microbiomes and all researchers involved in collecting data of that type are strongly encouraged to attend. \nPlease check your emails or PreMiEr Newsletter for the Zoom link.
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1680/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230427T081412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230427T081412Z
UID:1682-1682596800-1682600400@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:DCI Event : "Science as Mastery" Viewing and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on April 27\, 12-1 PM on zoom for a conversation on the new AAAS documentary entitled “Science as Mastery: A Story about Race and Power”. \nThe documentary has a duration of ~30 minutes so we will watch the documentary together and then Joe and Karis will lead a discussion in the remaining time. \nhttps://sciencereligiondialogue.org/resources/science-as-mastery-a-story-about-race-power/ \nFrom the AAAS Website – “This AAAS DoSER original short film\, “Science as Mastery: A Story about Race and Power\,” explores the intersection of the history of race\, religion\, and science as it relates to social structures and civil movements. Grounded in expert interviews\, the film begins with the religious arguments surrounding the 16th-century slave trade and ends with the backlash to the Genome Project in the 21st-century\, explaining how religious and scientific arguments of the past supported and shaped racist movements such as polygenism and eugenics. This challenging and moving short film opens the door for discussions of scientific racism of the past and present\, the use of religion and science as social tools\, the continuing impact of eugenics in society\, and the challenges of societal progress in the face of these histories.”
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1682/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230425T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230425T113000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230406T144650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230406T144650Z
UID:1644-1682416800-1682422200@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:Scholars Leadership Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meeting for scholars associated with PreMiEr\, including undergraduate students\, graduate students\, post-docs\, research staff\, and lab managers. \nERC-funded scholars and SLC leadership are required to attend. \nOther PreMiEr-associated scholars are welcome to attend. \nPlease see your email invitation from the SLC Chair\, Ivory Blakley\, for the Zoom link.
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1644/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230419T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230419T160000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230209T104822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230209T104822Z
UID:1064-1681916400-1681920000@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:Social & Ethical Implications of Microbiome Engineering Journal Club
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Race as a “ghost” variable in microbiome research – continued \nFacilitator:  Andrew Hardwick\, Graduate Student Research Assistant for PreMiEr SEI Core.  In addition\, Andrew is a PhD student in Public Administration\, a Research Assistant at the Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Center at NC State and a Fellow in Cohort 2 of the AgBioFEWS graduate training program. \nSummary: In our previous SEI Journal Club in March\, we had discussed the existence of race as a “ghost” variable in microbiome research. “Ghost” variables are instances where variables like socially defined race are assumed to be biological and act as a proxy for a number of variables that affect microbiome research like red-lining or environmental racism. We continue this discussion by looking at the executive summary of the NASEM Report “Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research: A New Framework for an Evolving Field”. This report provides multiple recommendations to replace the use of ghost variables with more appropriate descriptors. In this upcoming Journal Club we will review the reports recommendations and how we can apply them in our own work. \nOpen to PreMiEr faculty and scholars.  Contact Sharon Stauffer for a calendar invitation\, or just show up!  Please see your emails or newsletter for the zoom link. \nLink to the NASEM Report: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26902/using-population-descriptors-in-genetics-and-genomics-research-a-new  Note:  You will not be expected to read the entire report\, but please review the executive summary \nSupplement to NASEM Report – Webinar Link: https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/03-17-2023/use-of-race-ethnicity-and-ancestry-as-population-descriptors-in-genomics-research-report-release-webinar \nSee also: Past SEI Journal Club articles and discussions \nThe purpose of the PreMiEr SEI Journal Club is to build a community that is exposed to and thinking about the societal implications of microbiome engineering\, so that we can begin to think about ways to integrate these aspects into the technology development. Another purpose—to get to know each other better as colleagues in PreMiEr! \nAll PreMiEr affiliated faculty\, students and staff are welcome to attend. We will start with an informal 5-10 minute presentation of the article. We will then have an open discussion about how the societal and ethical aspects in the article may relate to PreMiEr’s natural science or engineering research\, work\, or scholarship.
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1064/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230418T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230418T150000
DTSTAMP:20260409T222713
CREATED:20230406T110132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230406T110132Z
UID:1637-1681826400-1681830000@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:Effective Academic Posters - Sponsored by the PreMiEr SLC
DESCRIPTION:Scholars are invited to a virtual training session with Dr. Eric Monson\, Data Visualization Analyst from Duke University Libraries\, to learn best practices for the creation of posters\, figures\, and the presentation of data. \nThis experience is Part 1 of 2\, the second of which will offer critiques of posters to be presented at the NSF Site Visit. \nAll PreMiEr scholars are invited to attend. \nPlease check your emails for the Zoom invite.
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1637/
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UID:1623-1680192000-1680193800@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:SLC Discord Training Session
DESCRIPTION:Introductory session for PreMiEr scholars (undergraduates\, graduate students\, post-docs\, research staff\, and lab managers) to learn how to use discord for intra-ERC communications. See your emails from SLC Chair Ivory Blakley for Zoom link.
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1623/
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230324T170000
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UID:1617-1679673600-1679677200@premier-microbiome.org
SUMMARY:Scholars Leadership Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The next meeting of the PreMiEr SLC will be on Friday\, the 24th of March\, at 4pm\, by zoom (please check your email or the weekly newsletter for the link). \nThese meetings are not strictly required (except for leaders)\, but attending is highly encouraged for all members.
URL:https://premier-microbiome.org/event/1617/
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