| 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 |
