Human Microbiome Discussion Topics

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Human MicrobiomeDiscussion Topics

• State of the science Homeostasis and
  Pathogenesis
• Skin microbiome
• Oral and intestinal microbiota in RA
• Composition and variation Is there a Core
  Microbiome?
• Role in skin and rheumatic diseases
• Animal models Variations with humans
• Diagnostic and therapeutic implications
• Role of the NIH and NIAMS

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Human MicrobiomeNeeds and Opportunities

• Mechanistic links to human health and disease
  still need to be determined
• Standardization
• Techniques and protocols
• Cross-disciplinary collaboration and training
• Genomics, bioinformatics, immunology, infectious
  disease
• Communicating with, and educating, the scientific
  and lay communities