What is microBEnet? The microbiology of the Built Environment network, or microBEnet, is a project funded by a grant from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s Program on the Indoor Environment. The main goals of the microBEnet project are to: Catalyze communication and collaboration among researchers funded in the Sloan Program on the Indoor Environment. Reach out …
Here are some quick notes from my trip to Austin Texas for the Indoor Air 2011 meeting. About the meeting: I got involved in helping organize a session at this conference as part of my microBEnet project. More on the planning and the meeting later but here are some quick notes just to get them …
Summary/Key Points Microbes are found everywhere and are important everywhere. “Microbial Ecology” studies the interactions of microbes with each other as well as with their environment. It is important to attempt to study microbes as part of the community in which they are found and not just in isolation. Advances in DNA sequencing technology have …
Just got sent a link to this interview of Rich Corsi on a Fox TV station about the Upcoming Indoor Air 2011 meeting: UT: Indoor Air Conference. There is still time to sign up for the meeting. I note – there will be sessions Wednesday and Thursday focusing on microbiology of the built environment. We (i.e., …
“Soil Sample #3, July 7th”… “Sears Tower A/C unit water sample”… “Cancer patient lower colon sample”… To make the most out of any microbial study, it is critical to collect detailed information about each sample in addition to trying to characterize the microbes in the sample. This detailed information about a sample is known as …
Just got this email I thought would be useful to share (with a few edits) Still time to register for JGI “Genomics of Energy & Environment” 6th Annual User Meeting The DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) hosts the “Genomics of Energy & Environment” 6th Annual User Meeting (March 22-24, 2011): Here Explore the agenda of …
We are compiling a list of groups and individuals (in addition to those funded by the Sloan Foundation’s Indoor Environment program) from around the world working on topics related to studies of microbiology of the built environment. Additional suggestions are welcome. Institutions and Groups Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Indoor Environment Department Indoor Environment Center, Penn …
The Microbiology of the Built Environment program funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation consists of numerous research projects, as well as several larger collaborations. A brief description of each project is below. For more information, click on any of the links. Biology and the Built Environment (BioBE) Center The Center, located at the University …