TY - JOUR
T1 - Introducing the microbes and social equity working group
T2 - Considering the microbial components of social, environmental, and health justice
AU - Ishaq, Suzanne L.
AU - Parada, Francisco J.
AU - Wolf, Patricia G.
AU - Bonilla, Carla Y.
AU - Carney, Megan A.
AU - Benezra, Amber
AU - Wissel, Emily
AU - Friedman, Michael
AU - DeAngelis, Kristen M.
AU - Robinson, Jake M.
AU - Fahimipour, Ashkaan K.
AU - Manus, Melissa B.
AU - Grieneisen, Laura
AU - Dietz, Leslie G.
AU - Pathak, Ashish
AU - Chauhan, Ashvini
AU - Kuthyar, Sahana
AU - Stewart, Justin D.
AU - Dasari, Mauna R.
AU - Nonnamaker, Emily
AU - Choudoir, Mallory
AU - Horve, Patrick F.
AU - Zimmerman, Naupaka B.
AU - Kozik, Ariangela J.
AU - Darling, Katherine Weatherford
AU - Romero-Olivares, Adriana L.
AU - Hariharan, Janani
AU - Farmer, Nicole
AU - Maki, Katherine A.
AU - Collier, Jackie L.
AU - O'Doherty, Kieran C.
AU - Letourneau, Jeffrey
AU - Kline, Jeff
AU - Moses, Peter L.
AU - Morar, Nicolae
N1 - Funding Information:
We are grateful to the following funding agencies, who have supported the individuals in this group and their research efforts. S.L.I. is partially supported by the University of Maine through the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station (MAFES grant ME022102). F.J.P. is supported by the Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (ANID) through the Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (FONDECYT) Iniciación en Investigación (program project no. 11180620 and regular project no. 1190610). P.G.W. is supported by a fellowship through the Cancer Education and Career Development Program (grant T32CA057699). E.W. is supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship under grant 1937971. K.M.D. and M.C. are supported in part by the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology under grant 1749206. A.K.F. is supported by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Mathematics National Research Council Associateship Program. A.J.K. is supported by an NIH F32 grant (no. 1F32HL150954-01). J.D.S. is supported by the Dutch Research Council (NWO/OCW) as part of the MiCRop Consortium program Harnessing the Second Genome of Plants (grant 024.004.014). N.F. is supported by intramural research funds from the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. K.A.M. is supported by intramural research funds from the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. J.L.C. is supported by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Experiment Model Systems (grant 4982). K.C.O. is supported through research funds from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
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© 2021 Ishaq et al.
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - Humans are inextricably linked to each other and our natural world, and microorganisms lie at the nexus of those interactions. Microorganisms form genetically flexible, taxonomically diverse, and biochemically rich communities, i.e., microbiomes that are integral to the health and development of macroorganisms, societies, and ecosystems. Yet engagement with beneficial microbiomes is dictated by access to public resources, such as nutritious food, clean water and air, safe shelter, social interactions, and effective medicine. In this way, microbiomes have sociopolitical contexts that must be considered. The Microbes and Social Equity (MSE) Working Group connects microbiology with social equity research, education, policy, and practice to understand the interplay of microorganisms, individuals, societies, and ecosystems. Here, we outline opportunities for integrating microbiology and social equity work through broadening education and training; diversifying research topics, methods, and perspectives; and advocating for evidence-based public policy that supports sustainable, equitable, and microbial wealth for all.
AB - Humans are inextricably linked to each other and our natural world, and microorganisms lie at the nexus of those interactions. Microorganisms form genetically flexible, taxonomically diverse, and biochemically rich communities, i.e., microbiomes that are integral to the health and development of macroorganisms, societies, and ecosystems. Yet engagement with beneficial microbiomes is dictated by access to public resources, such as nutritious food, clean water and air, safe shelter, social interactions, and effective medicine. In this way, microbiomes have sociopolitical contexts that must be considered. The Microbes and Social Equity (MSE) Working Group connects microbiology with social equity research, education, policy, and practice to understand the interplay of microorganisms, individuals, societies, and ecosystems. Here, we outline opportunities for integrating microbiology and social equity work through broadening education and training; diversifying research topics, methods, and perspectives; and advocating for evidence-based public policy that supports sustainable, equitable, and microbial wealth for all.
KW - Biopolitics
KW - Health disparities
KW - Integrated research
KW - Microbiomes
KW - Social determinants of health
KW - Structural determinants of health
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U2 - 10.1128/mSystems.00471-21
DO - 10.1128/mSystems.00471-21
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85112262536
VL - 6
JO - mSystems
JF - mSystems
SN - 2379-5077
IS - 4
M1 - e00471-21
ER -