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ECR Viromics Webinar - James Kosmopoulos - see below for details
Wed, March 11, 2026
Midwest Microbiome Symposium 2026 See text below for details
Mon, May 11 - Wed, May 13, 2026
Event Start Time: 9:30 am
Event Location: Hotel and Illinois Conference Center, Champaign, Illinois

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Integrating microbiomes into One Health: insights from the 2025 One Health World Microbiome Partnership Summit

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AU25 Ohio State Microbiome Science Faculty positions open  See below

Faculty positions in Microbiome Science at Ohio State - postings open!

By Heather Curtis

We welcome research on microbiomes in any ecosystem context (natural environments, plant/animal/human hosts, or engineered), organismal focus (microbial eukaryote, prokaryote, virus, or mix), and…

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