Sela Moderates Briefing on Nutrition in the Human Microbiome for Congressional Staffers

On Wednesday, July 28, a briefing was held for congressional staffers on the central role of nutrition to the human microbiome, which is the collection of beneficial microbes that are contained within the human body. This briefing was jointly organized by The American Society for Microbiology and The American Society for Nutrition and moderated by University of Massachusetts Amherst food science faculty member, David A. Sela. This briefing is part of a larger initiative led by the American Society for Microbiology to advocate for additional resources to study the human microbiome.  

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The briefing drew over 450 attendees with representatives from at least six congressional offices. The remainder of the participants were from the executive branch including HHS (NIH/FDA) and USDA, academic and industry scientists and practitioners who were obtaining continuing professional education credits. 

A recording of the briefing could be accessed at https://nutrition.org/asm-joint-webinar/