Cohort-based learning for microbiome research community standards.
Cohort-based learning for microbiome research community standards.
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微生物组研究社区标准的基于队列的学习。
DOI:
10.1038/s41564-023-01361-7
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发表时间:
2023
影响因子:
28.3
通讯作者:
Rodriguez,Francis
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作者:
Kelliher,JuliaM;Rudolph,Marisa;Vangay,Pajau;Abbas,Arwa;Borton,MikaylaA;Davenport,EmilyR;Davenport,KarenW;Erazo,NataliaG;Herman,Chloe;Karstens,Lisa;Kocurek,Brandon;Lutz,HollyL;Myers,KevinS;Ockert,Ingrid;Rodriguez,Francis
In the past decade, microbiome research-ers have produced a wealth of sequence data and associated microbial outputs and activity 1. Most microbiome studies to date have analysed microbiomes in order to answer a specific research question, with little emphasis placed on data reusability. However, increasing microbiome data reuse would result in a better return on investments and an increase in accessibility to microbiome science for researchers unable to generate their own microbiome data. It may also enable researchers to address scientific questions beyond the scope of the original study 2. Recognizing these advantages, the scientific community has repeatedly advocated for findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR) data 3. We launched the National Microbiome Data Collaborative (NMDC) Ambassador Program in April 2021 to increase FAIR data adoption and metadata stewardship among microbiome researchers. Herein, we provide information and insights regarding the implementation of a community learning model to assist in the advancement of other iterations of this type of programme. The campaign for FAIR data advocates for sufficient metadata (for example, geographic location, sampling date, host information, and so on) to be available for microbiome datasets, because the utility and reusability of data sharply decrease when crucial metadata fields are missing, insufficient or improperly formatted 4, 5. Training events, ideally with a practical or hands-on component, are essential to increase recognition and adoption of metadata standards.The NMDC was founded in 2019 as a Department of Energy project with the intention of making multi-omics microbiome data FAIR and open to all 6. Core to this mission is the implementation of standardized metadata fields linked to microbiome datasets, leveraging the minimum information about any (x) sequence (MIxS) standards developed by the Genomic Standards Consortium 7. During the initial stages of the NMDC programme, it was confirmed that the microbiome research community had varied knowledge, or were unaware, of the benefits of metadata standards