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Projects/Programs

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Human Gut Microbiome Reference Material

Ongoing
To identify new biomarkers that may serve as disease indicators and to understand biologically relevant properties of the human gut microbiome, we need

Measurements for Microbial Ecology

Ongoing
Because of the complexity of microbial communities, we are working to develop measurements that will enable more reproducible design and control over of such

Measuring Antimicrobial Resistance

Ongoing
NIST is developing microbial measurements to better understand the propagation of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through a variety of mechanisms. This work

Methods to Quantify Microbial Viability

Ongoing
Accurate measurement of microbial viability is crucial in infectious disease diagnosis and treatment; for development of microbial therapeutics, probiotics and

Microbial Genomic Measurements

Completed
Increasingly, high stakes decisions impacting public health and safety are being made using microbial genomic sequencing data. For example, whole genome

Microbial Metabolomics

Ongoing
There is a growing need to establish quality assurance and measurement strategies to address microbial function and emergent activities related to interspecies

Mpox (MPXV) Synthetic DNA PCR Standards

Ongoing
Update: CDC NWSS has recently shared two published CDC diagnostic assays, non-variola orthopoxvirus (NVO) and MPXV Clade II virus. Targets for these 2 assays

Nanocalorimetry Measurements

Ongoing
Nanocalorimetry provides a capability to measure the thermal properties of very small samples and at very fast rates. Materials and interfaces of interest

NIST Microbial Strain Collection

Ongoing
NIST established the NIST Microbial Strain Collection (NMSC) to advance microbial research and support standards development. The NMSC will accept deposits of

RMAT Laboratory Programs

Ongoing
The NIST Regenerative Medicine and Advanced Therapies (RMAT) laboratory programs are focused on developing innovative measurement assurance solutions and

Standards for Metagenomics

Ongoing
Metagenomics, or identifying the organisms present in a sample through DNA-based analysis, is a revolutionary technology made possible through advances in

Standards to Support Biothreat Detection

Ongoing
First responders continually receive calls regarding suspicious materials that are potentially biological threat materials. Obtaining high confidence data from