uBiome call for microbiologists to join academic consortium on microbiome

[Sasha]

Got this email from them this morning:

Calling all Microbiologists

Accelerating research with community partnership.

Hello, microbiome pioneers!

Are you a professor, graduate student, or know someone in academia that's interested in the microbiome? Please pass this message along to them!

We're launching an academic consortium to bring together researchers and industry teams with the hope of accelerating scientific understanding of the microbiome.

Get Involved:
http://ubiome.com/pages/academic-consortium

Our Plan:
Highlight exciting projects and get the conversation started at research labs where it may not be happening already.

Why Should You Join?
$100k in research grants (provided in kits) for exceptional proposals, early access to publications, opportunities to speak at conferences, job assistance (for graduate students), and discounts from industry partners (like a complimentary uBiome kit).

FYI: we will never charge for membership in the consortium.

Join today to accelerate groundbreaking microbiome research.

Enjoy your weekend,
Josh @ uBiome

Is this worthwhile? Are there researchers in our community that we should be telling about this?

 

[ubiome]

We sure think so (at uBiome)!

Our goal with this project is simple: support microbiome research and promote awareness of it. We plan to do this by giving great research projects access to resources and loads of exposure. Grad students have been excited most about job listings, events, and speaking invitations. We think that you and other members of this forum might like the partner discounts, which are being negotiated currently -- stay tuned. Further: whatever you'd suggest, we would certainly consider.

All that, provided at zero cost to you. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!