ArticlemSystems2021
Chasing Ghosts: Race, Racism, and the Future of Microbiome Research.
Article in mSystems, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Socioeconomic position and the gut microbiota: a narrative synthesis of the association and recommendations.Gut microbes · 2026Pooled it
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- Associations of the gut microbiome and cardiometabolic risk in adolescence: the HOME study.BMC medical genomics · 2026Article
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- Microbiome stewardship: definition and guiding principles for implementation.Sustainable microbiology · 2026Article
- Prioritizing precision: guidelines for the better use of population descriptors in human microbiome research.mSystems · 2025Review
- The skin microbiome in dermatologic disease.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2025Review
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- Expanding the human gut microbiome atlas of Africa.Nature · 2025Article
- Review
- Missing microbiomes: global underrepresentation restricts who research will benefit.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2024Article
- Counter-collaborations towards alternative bio-securitizations.Dialogues in human geography · 2024Article
- Associations of Fecal Microbiota with Ectopic Fat in African Caribbean Men.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- The intersection of social determinants of health, the microbiome, and health outcomes in immigrants: A scoping review.American journal of biological anthropology · 2024Article
- The gut metagenome harbors metabolic and antibiotic resistance signatures of moderate-to-severe asthma.FEMS microbes · 2024Article
- A relational framework for microbiome research with Indigenous communities.Nature microbiology · 2023Review
- Human microbiome variation associated with race and ethnicity emerges as early as 3 months of age.PLoS biology · 2023Article
- Does the Vaginal Microbiome Operate Differently by Race to Influence Risk of Precervical Cancer?Journal of women's health (2002) · 2023Article
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Abstract
In this article, we argue that a careful examination of human microbiome science's relationship with race and racism is necessary to foster equitable social and ecological relations in the field. We point to the origins and evolution of the problematic use of race in microbiome literature by demonstrating the increased usage of race both explicitly and implicitly in and beyond the human microbiome sciences. We demonstrate how these uses limit the future of rigorous and just microbiome research. We conclude with an outline of alternative actionable ways to build a more effective, antiracist microbiome science.
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