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ArticleJournal of microbiology & biology education2026

Microbiome Science Certificate Program for workforce development and multi-omics expertise.

Julia M Kelliher, Rachel Horak, Kaelan J Prime, Francisca E Rodriguez, Leah Y D Johnson, Simon Roux, Wendi Lynch, Samantha N Miller, Gregory Bonito, Emiley A Eloe-Fadrosh

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Article in Journal of microbiology & biology education, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Julia M KelliherBioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4100-9119
Rachel HorakEducation Department, American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9921-1788
Kaelan J PrimeBioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA.
Francisca E RodriguezBioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5778-0288
Leah Y D JohnsonBioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5896-0344
Simon RouxEnvironmental Genomics and Systems Biology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5831-5895
Wendi LynchEnvironmental Genomics and Systems Biology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA.
Samantha N MillerEnvironmental Molecular Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-2659-6044
Gregory BonitoDepartment of Microbiology Genetics & Immunology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Emiley A Eloe-FadroshEnvironmental Genomics and Systems Biology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8162-1276

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microbiome research is a dynamic, rapidly growing, and interdisciplinary field that generates valuable insights across the human health, agricultural, and environmental sectors. Despite this growth, gaps remain in educational content and professional development opportunities specifically tailored for microbiome science rather than traditional microbiology. The National Microbiome Data Collaborative (NMDC) has developed a Microbiome Science Certificate Program aimed at undergraduates but available to any learner or researcher interested in this field. The curriculum includes 12 modules to further technical knowledge, as well as practical and professional skills. The modules each include prepared slide decks, recorded lectures, resource documents, expert interviews, reading assignments, knowledge assessments, and an overall glossary. The modular content can be readily applied within the classroom as a stand-alone semester-long course or as supplementary to existing curricula. An asynchronous, online, certificate-granting implementation of the content is available through the American Society for Microbiology. We have outlined future laboratory, workforce development, and data science "mini-modules" that can be further developed with the help of educators. Improvements will be made to the program content based on feedback from learners and educators. This program aims to promote practical skills to empower the next generation of microbiome researchers.

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certificateeducationmicrobiomemulti-omicsundergraduate educationworkforce development

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PMID42300758
PMCPMC13520644

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