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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Chelsea Catania &lt;cataniac@mit.edu&gt;<br>
<b>Subject: </b>4th Annual MIT-Harvard Microbiome Symposium, call for abstracts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;color:#77984C">MIT Microbiome Club&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;background:white">We invite you to participate in</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;background:white"><a href="https://microbiome2019.wordpress.com" target="_blank">the 4th annual MIT-Harvard Microbiome Symposium</a></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;background:white">to be held on</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;background:white">Friday, March 8, 2019 from 10-5 pm</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;background:white">at the Media Lab at MIT.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;background:white"><a href="https://microbiome2019.wordpress.com/abstract-submission/" target="_blank">Share your discoveries. Contribute
 your ideas.</a></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;background:white">Registration and abstract submission are officially open!&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;background:white">We are welcoming applications
 to present on a microbiome-related research topic or idea. Abstracts can be considered for either a flash talk or poster. Posters will participate in our annual poster competition. All applicants are welcome!</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;background:white">Registration and&nbsp;abstract submission:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;background:white">-&nbsp;<a href="https://microbiome2019.wordpress.com/registration/" target="_blank">Register</a>&nbsp;for free.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;background:white">-&nbsp;<a href="https://microbiome2019.wordpress.com/abstract-submission/" target="_blank">Submit</a>&nbsp;an abstract!&nbsp;<b><u>Deadline for abstract submission: February 14th.</u></b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;background:white">- Please tell others about this event! Feel free to circulate this email to others who might be interested.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;background:white">- Contact&nbsp;<a href="mailto:2019-microbiome-symposium@mit.edu" target="_blank">2019-microbiome-symposium@mit.edu</a>&nbsp;with any questions or inquiries.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;background:white">We look forward to seeing you in March!</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;background:white">Best regards,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;background:white">Miri Krupkin, Alex Sheh, and Chelsea Catania</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;background:white">Symposium Organizing Committee | MIT Microbiome&nbsp;Club</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;color:black">______________________________&nbsp;</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><i><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;color:#16191F">The MIT Microbiome Club, part of the Center for Microbiome&nbsp;Informatics and Therapeutics,&nbsp;brings together inquisitive MIT undergrads, grad researchers, postdocs, faculty, and clinicians
 in the emerging field of microbiome studies and microbiome-based medicine.<a href="https://www.facebook.com/MITmicrobiomeclub/"><span style="color:#16191F">&nbsp;</span><span style="color:#386EFF">Learn more on our Facebook page.&nbsp;</span></a>Or follow us on&nbsp;</span></i><span style="color:black"><a href="https://twitter.com/MITubiomeclub"><i><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;">Twitter</span></i></a></span><i><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Book&quot;;color:#16191F">.&nbsp;</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Avenir-Book;color:black">Chelsea Catania, Ph.D.</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Avenir-Book;color:black">@<a href="https://twitter.com/MITubiomeclub">MITubiomeclub</a>&nbsp;</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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