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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Subject: Annual MIT Microbiome Symposium, abstract submission open</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#212121">The MIT Center for Microbiome Informatics and Therapeutics and the MIT Microbiome Club are proud to <strong><span style="font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif">invite
you to participate in our annual MIT Microbiome Symposium </span></strong>to be held on Friday, April 29, 2022 from 10 am-5 pm at the Media Lab (E15). Abstract submission is officially open!</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#212121">The symposium will feature talks from established and young investigators, poster sessions, industry representatives, and a networking social to close
the symposium. For more details, please check out our </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><a href="http://microbiome2022.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">website</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#212121">.
This year we are proud to host </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><a href="https://www.mskcc.org/research/ski/labs/gretchen-diehl" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Dr.
Gretchen Diehl</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#212121"> (Memorial Sloan Kettering) and </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><a href="https://www.johnsonlab.nutrition.cornell.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Dr.
Elizabeth Johnson</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#212121"> (Cornell University) as our two keynote speakers.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#212121">To participate in the event:</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:#212121"><a href="https://microbiome2022.wordpress.com/abstract-submissions/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Submit
an abstract!</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#212121"> Abstracts can be considered for either a flash talk or poster. Posters will also participate in our annual poster competition. <strong><span style="font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif">Deadline
for submission: March 11th, 2022.</span></strong></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#212121">Registration (free!) will open in March. Details on registering can be found </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:#212121"><a href="https://microbiome2022.wordpress.com/registration/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">here</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#212121"> on
March 1st.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#212121">Please tell others about this event! Feel free to circulate this email to others who might be interested.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#212121">Please contact </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><a href="mailto:cmit.microbiome@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">cmit.microbiome@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#212121"> with
any questions or inquiries.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#212121">Your participation in this symposium is <strong><span style="font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif">free</span></strong>. Our goal is to showcase the diverse
opportunities available in the field of microbiome science, and we hope that you can join us!</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#212121">We look forward to seeing you in April!</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#212121">Veda Khadka, Annika Gomez, Alexa Gomberg, and Izzy Goodchild-Michelman</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#212121">Symposium Organizing Committee | MIT Microbiome Club</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121"></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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