The Mountain West Microbiome Alliance

(MoWMA)

Research is propelled forward when individuals from various scientific backgrounds come together to share their research ideas and strategize how best to synergize efforts and build in common areas. The Mountain West represents an expansive area with unique research and clinical needs. Anchored at the University of Utah, the Mountain West Microbiome Alliance brings together researchers from the Mountain West region of the US to create a synergistic community of researchers focused on the role of the microbiota in human health with the goal of building pipelines to train the future generations of microbiome researchers and rapidly propel research that can transform healthcare.

The Goals of MoWMA

• Create training programs focused on training the next generation of  microbiota based researchers to serve the trainees and investigators in the mountain west

• Support collaborative research amongst the mountain west community

• Create a Roadmap for translational research centered around the microbiota within the mountain west