# The Global Virome in Health and Disease

> **NIH NIH R13** · KEYSTONE SYMPOSIA · 2020 · $7,500

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
Support is requested for a Keystone Symposia conference entitled The Global Virome in Health and Disease,
organized by Drs. David Wang, Frederic D. Bushman and Mya Breitbart. The conference will be held in Tahoe
City, California from March 1-4, 2020.
Viruses are the most abundant biological entities on earth, but only recently has it been possible to define the
full virome in humans, animals, plants and global environments. Virome signatures have been associated with
diverse conditions such as HIV/AIDS, inflammatory bowel disease, malnutrition, graft versus host disease,
organ transplantation, and type 1 diabetes, providing novel insights into mechanisms of pathogenesis.
Recently a variety of new beneficial roles of the virome have also been identified, thereby broadening our
understanding of the commensal microbiome. However, despite these advances, the vast majority of the
virome remains undiscovered, and thus many associations with health and disease remain to be identified. The
goals of this conference are to examine the state-of-the art in virome studies, including efforts to define the
virome, establish linkages with health and disease, understand interactions between viral and bacterial
components of the microbiome, exploit new model systems, and identify mechanisms of immune control. This
would be the first conference dedicated solely to the virome, bringing together experts in eukaryotic virology,
phage biology, genomics, informatics, public health, model organisms, and immunology. This conference will
bridge the distinct research communities that study bacterial and eukaryotic viruses and unify host-based and
environmental research frameworks to allow potent new synergies.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9910823
- **Project number:** 1R13AI149881-01
- **Recipient organization:** KEYSTONE SYMPOSIA
- **Principal Investigator:** Thale Cross Jarvis
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $7,500
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-02-17 → 2021-01-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9910823

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9910823, The Global Virome in Health and Disease (1R13AI149881-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9910823. Licensed CC0.

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