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Advancing Microbiome Diagnostics
A Future Built on Collaboration Through Citizen Science
At Petrified Bugs, we believe the future of microbiome diagnostics will require innovation—not just in science, but in how we communicate, validate, and report complex results.
We’re working to bridge the gap between cutting-edge microbiome research and real-world clinical diagnostics. This means tackling challenges in interpretation, standardization, and reporting—together.
If you're excited about microbiome testing and want to shape what clinical reporting might look like in the future, we invite you to join us in this early-stage initiative.
What We're Exploring:
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Clear, patient-centered microbiome result reporting
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Integration of microbiome data into infectious disease diagnostics
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Open-access education tools to demystify test interpretation
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Co-designing frameworks for future clinical assays
How to Get Involved
Advisory Panel
Help shape the big picture.
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1-5 hours/quarter
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Attend quaterly advisory meeting
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Review ideas and content
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Collaborate with peers across lab medicine, infectious disease, and microbiome research
Volunteer Group
Be part of the build.
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5 hours/month
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Pilot reporting formats, test educational modules, or contribute to User Interface design
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Ideal for students, early-career scientists, or citizen scientists with lived experience