Value proposition

UC San Diego's leading microbiome project collects samples rich in phenotypic data spanning the world's populations.

UC San Diego's The Microsetta Initiative (TMI) is an academic research project that seeks to collect microbiome samples and rich phenotypic data from across the globe. The data gathered will be generated into high-quality, technically consistent data for anyone to reuse, to increase the pace of microbiome research. In this pursuit, they seek to democratize the process by empowering “citizen science” and strengthening educational outreach.