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The Microsetta Initiative
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Welcome to The Microsetta Initiative:

The world's largest microbiome research project.

Currently living in the U.S.? Then, we have a perk you can claim to become a research participant.

There are 40 trillion microbial cells in our bodies. This collection of microbial cells is known as the human microbiome. With approximately 1lb (0.5kgs) of them in our gut alone, we’re on a mission to make critical discoveries about their role in our lives. Based at the University of California San Diego, our scientists are recruiting people like you to help make medical breakthroughs by advancing this monumental research project.

 

So why join this research project?

  • Your active participation helps create new knowledge that enhances both microbiome research and education - all while learning more about what makes your microbiome unique.
  • Your contributions help facilitate potentially ground-breaking research that can one day be used to respond to our social needs and global challenges. 

Please note: We are unable to ship to PO boxes, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or military addresses.

 

We are a not-for-profit organization, so the contributions received via our crowdfunding platform go towards research costs.

Your contributions help us to...

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Previous Campaigns:

American Gut

British Gut

Questions? Visit our website microsetta.ucsd.edu to find out more!

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Donate Without Participating

If you wish to make a donation to support our research without participating in the project (i.e., without receiving a sample collection kit via a perk), you can make a direct donation through UC San Diego on this page. Please note that donations are non-refundable.

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Explore Your Microbiome
$200 USD + free shipping
Ships to United States

Shipping Notice: We cannot ship to PO boxes, U.S. territories, or military addresses.

The human body's largest population of microorganisms resides in the gut and is collectively called the gut microbiota, and each person has one unique to them. Factors like what you eat, where you live, how much you exercise, and so much more can create these differences. Submit a fecal sample to better understand what makes up your microbiota.

By contributing and selecting this perk, you will receive the following:

  • An easy-to-use at-home collection kit.
  • Access to an online food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) which gathers information about your diet (average time to complete- 30 minutes). Easy-to-follow prompts will guide you through the process of collecting information about the foods you eat regularly.

Upon returning your microbiome sample and completing the FFQ, reports will be available showing the following:

  • Microbial lineages found in the sample
  • Microbial comparison to others in the TMI dataset
  • Evaluation of your food and nutrient intake

 

Sample collection is non-invasive, and each kit includes free return shipping.

Important: Once received the collection kit should be completed and returned within 6 months.

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$6.45 USD
  • 1490 claimed
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American Gut T-Shirt
$17 USD
  • 49 claimed
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ASD-Cohort Parent
$75 USD
  • 136 claimed
Kits currently not being distributed due to American Gut shifting its efforts to COVID-19 research.
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Find Out Who’s In Your Gut
$99 USD
  • 7370 claimed
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What did you smear on research grade paper?
$99 USD
  • 100 claimed
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You, a bucket, and science of the future
$99 USD
  • 34 claimed
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You Plus The World
$129 USD
  • 623 claimed
Kits currently not being distributed due to American Gut shifting its efforts to COVID-19 research.
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Microbes For Two: See What You’re Sharing
$190 USD
  • 2356 claimed
Kits currently not being distributed due to American Gut shifting its efforts to COVID-19 research.
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Microbes For Three
$285 USD
  • 536 claimed
Kits currently not being distributed due to American Gut shifting its efforts to COVID-19 research.
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Microbes For Four
$380 USD
  • 510 claimed
Kits currently not being distributed due to American Gut shifting its efforts to COVID-19 research.
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Microbes for Five
$470 USD
  • 8 claimed
Kits currently not being distributed due to American Gut shifting its efforts to COVID-19 research.
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Microbes for Six
$560 USD
  • 4 claimed
Kits currently not being distributed due to American Gut shifting its efforts to COVID-19 research.
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A Week Of Feces
$650 USD
  • 66 claimed
Kits currently not being distributed due to American Gut shifting its efforts to COVID-19 research.
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All In The Family
$1,500 USD
  • 9 claimed
Discontinued
Beyond Bacteria
$2,500 USD
  • 27 claimed
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Functional Feces
$3,750 USD
  • 3 claimed
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A Genome From Your Gut
$5,000 USD
  • 1 claimed
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What Are They Actually Doing
$15,000 USD
  • 1 claimed

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Explore Your Microbiome
$200 USD + free shipping
Ships to United States

Shipping Notice: We cannot ship to PO boxes, U.S. territories, or military addresses.

The human body's largest population of microorganisms resides in the gut and is collectively called the gut microbiota, and each person has one unique to them. Factors like what you eat, where you live, how much you exercise, and so much more can create these differences. Submit a fecal sample to better understand what makes up your microbiota.

By contributing and selecting this perk, you will receive the following:

  • An easy-to-use at-home collection kit.
  • Access to an online food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) which gathers information about your diet (average time to complete- 30 minutes). Easy-to-follow prompts will guide you through the process of collecting information about the foods you eat regularly.

Upon returning your microbiome sample and completing the FFQ, reports will be available showing the following:

  • Microbial lineages found in the sample
  • Microbial comparison to others in the TMI dataset
  • Evaluation of your food and nutrient intake

 

Sample collection is non-invasive, and each kit includes free return shipping.

Important: Once received the collection kit should be completed and returned within 6 months.

More Less
  • Claim this perk
Show Discontinued Perks
Discontinued
Analyze Your Nutrition
$20 USD
  • 68 claimed
Discontinued
Fundraising - Down Syndrome Cohort
$5 USD
  • 132 claimed
Discontinued
USPS Priority Mail Shipping
$6.45 USD
  • 1490 claimed
Discontinued
American Gut T-Shirt
$17 USD
  • 49 claimed
Item currently not being distributed due to American Gut shifting its efforts to COVID-19 research.
Discontinued
ASD-Cohort Parent
$75 USD
  • 136 claimed
Kits currently not being distributed due to American Gut shifting its efforts to COVID-19 research.
Discontinued
Find Out Who’s In Your Gut
$99 USD
  • 7370 claimed
Discontinued
What did you smear on research grade paper?
$99 USD
  • 100 claimed
Discontinued
You, a bucket, and science of the future
$99 USD
  • 34 claimed
Discontinued
You Plus The World
$129 USD
  • 623 claimed
Kits currently not being distributed due to American Gut shifting its efforts to COVID-19 research.
Discontinued
Microbes For Two: See What You’re Sharing
$190 USD
  • 2356 claimed
Kits currently not being distributed due to American Gut shifting its efforts to COVID-19 research.
Discontinued
Microbes For Three
$285 USD
  • 536 claimed
Kits currently not being distributed due to American Gut shifting its efforts to COVID-19 research.
Discontinued
Microbes For Four
$380 USD
  • 510 claimed
Kits currently not being distributed due to American Gut shifting its efforts to COVID-19 research.
Discontinued
Microbes for Five
$470 USD
  • 8 claimed
Kits currently not being distributed due to American Gut shifting its efforts to COVID-19 research.
Discontinued
Microbes for Six
$560 USD
  • 4 claimed
Kits currently not being distributed due to American Gut shifting its efforts to COVID-19 research.
Discontinued
A Week Of Feces
$650 USD
  • 66 claimed
Kits currently not being distributed due to American Gut shifting its efforts to COVID-19 research.
Discontinued
All In The Family
$1,500 USD
  • 9 claimed
Discontinued
Beyond Bacteria
$2,500 USD
  • 27 claimed
Discontinued
Functional Feces
$3,750 USD
  • 3 claimed
Discontinued
A Genome From Your Gut
$5,000 USD
  • 1 claimed
Discontinued
What Are They Actually Doing
$15,000 USD
  • 1 claimed
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