The support of the Roundtable on Science and Welfare in Laboratory Animal Use was vital to the planning and conduct of the workshop on Animal Models for Microbiome Research: Advancing Basic and Translational Science. Federal sponsors are the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Nonfederal sponsorship was provided by the American Veterinary Medical Association; Covance Laboratories, Inc.; Genentech; GlaxoSmithKline; Massachusetts General Hospital; Merck; National Primate Research Centers; Novartis; University of California, Davis; University of Michigan; University of Pittsburgh; University of Washington; and Yale University.

The Roundtable on Science and Welfare in Laboratory Animal Use wishes to express gratitude to the members of the planning committee for their work in developing a far-reaching workshop agenda and the expert speakers who took part in the workshop's discussions.