📣 Applications are now open! Thrilled to share that the IPSN Catalytic Grant Fund is now accepting applications for their second round of funding, supporting the scale-up of #genomics innovation and capacity-building in LMICs. 👉 Find out how to apply: bit.ly/WHOIPSNfunding

ABI is calling for nominations for its Interim Governing Board, our highest decision making authority. We are looking for senior leaders from across Africa and African scientists working internationally.

Nominate here: redcap.h3abionet.org/redcap/surveys/?s=3YMYTMR3HELCNW37

#AfricanScience #ABI

Now with new and improved flavour! Great to see that it generates the blast comparison between two genomes in-app.

AI folks now having to realise what GWAS folks did about studying bacterial genome datasets. Great work by great researchers

It is hosted in collaboration between the WHO’s Public Health Laboratory and Innovation Platforms Unit, the Epidemic and Pandemic Management Unit, and the Information Network for Epidemics (EPI-WIN).

The webinar will introduce the document’s key concepts and highlight its utility to inform data-sharing practices for data generators, platform development and funding decisions.

Please join us for the @who.int EPI-WIN webinar introducing WHO’s report on Attributes and Principles of Pathogen Genomic Data-Sharing Platforms. 24 November 2025, 1-2pm CET.
🔗 Register: who.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
👉 Webinar info: www.who.int/news-room/ev...
📄 Report: iris.who.int/bitstreams/f...

Join us for the #PHA4GECon2025 & #IPSNGPF2025 hosted by IPSN, @afro.who.int and @pha4ge.bsky.social.

Join our expert panel on October 27, 2025, as they tackle key genomics data challenges shaping global surveillance. Collaborate, share insights, and drive public health innovation.

Wellcome Connecting Science hybrid conference Antimicrobial Resistance – Genomes, Big Data and Emerging Technologies Conference dates: 23–25 March 2026 Location: Hinxton Hall Conference Centre, Wellcome Genome Campus, UK and online Bursary deadline: 01 December 2025 Abstract deadline: 15 December 2025 Registration deadlines: In person: 24 February 2026 | Virtual: 17 March 2026

Present your #AMR work at our dedicated forum for global researchers and practitioners! 🧫

🗓️ 23-25 March 2026
Submit abstract by 1 December 📩

Share #genomics and big data approaches for navigating the growing complexities in the AMR field.

📎bit.ly/3SWzJUm
#MicroSky #AMR2026

Microbial Genomics of Eukaryotes

Now with updated invited speakers; please take a look & consider putting in an abstract if of interest! Giving an opportunity to the eukaryotic side of microbial genomics to shine 😊Sept 12, Glasgow, 1-day conference. #MicroSky #protistsonsky #protists #fungi
microbiologysociety.org/event/full-e...

Wellcome Connecting Science hybrid conference Antimicrobial Resistance – Genomes, Big Data and Emerging Technologies Conference dates: 23–25 March 2026 Location: Hinxton Hall Conference Centre, Wellcome Genome Campus, UK and online Bursary deadline: 01 December 2025 Abstract deadline: 15 December 2025 Registration deadlines: In person: 24 February 2026 | Virtual: 17 March 2026

Participate at our global conference on Antimicrobial Resistance🧬

🗓️ 23-25 March 2026 #AMR2026

Join a community at the vanguard of #AMR genomics, to explore how big data and innovative technologies are driving solutions to tackle this health crisis.

📎Abstracts welcome: bit.ly/3SWzJUm
#MicroSky

Our latest preprint is out describing amr.watch - a platform for monitoring AMR trends from global genomics data: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... (1/6)

Reminder to join the latest @who.int IPSN EPI-WIN webinar on current and future perspectives of genomic surveillance of mpox - today @ 13:00 CET

Participants in the discussions are holding up their country names.

After over 3 years of negotiations, WHO Member States have finalized a draft #PandemicAccord to make the world safer from future pandemics.

The draft agreement will now be submitted to WHO’s Member States meeting at the #WHA78 for consideration and adoption.

bit.ly/3EaZQmL

Snippy: Microbial Variant Calling Community Survey Help us drive the next wave of innovation in Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) discovery and genome analysis by sharing your valuable experiences and insights. This in-depth survey aims at understa...

🦘✂️ Thanks to @cziscience.bsky.social , @wytamma.bsky.social and I are writing the next version of the Snippy bacterial variant calling pipeline. We want your input on what features s it will have. Please fill out this (longish) survey to help make Snippy great again!
forms.gle/YJP6WQjsk8KK...

Clonal Candida auris and ESKAPE pathogens on the skin of residents of nursing homes - Nature Analyses of strain-resolved metagenomics with isolate sequencing data of skin samples from residents at nursing homes suggest that skin is a reservoir for Candida auris and other multidrug-resistant bacterial species.

Nature research paper: Clonal Candida auris and ESKAPE pathogens on the skin of residents of nursing homes

https://go.nature.com/4igrfC1

📣 There is one week left to participate in WHO's online consultation on the critical features of pathogen genomic data-sharing platforms to meet public health needs. Thank you to all those who have already submitted their feedback.

Does your team deposit and access pathogen genomic data via data-sharing platforms for public health use? Participate in WHO's online consultation on the critical features of pathogen genomic data-sharing platforms to meet public health needs.

All info here: www.who.int/news-room/ar...

🚀✨ 10 DAYS TO GO! ✨🚀
The countdown is ON for the first webinar of the TARGetAMR Monthly Webinar Series, and you don’t want to miss this! 🎉
📅 Mark your calendars – it’s happening soon!
👇 Sign up now before it’s too late: www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/ja...
#Countdown #LaunchWebinar #RegisterNow

🔥 Webinar Series Launch! 🔥
‘#Genomics and Beyond: A Holistic Approach to Tackling #AMR in East Africa’ 🌍
Don't miss Prof. Matthew Holden #StAndMedicine sharing his expertise.
Register Now www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/ja...

Congratulations to the team! Looking forward to seeing genomic surveillance of drug resistant bugs grow and become more sustainable in your setting.

Predict antimicrobial resistance, master data-sharing, and enhance your expertise in AMR genomics using cutting-edge databases through this FREE online course starting on September 30th www.futurelearn.com/courses/anti...

Watch this space! ARTIC tools & resources for #mpox sequencing and analysis coming very soon!
#wellcometrust #nanopore #illumina #molecularepidemiology #pathogen #pathogensurviellance #bioinformatics #epidemiology #virus #outbreak #clinicalvirology #sequencing

Please join us to hear how genomics is helping in response to the multiple outbreaks of Dengue from the
@who
hosted International Pathogen Surveillance Network. Register here: echo.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Está abierta la convocatoria para que investigadores jóvenes nos acompañen en la 2nd Minería genómica de productos naturales de Latinoamérica
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Applications are now open for #ECRs to join us at the 2nd Genome mining of natural products, Latin America 2024
-please use QR code
#Microsky

JOB ALERT!
Come work with me at LSHTM to investigate transmission of Klebsiella pneumoniae in neonatal units in Africa using bioinformatics and genomic epi.
Great team, Gates funded, £44-50k/yr, 1-year postdoc to start with possibilities to extend. Closing March 26.
jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

The International Pathogen Surveillance Network launches catalytic grant fund for pathogen genomics. Grants between US$50,000 and US$250,000 are available for IPSN members from low- and middle-income countries (and consortia) www.who.int/news/item/23...

Up next: STA - Space Terroir Ale, the new frontier.