📝 Register now for the 8th NFDI4Microbiota Community Workshop!

The workshop will focus on practical tools and solutions that directly support your research — from data management to microbiome analysis workflows.

We look forward to discussing your needs and ideas!
👉 events.hifis.net/event/3894/

The new #BiodataIG Memorandum of Understanding is published!

👉 Find it here: zenodo.org/records/1869....

🤝 We took important steps toward #OneNFDI in Berlin this week!

In collaboration with @nfdi4plants.bsky.social , #NFDI4Biodiversity, @fairagro.bsky.social and @nfdi4objects.bsky.social.

🗨️ NFDI4Microbiota is now on Matrix! Join our “NFDI4Microbiota Community” chat, ask questions, and connect with researchers, data stewards & developers.

👉 Join the conversation: tinyurl.com/mwyd9ebh

We’re excited to meet you 👋!

#RDM #microbiology #support

📢 Our latest #NFDI4Microbiota newsletter is out now! Stay up to date with news, events, services, and publications.

👉 Read it here: nfdi4microbiota.de/newsroom/new...

📝 Subscribe to never miss an update: lists.nfdi.de/postorius/li...

#NFDI #microbiology #news

At #analytica, Research Data Management was once again in the spotlight.

In the session “Use Cases in Data Science,” our speaker Konrad Förstner introduced the #NFDI framework. Using #NFDI4Microbiota as an example, he demonstrated that effective #RDM is the backbone of modern, data-driven science.

#nf-core and #VirJenDB plan a hybrid #hackathon on 17 May as a satellite event of #ViBioM2026 toward #opensource #virus #bioinformatics workflows.

👉 Propose your project and indicate your interest: forms.gle/KWJYPCXgGotm....

📝 Register in April 2026: tinyurl.com/mefewbw4

#EVBC #deNBI

👋 We had a successful and fun conference at #vaam2026 together with our partners and collaborators @denbi.bsky.social and @dsmzd3.bsky.social !

🙏 Thanks to all our booth visitors for the interesting questions and thought-provoking discussions.

See you soon at other events: tinyurl.com/2endbz9v

Good news from the DFG! 🎉 The NFDI Expert Panel has recommended the NFDI4Microbiota proposal for continued funding.

Now we’re waiting for the final decision by the Joint Science Conference in July - fingers crossed! 🤞

Let's make microbiology data #FAIR and open!

#NFDI #rdm #microbiology

📢 Are you at #VAAM2026?

👉 Stop by the NFDI4Microbiota booth to learn how we can support you with training, data analysis, and making your microbiome research easier to share, reuse, and scale.

And don’t miss today’s panel discussion at 1:30 in Lecture Hall B!

We’d love to meet you 👋!

Are you at #VAAM2026?

Join us for our lunch symposium and explore how and where wet-lab research meets AI - discussed by experts in the field.

📅 Mon, 23 March
🕒 13:30–14:30
📍 Lecture Hall B

More info: tinyurl.com/y6vb5p78

…and come visit us at the booth 👋!

#microbiology #microbes

📝 Register now for the 8th NFDI4Microbiota Community Workshop!

The workshop will focus on practical tools and solutions that directly support your research — from data management to microbiome analysis workflows.

We look forward to discussing your needs and ideas!
👉 events.hifis.net/event/3894/

📢 Calling life scientists, bioinformaticians & data stewards!

Join the Boosting Biodata Bootcamp to sharpen your skills, expand your network, and accelerate your research with practical tools and research data management.

📅 15–17 Sept 2026 | RWTH Aachen University

🔗 events.hifis.net/event/3702/

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📢 Do you handle sequencing data and its metadata? We are looking for your input!
Support one of our Flex Funds projects and help improve metadata standards by completing this short survey: tally.so/r/obGWPM
The survey is open to all (even if MIxS is new!).
🏆Prize draw: 1 of 3 small prize packs.

📢 Calling all microbiology researchers, software devs & data-management enthusiasts! Join the NFDI4Microbiota Knowledge Base Coding Sprint!💻
📅 Apr 22–23, 2025 | online
✅ Contribute to content & code for better data management in microbiology.
👉 Details: tinyurl.com/5d3hrj2c

#rdm #microbiology

Are you at #DGE26? 👋 So are we!

Stop by the NFDI4Microbiota booth to explore how we can help make your microbiome research FAIR and easier to share, reuse, and amplify.

Let’s connect, exchange ideas, and talk data. We’d love to meet you!

#microbiome #NFDI #FAIR #rdm

📢We would like to learn more about your experiences with metadata standards!

Support one of our Flex Funds projects and help improve metadata standards by completing this short survey: tally.so/r/obGWPM

The survey is open to all (even if MIxS is new!).
🏆Prize draw: 1 of 3 small prize packs.

🌍 NFDI4Microbiota's FAIRification efforts empower the first truly planetary-scale tracking of gene flow and antimicrobial resistance.

The study by our partner @borklab.bsky.social is now published in @cp-cell.bsky.social:
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

#FAIR #microbiome #nfdi

☕ Join our next NFDI4Microbiota Tandem Coffee Talk!
📅 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 | 14:00–15:00 CET
🎙️ Prof. Dr. Bas E. Dutilh & Dr. Noriko Cassman
💬 “Learning phage-host interactions from curated big data” & “VirJenDB: a FAIR (meta)data and analysis platform for viruses”

👉 More info here: tinyurl.com/5y7h6wfh

📢Do you work on microbial-mediated biotransformation of chemical compounds?
One of this year’s NFDI4Microbiota Flex Funds projects needs your input!
📝Help us develop minimum standards for Xenobiotics–Microbiome Biotransformation data by completing this short survey: forms.gle/JNATejDrV2LR...

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📢 Am 09. Februar startet die Love Data Week 2026

Auf unserer Überblicksseite findet ihr über 150 Veranstaltungen rund um die Themen #Forschungsdaten und #Forschungsdatenmanagement 🗓️

Danke an alle, die zu dieser Übersicht beigetragen haben 🎉

forschungsdaten.info/fdm-im-deuts...

#OpenScience

It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of our NFDI4Microbiota partner Peer Bork. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and colleagues. His loss is deeply felt across the life sciences community and within the NFDI4Microbiota consortium.
nfdi4microbiota.de/newsroom/new...

Meet us at #DGE26!
Visit our booth and discover how #NFDI4Microbiota supports your research with access to data, analysis services, data and metadata standards, and training opportunities.

We help you make your microbiome data FAIR and Open!

#microbiome #FAIRdata #NFDI

📢 Our Q1 2026 Newsletter is live!

Get the latest project updates, community news, and insights from the NFDI4Microbiota ecosystem.
👉 Read here: nfdi4microbiota.de/newsroom/new...

📬 Don’t miss future updates—subscribe to our mailing list: lists.nfdi.de/postorius/li...

✨ NFDI4Microbiota wishes you a successful, healthy, and happy 2026!
One of this year’s highlights will be our Annual Conference, taking place September 15–17. 📅 Save the date and stay tuned — more details coming soon!

#NFDI #rdm #microbiology #OpenScience

Dear #Microbiology community 🧫
2025 was a great year for #NFDI4Microbiota: widely used #FAIR services launched, expanded #training activities, and strengthened collaborations across #NFDI. Highlight: our Annual Conference in Cologne.
We wish you a peaceful Christmas and relaxing holidays! 🎄✨

Save the Date! 📅

The NFDI4Microbiota Annual Conference 2026 will take place 15–17 September 2026 and will be a joint event with other biodata-related NFDI consortia. Stay tuned for more details!

#onenfdi #NFDI4Microbiota #rdm #microbiota

☕ Grab your coffee and join our next NFDI4Microbiota Coffee Talk!
📅 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 | 14:30–15:30 CET
🎙️ Justine Vandendorpe (ZB MED - Information Centre for Life Sciences)
💬 “Access Control, Data Protection & Security in Digital Microbiology Research”. More info here: tinyurl.com/5y7h6wfh

The NFDI BioMed IG met Dec 2–4 at ZB MED Cologne to advance collaboration toward #onenfdi. Teams from @ghga.bsky.social, @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social, NFDI4Health, NFDI4Immuno & NFDI4Microbiota aligned on shared services, joint outreach, and metadata needs strengthening the path to a unified #NFDI.

We're excited to release metaTraits.embl.de! 🦠 Interactively explore 140+ 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁𝘀, harmonized & integrated from culture-derived collections 🔬 & genome-based predictions 🧬 for >2M MAGs & genomes.

Publication at NAR: doi.org/10.1093/nar/... @narjournal.bsky.social #microsky 🧵 1/8

🚀 New publication: StrainInfo – the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers by the NFDI4Microbiota consortium by members at the @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social ! A centralised FAIR resource for microbial strain data doi.org/10.1093/data...