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🎉 Great news for the #RDM community 🎉
Today, the Join Science Conference (GWK) decided that NFDI4Microbiota and other consortia of the @NFDI@nfdi.social will receive funding for a second funding phase!
🤝 Until the end of 2028, we will continue to develop and consolidate our services for the #microbiology community. Thank you to our partners, participants and to our community for the continued support!
📄 Our press release: https://nfdi4microbiota.de/newsroom/news/2026-07-10_press_release_gwk_second_funding_phase/
📄 The GWK's press release: https://www.gwk-bonn.de/fileadmin/Redaktion/Dokumente/Pressemitteilungen/PM_10_26.pdf
The Joint Science Conference (GWK) has adopted a new federal–state agreement (BLV) for #NFDI, defining its funding and future structure for the period 2029–2038.
As NFDI prepares for this next phase, #NFDI4Microbiota is actively contributing to the restructuring through two NFDI interest groups focused on biodata and biomedicine.
Read more in our news section: https://nfdi4microbiota.de/newsroom/news/2026-07-16_nfdi_beyond_2028/
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!
☕🦠 Join our next #NFDI4Microbiota Tandem Coffee Talk: Transforming Prokaryotic Taxonomy with TAXA-KG!
This beginner-friendly workshop introduces the fundamentals of identifying, culturing, and describing novel prokaryotic taxa. Learn the basics of taxonomic descriptions, explore knowledge graphs, and gain hands-on experience with Protologger and WikiBase.
📅 6 July 2026 | 14:00–16:00 CEST
🌐 Online & free
👉 Register now: https://events.hifis.net/event/4221/
The new #BiodataIG Memorandum of Understanding is published!
👉 Read about our objectives to harmonize and connect #RDM in the biological sciences on Zenodo: https://zenodo.org/records/18694155.
🤝 We took the first steps toward putting our goals defined in the MoU into practice in Berlin this week!
The Biodata Interest Group is a collaboration of @nfdi4plants@nfdi.social, @nfdi4biodiv@bird.makeup, @FAIRagro@nfdi.social, @nfdi4objects@nfdi.social and @NFDI4Microbiota@nfdi.social.
📢 Call for Abstracts is OPEN!
Be part of the Boosting Biodata Bootcamp and showcase how your research advances Research Data Management (RDM) and FAIR data practices.
This joint event by @NFDI4Microbiota@nfdi.social @FAIRagro@nfdi.social @nfdi4plants@nfdi.social @nfdi4biodiv@bird.makeup and @nfdi4bioimage@nfdi.social brings together the biodata community to exchange ideas and shape the future of data-driven life sciences.
👉 Submit your abstract now: https://events.hifis.net/event/3702/abstracts/
📅 Submission deadline: 1 June
Preparing for the future of #microbiome and #microbiology data management!
Last week, many members of the #NFDI4Microbiota consortium came together to kick off preparations for the next funding phase. Over two half-days, we engaged in fruitful discussions, shared ideas, and aligned our plans for the future
Together, we continue working towards our mission: Making Microbiology Data FAIR and Open.
The 18th Seeon Conference, organized by the DGHM group Microbiota, Probiotics and Host, provided a great opportunity to discuss research data management approaches for sensitive metadata with our community.
We explored exciting topics ranging from benchmarking and ancient pathogens to the gut and oral #microbiome and came away with many new insights.
Thank you to everyone for the inspiring discussions—we're already looking forward to next year!
📢 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 👋!
The NFDI BioMed Interest Group met Dec 2–4 at ZB MED Cologne to advance collaboration toward #oneNFDI. Representatives from @ghga@genomic.social, @nfdi4bioimage@nfdi.social, @nfdi4health@nfdi.social, @nfdi4immuno@nfdi.social & NFDI4Microbiota aligned on shared services, joint outreach, and metadata needs strengthening the path to a unified #NFDI
Good News: The abstract submission deadline for the Boosting Biodata Bootcamp 2026 in Aachen has been extended!
We invite life scientists — from laboratory-based to field researchers — as well as bioinformaticians, software developers, and local data stewards to share their FAIR tools and high-quality datasets.
👉 Abstract submission: https://events.hifis.net/event/3702/abstracts/
📅 Submission deadline: 15 June
We look forward to welcoming you in Aachen!
📢 Our latest #NFDI4Microbiota newsletter is out now! Stay up to date with news, events, services, and publications.
👉 Read it here: https://nfdi4microbiota.de/newsroom/newsletters/2026-q2/
📝 Subscribe to never miss an update: https://lists.nfdi.de/postorius/lists/nfdi4microbiota-announce.lists.nfdi.de/
👋 We had a successful and fun conference at #vaam2026 together with our partners and collaborators @deNBI@mstdn.science and @dsmz@wisskomm.social !
🙏 Thank you to all our booth visitors for the interesting questions and thought-provoking discussions. Talk to you soon about more free-of-charge tools, services and best practices for microbiology data and analysis.
👉 See you at other events soon: https://nfdi4microbiota.de/newsroom/events/
🚀 Register for the Boosting Biodata Bootcamp now!
Join us in Aachen from 15–17 September 2026 to discuss research data management and practical tools to accelerate your research.
✅ Free of charge
👉 Register now: https://events.hifis.net/event/3702/registrations/3683/
🎟️ Registration deadline: 15 August
Also, don’t forget to submit an abstract until 1 June: https://events.hifis.net/event/3702/abstracts/
The conference is a collaboration of @NFDI4Microbiota@nfdi.social @FAIRagro@nfdi.social @nfdi4plants@nfdi.social @nfdi4biodiv@bird.makeup and @nfdi4bioimage@nfdi.social.
🌍 NFDI4Microbiota's FAIRification efforts empower the first truly planetary-scale tracking of gene flow and antimicrobial resistance.
A new study by our partner
@BorkLab@mstdn.science is now published:
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(25)01500-4
👉 Read more here:
https://www.embl.org/news/science-technology/microbiomes-interconnect-on-a-planetary-scale-new-study-finds/
🗨️ NFDI4Microbiota is now on Matrix! Join our “NFDI4Microbiota Community” chat, ask questions, and connect with researchers, data stewards & developers.
Share ideas, get support, and network in an open space.
👉 Join the conversation: https://tinyurl.com/mwyd9ebh
We’re excited to meet you 👋!
#nfcore and #VirJenDB plan a hybrid #hackathon on 17 May as a satellite event of #ViBioM2026 toward #opensource #virus #bioinformatics workflows.
Proposed projects
- expand VirJenDB visualizations with an atlas
- work on an existing nf-core virus workflow
- port your tool to bioconda and other #Nextflow prep
👉 Propose your project and indicate your interest: https://forms.gle/KWJYPCXgGotmrhCu8.
📝 Registration opens April 2026! More: https://tinyurl.com/mefewbw4.
👥 Join the 8th NFDI4Microbiota Community Workshop!
🔬 What to expect:
The workshop will focus on practical tools and solutions that directly support your research — from data management to analysis workflows.
👩💻 Who should attend?
Researchers, data stewards, bioinformaticians, software developers, and anyone working with microbiome data
📆 April 28, 2026 | 1:00-2:30 pm | online
📋 More information and registration: https://events.hifis.net/event/3894/
Are you at the congress of the German Nutrition Society (DGE)? 👋 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!
☕ Mark your calendar! Join us for the next NFDI4Microbiota Tandem Coffee Talk:
📅 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 | 14:00–15:00 CET
🎙️ Prof. Dr. Bas E. Dutilh & Dr. Noriko Cassman
Two inspiring talks at the intersection of big data and virus research:
💬 Learning phage-host interactions from curated big data
💬 VirJenDB: a FAIR (meta)data and analysis platform for viruses
Discover how curated datasets and FAIR infrastructures are advancing virology and microbiome research.
👉 Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/5y7h6wfh
📢 Our Q1 2026 Newsletter is live!
Get the latest project updates, community news, and insights from the NFDI4Microbiota ecosystem.
👉 Read here: https://nfdi4microbiota.de/newsroom/newsletters/2026-q1/
📬 Don’t miss future updates—subscribe to our mailing list: https://lists.nfdi.de/postorius/lists/nfdi4microbiota-announce.lists.nfdi.de/
🌟 Save the Date! 🌟
Join us for the NFDI4Microbiota Annual Conference in Cologne, 30 Sep – 2 Oct 2025. Enjoy free, open-to-all hands-on workshops and scientific talks on microbial data integration.
Network with leading researchers and help shape the future of microbiome science. Full program details coming soon!
#NFDI4Microbiota #Microbiome #SaveTheDate
📢 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 expertise.
📅 15–17 Sept 2026 | RWTH Aachen University
📖 Keynotes, Hands-on Workshops, Talks, Posters, Consulting & Networking
🔗 https://events.hifis.net/e/boosting_biodata_bootcamp
Co-organized by @NFDI4Microbiota@nfdi.social @FAIRagro@nfdi.social @nfdi4plants@nfdi.social @nfdi4biodiv@bird.makeup @nfdi4bioimage@nfdi.social
Are you at VAAM congress 2026?
👉 Join us for our lunch symposium and explore how and where wet-lab research meets AI—discussed by experts from the field.
This panel discussion brings together experts from experimental microbiology, applied microbiology, and computational biology to explore how AI is currently intersecting with wet-lab practice.
📅 Mon, 23 March
🕒 13:30–14:30
📍 Lecture Hall B
More info: https://tinyurl.com/y6vb5p78
…and come visit us at the booth 👋!
📢 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: https://tally.so/r/obGWPM
The survey is open to all (even if MIxS is new!).
🏆 Prize draw: 1 of 3 small prize packs.
Deadline: March 20. (Please share!)
📝 Only a few days left to submit your abstract!
Take the opportunity to present your research, workflows, tools, and #FAIR data management approaches at the Boosting Biodata Bootcamp 2026!
👉 Abstract submission: https://events.hifis.net/event/3702/abstracts/
📅 Submission deadline: 1 June
This joint event by @FAIRagro@nfdi.social @nfdi4plants@nfdi.social @nfdi4biodiv@bird.makeup and @nfdi4bioimage@nfdi.social brings together the biodata community to exchange ideas and shape the future of data-driven life sciences.
📢 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: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYYNSOMfnCvRkdGAIvyHaBT0VgfmeiqjOq_YcdGGrcLKtJlg/viewform
As part of the #analytica conference, the topic of Research Data Management (RDM) 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.
We are excited to announce the start of the third round of challenges of the Initiative for the Critical Assessment of Metagenome Interpretation (CAMI).
CAMI III evaluates methods for metagenome assembly, genome binning, taxonomic binning, and taxonomic profiling.
Benchmark your #metagenome methods on the new Longitudinal Human Gut dataset: https://cami-challenge.org/cami-iii-challenges
Additional challenge datasets will be released throughout the challenge period.
We look forward to your submissions!
Boosting Biodata Bootcamp 2026 – Late Poster Abstract Submission
Abstracts may be submitted as long as poster places remain available, and no later than 31 August 2026.
While scientific contributions are welcome, abstracts must include how #RDM aspects are addressed within the work, such as datasets, workflows, or methods.
Submit your abstract:
https://events.hifis.net/event/4315/abstracts/
Registration remains open until 15 August 2026:
https://events.hifis.net/event/3702/registrations/3683/
📢 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 (6–8 min): https://forms.gle/JNATejDrV2LRQbPdA
Research data is growing fast. How can we efficiently organize and connect it?
Don’t miss this NFDITalk on Aruna, a federated platform that links data, metadata, storage, and repositories - making research data FAIR from the start.
This service is supported and co-developed by #NFDI4Microbiota
📢 Our latest #NFDI4Microbiota newsletter is out now!
Stay up to date with news, events, services, and publications.
👉 Read it here: https://nfdi4microbiota.de/newsroom/newsletters/2026-q3/
📝 Subscribe to never miss an update: https://lists.nfdi.de/postorius/lists/nfdi4microbiota-announce.lists.nfdi.de/
