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Boosting Biodata Bootcamp 2026: More time for your abstract!

by Paulmann, Carmen

[cid:image001.png@01DCF32A.A57C8750] Dear NFDI4Microbiota Followers, The deadline for submitting abstracts for the 5th NFDI4Microbiota Annual Conference, "Boosting Biodata Bootcamp", in Aachen has been extended. This gives you more time to incorporate your latest research results into a research data management perspective. You can find all abstract guidelines on the submission page<https://events.hifis.net/event/3702/abstracts/>. Extended deadline for abstract submissions: 15 June 2026 We look forward to welcoming you in Aachen! Best regards, Carmen Paulmann ________________________________ Helmholtz-Zentrum f?r Infektionsforschung GmbH | Inhoffenstra?e 7 | 38124 Braunschweig | www.helmholtz-hzi.de Vorsitzende des Aufsichtsrates: Frau MinDir'in Prof. Dr. Veronika von Messling, Bundesministerium f?r Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt Stellvertreter: MinDirig R?diger Eichel, Nieders?chsisches Ministerium f?r Wissenschaft und Kultur Wissenschaftlicher Gesch?ftsf?hrer: Prof. Dr. Josef Penninger - Administrativer Gesch?ftsf?hrer: Christian Scherf Gesellschaft mit beschr?nkter Haftung (GmbH) Sitz der Gesellschaft: Braunschweig Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Braunschweig, HRB 477 Unsere Hinweise zum Datenschutz finden Sie hier: https://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/de/service/datenschutz/ <https://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/de/service/datenschutz/>

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NFDI4Microbiota Annual Conference 2026: Boosting Biodata Bootcamp - Call for Abstracts

by Paulmann, Carmen

[cid:image003.png@01DCEDDF.A9D76DB0] 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, taking place from 15–17 September 2026 at RWTH Aachen University. The event brings together 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, and to connect, exchange ideas, and discuss with experts in the field. Submit your contribution by 1 June 2026 and benefit from the opportunity to: * Present your own scientific work, with a focus on Research Data Management, to an interdisciplinary audience from life sciences, bioinformatics, and data stewards * Share innovative approaches, tools, and use cases related to FAIR and interoperable biodata * Exchange ideas with researchers, developers, and infrastructure providers from across the NFDI community * Foster new collaborations and contribute to shaping the future of biodata Applicants may also choose to be considered for the FAIR Data Award. The award recognizes outstanding contributions that exemplify excellence in making research data findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR). You can find submission guidelines and further information on the submission page: Abstract Submission Page<https://events.hifis.net/event/3702/abstracts/> Deadline for abstract submissions: 1 June 2026 We look forward to receiving your abstracts and to showcasing innovative scientific work that promotes open and reproducible science. [cid:image004.png@01DCEDDF.A9D76DB0] ________________________________ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung GmbH | Inhoffenstraße 7 | 38124 Braunschweig | www.helmholtz-hzi.de Vorsitzende des Aufsichtsrates: Frau MinDir'in Prof. Dr. Veronika von Messling, Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt Stellvertreter: MinDirig Rüdiger Eichel, Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur Wissenschaftlicher Geschäftsführer: Prof. Dr. Josef Penninger - Administrativer Geschäftsführer: Christian Scherf Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) Sitz der Gesellschaft: Braunschweig Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Braunschweig, HRB 477 Unsere Hinweise zum Datenschutz finden Sie hier: https://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/de/service/datenschutz/ <https://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/de/service/datenschutz/>

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NFDI4Microbiota Call for Abstracts – Boosting Biodata Bootcamp 2026

by Paulmann, Carmen

[cid:da043b21-1aaf-4136-8448-b3ac5d40d79a] Dear NFDI4Microbiota Followers, We invite you to contribute to the program of the 5th NFDI4Microbiota Annual Conference, “Boosting Biodata Bootcamp 2026<https://events.hifis.net/event/3702/overview>” (Sep 15-17, 2026, Aachen), by submitting an abstract for a poster presentation or short talk. We welcome contributions showcasing your research with a clear focus on Research Data Management (RDM). Share your practical experience with real-world RDM challenges and take the opportunity to receive feedback from peers and experts. Authors may also opt to be considered for the FAIR Data Award<https://events.hifis.net/event/3702/page/1059-fair-data-award>, recognizing outstanding contributions that advance the findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability of research data. All submission details are available on the submission page<https://events.hifis.net/event/3702/abstracts/>. Deadline for abstract submission: June 1, 2026 We look forward to your contributions. Best regards, Carmen Paulmann Organizing Committee --- Dr. Carmen Paulmann Project Manager Computational Biology for Infection Research Head of Department: Prof. Alice McHardy Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH Inhoffenstrasse 7 38124 Braunschweig Germany Tel. +49 5316181-6700 ________________________________ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung GmbH | Inhoffenstraße 7 | 38124 Braunschweig | www.helmholtz-hzi.de Vorsitzende des Aufsichtsrates: Frau MinDir'in Prof. Dr. Veronika von Messling, Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt Stellvertreter: MinDirig Rüdiger Eichel, Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur Wissenschaftlicher Geschäftsführer: Prof. Dr. Josef Penninger - Administrativer Geschäftsführer: Christian Scherf Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) Sitz der Gesellschaft: Braunschweig Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Braunschweig, HRB 477 Unsere Hinweise zum Datenschutz finden Sie hier: https://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/de/service/datenschutz/ <https://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/de/service/datenschutz/>

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Reminder: 8th NFDI4Microbiota Community Workshop (April 28)

by Paulmann, Carmen

Dear NFDI4Microbiota Followers, This is a friendly reminder that we cordially invite you to our 8th NFDI4Microbiota Community Workshop “Looking back, looking forward: Practical tools to support your research”, taking place on April 28, 1:00-2:30 pm CEST (online). Please note that this community workshop will replace the planned Coffee Talk on Monday, which is therefore cancelled. As the first funding period ends in September 2026, this workshop provides an opportunity to take stock of what has been achieved so far and to look ahead toward a second funding phase. Your input will be especially valuable in shaping the future direction of NFDI4Microbiota. 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 Login details: https://uni-marburg.de/cOU1AP Agenda and protocol: <https://nextcloud.nfdi4microbiota.de/f/293413>https://nextcloud.nfdi4microbiota.de/s/3yH3zjDY9gZJetQ We would be delighted to welcome you and look forward to exchanging ideas with you! Best regards, Carmen Paulmann --- Dr. Carmen Paulmann Project Manager Computational Biology for Infection Research Head of Department: Prof. Alice McHardy Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH Inhoffenstrasse 7 38124 Braunschweig Germany Tel. +49 5316181-6700 ________________________________ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung GmbH | Inhoffenstraße 7 | 38124 Braunschweig | www.helmholtz-hzi.de Vorsitzende des Aufsichtsrates: Frau MinDir'in Prof. Dr. Veronika von Messling, Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt Stellvertreter: MinDirig Rüdiger Eichel, Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur Wissenschaftlicher Geschäftsführer: Prof. Dr. Josef Penninger - Administrativer Geschäftsführer: Christian Scherf Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) Sitz der Gesellschaft: Braunschweig Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Braunschweig, HRB 477 Unsere Hinweise zum Datenschutz finden Sie hier: https://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/de/service/datenschutz/ <https://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/de/service/datenschutz/>

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NFDI4Microbiota Newsletter Quarter 2/2026

by Paulmann, Carmen

Read this newsletter in the browser<https://wp-dev.nfdi4microbiota.de/newsroom/newsletters/2026-q2/> Newsletter Quarter 2 2026 1 April 2026 [https://wp-dev.nfdi4microbiota.de/img/newsletter/2026-Q2-newsletter/picture…] Dear Reader, With our 15th NFDI4Microbiota newsletter, we would like to share news about conferences, events, services and publications. If you can think of other topics that we should cover, please let us know. We are happy to hear from you!<https://nfdi4microbiota.de/support/helpdesk/> And now: Enjoy reading the newsletter! Consortium News ________________________________ NFDI4Microbiota is now on Matrix – Join our Community Chat [NFDI4Microbiota on Matrix] We are excited to announce that NFDI4Microbiota is now available on Matrix, offering a new and convenient way to connect with our community. Using the Element client, you can easily chat with us directly, ask questions, and share ideas. We invite you to join our group, “NFDI4Microbiota Community,” where researchers, developers, and community members come together in an open and collaborative space. Whether you are looking for support or interested in networking, this channel provides a straightforward way to engage with us and others in the field. Join the conversation here<https://matrix.to/>. We look forward to connecting with you! Community engagement – calls, events and conferences ________________________________ Call for contribution to shaping minimum standards for FAIR xenobiotics-microbiome biotransformation data submission One of this year’s NFDI4Microbiota Flex Funds projects, “BioXend”, focuses on bridging the gap between microbiology and chemical biology. The project aims to develop a computational framework that enables FAIR and minimum standard compliant data submission to the ChEMBL database, specifically for xenobiotics–bacterial biotransformation data. To ensure these standards reflect the needs of the community, we invite you to contribute to this effort. You can get involved by: * Participating in our open survey<https://forms.gle/towuMVYYuqDi7pEJ7> to share your expertise on data requirements * Engaging on GitHub<https://github.com/zmahnoor14/BioXend> by submitting issues, opening pull requests, or starting discussions in the project repository By contributing, you help streamline the submission process for microbiologists and lower the barriers to high-quality data sharing. We look forward to your input! [BioXend project overview] Submit your abstract for the NFDI4Microbiota Annual Conference [Boosting Biodata Bootcamp conference announcement] This year, NFDI4Microbiota will host its Annual Conference for the first time jointly with other consortia of the NFDI Biodata Interest Group: FAIRagro, DataPLANT, NFDI4Biodiversity, and NFDI4BIOIMAGE. The Boosting Biodata Bootcamp<https://events.hifis.net/event/3702/> (B3 Conference) will take place from 15–17 September 2026 at RWTH Aachen University. The aim of this joint event is to train the biological research community in research data management and data analysis, while providing inspiring insights into how these skills contribute to high-quality scientific research. 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, and to connect, exchange ideas, and discuss with experts in the field. Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to use our services and make their data and tools FAIR. The conference program will include: * Power Keynotes – Fresh impulses on bioinformatics, data management, and reproducible research * Hands-on Training Sessions – Roll up your sleeves and work directly with tools, workflows & real datasets * Lightning Talks – Fast-paced insights into cutting-edge methods, platforms, and real-world use cases * Interactive Poster Arena – Exchange ideas, get feedback, spark collaborations * Team-Up & Networking Sprints – Connect across disciplines The call for abstracts<https://events.hifis.net/event/3702/abstracts/> is now open. Submit your abstract for a short talk or poster presentation by June 1, 2026. Participants presenting a poster or talk at the conference are invited to apply for the FAIR Data Award<https://events.hifis.net/event/3702/page/1059-fair-data-award> during the abstract submission process. Submissions will be evaluated based on how well the underlying research data and analysis workflows adhere to good practices for data availability, documentation, and reusability. [Conference timeline] We look forward to your participation! Register for the 8th NFDI4Microbiota Community Workshop [Community workshop announcement] On April 28, 13:00–14:30, we warmly invite you to the 8th NFDI4Microbiota Community Workshop, which will take place online. Under the motto “Looking back, looking forward: Practical tools to support your research”, we will reflect on past achievements and discuss how to further develop our services to better meet your needs. As the first funding period ends in September 2026, this workshop also provides an opportunity to take stock of what has been achieved so far and to look ahead toward a second funding phase. Your input will be especially valuable in shaping the future direction of NFDI4Microbiota. The workshop will focus on practical tools and solutions that directly support your research — from data management to analysis workflows. During the workshop, we will provide a collaborative document where you can share your comments, challenges, and ideas. We are especially interested in the biggest problems we could help solve for you and which tools or services are currently missing. Find more information and register here<https://events.hifis.net/event/3894/>. Join NFDI4Microbiota’s virtual Knowledge Base and Coding Sprint [Knowledge Base and Coding Sprint] Are you a microbiology researcher, research data management enthusiast or developer? We need your help! Join the NFDI4Microbiota Knowledge Base Sprint on April 22-23, 2026 online. The Knowledge Base offers extensive information about research data management, software development and much more. And you can help us to make this even better by contributing to the content or improving the code. Register here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYYNSOMfnCvRkdGAIvyHaBT0VgfmeiqjO…> until April 15 to join the event online! Collaborative hackathon at the International Virus Bioinformatics Meeting 2026 [ViBioM collaborative hackathon] The VirJenDB<https://virjendb.org/> team (NFDI4Microbiota) and the global nf-core<https://nf-co.re/> community share a commitment to building open-source bioinformatics workflows (for example, in Nextflow) to enable reproducible research. We will organize a collaborative hackathon<https://evbc.uni-jena.de/events/vibiom2026/hackathon-satellite-event/> as a satellite event of the International Virus Bioinformatics Meeting 2026. You do NOT have to attend ViBioM to participate in the hackathon. We invite you to join us on May 17, 2026 in Vilnius, Lithuania, or online! The intended audience are virus bioinformatics tool developers with an interest in reproducible workflows with skills in basic bioinformatics, e.g. bash, a programming language like python/R, and GitHub. We do welcome your hackathon project proposals! Please indicate your interest and/or propose a project in this survey<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeNbaJxC0pbP-4XdOMpf6uzCPmEGukMvra…>. Registration for the hackathon will open in April 2026! Recap on recent conferences [NFDI4Microbiota booth at DGE 2026] We were delighted to meet members of the microbial research community at our booth during the 2026 DGE Congress<https://www.dge.de/veranstaltungen/kongresse/63-wissenschaftlicher-kongress/> in March, held under the motto “Diet and the Microbiome – A Key to Good Health.” The event offered inspiring insights into nutrition research and its connection to the gut microbiome. We also took the opportunity to connect with scientists and other societies, including the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mukosale Immunologie und Mikrobiom, while sharing our mission and services with a broader audience. [VAAM panel discussion] Once again, we participated in the Annual Conference of the Association for General and Applied Microbiology (VAAM) 2026<https://vaam-kongress.de/>, where we presented our work at a booth, during the poster session, and at our lunch symposium. A highlight of the symposium was the panel discussion titled “Wet-Lab Meets AI – How and Where?”, which brought together experts from experimental microbiology, applied microbiology, and computational biology to explore the current intersection of AI and wet-lab practices. The discussion addressed where AI-driven models are already influencing experimental planning, how multi-omics data and predictive modeling are transforming microbiological workflows, and where current approaches still face challenges when dealing with the complexity of microbial physiology. Our panelists—Ines Krohn (University of Hamburg), Robert Heyer (Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences – ISAS e.V.), Jana Seifert (University of Hohenheim), and Marco Galardini (TWINCORE Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research)—engaged in a lively exchange moderated by NFDI4Microbiota partner Ulisses Rocha (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research). [NFDI4Microbiota booth at VAAM 2026] Together, they discussed key questions such as the reliability of AI-based predictions in safety-relevant or applied contexts, the FAIRness and standardization of current microbiological datasets, and how researchers can balance mechanistic understanding with data-driven approaches. Take a break and join our Coffee Talks [Coffee Talk] The Coffee Talk meetings provide an opportunity to learn more about NFDI4Microbiota’s services and mission from within and around the NFDI4Microbiota community. These bimonthly meetings take place online and are open to all who are interested in staying informed about current developments and topics related to data in microbiology research. Stay informed and find the schedule and details here<https://nfdi4microbiota.de/community/coffee_talk_series/>. Services ________________________________ To support the microbial research community in data management and analysis, the NFDI4Microbiota consortium has established a range of dedicated services. Visit our persona webpage<https://nfdi4microbiota.de/community/personas/> to explore which services are available for you as a wet-lab scientist, bioinformatician, data steward, or PI, or find an overview of all our services here<https://nfdi4microbiota.de/services/>. Making Research Data More FAIR: Our Results from BioHackathon Germany 2025 [BioHackathon Germany group photo] Managing large-scale life science data in federated storage systems is challenging. While Research Object Crates (RO-Crate) offer a standardized way to package data with metadata, existing tools struggle with very large datasets and distributed environments. At BioHackathon Germany 2025, we addressed these challenges in our project “Enhancing FAIR (Meta-)Data Practices in Life Science by Improving RO-Crate Support in Federated Storage Systems.” We focused on practical issues such as handling nested subcrates with complex references, merging independent RO-Crates while ensuring unique identifiers and resolving conflicts, and integrating checksum properties from the SPDX vocabulary to improve data integrity and validation. These discussions directly shaped our technical work throughout the week. Over five days, a team of seven participants made significant progress, resulting in concrete improvements to the RO-Crate ecosystem and advancing more robust and FAIR-compliant data management practices. You can find more details about the results here<https://www.aruna-engine.org/articles/01KHK0XMK8W58PT3W7PQ6JE6B2>. Ask your questions to our Helpdesk! [Helpdesk support] The NFDI4Microbiota Helpdesk is the point of contact for the microbiology research community for all questions related to microbial (omics) data and associated metadata. We welcome questions from anyone - students, researchers, data stewards and more - working with this type of data, regardless of organism (bacteria, archaea, eukaryotic microorganisms, viruses), environment (e.g. soil, plants, host-associated and water) or data type (e.g. nucleic acid sequences, functional genomics, image data). Your question will be answered by one of the NFDI4Microbiota experts, including data stewards, researchers and software developers. You can contact us either by filling in our contact form<https://nfdi4microbiota.de/support/helpdesk/> or by email: helpdesk(a)nfdi4microbiota.de<mailto:helpdesk@nfdi4microbiota.de>. We look forward to hearing from you! Publications ________________________________ NFDI4Microbiota’s FAIR data infrastructure enables the first truly planetary-scale tracking of microbial gene flow and antimicrobial resistance [Cell publication visual] We are excited to highlight how NFDI4Microbiota’s commitment to FAIR data has enabled a recent high-impact study published in the Journal Cell. By curating and integrating previously fragmented datasets, the NFDI4Microbiota-supported resources metaTraits<https://metatraits.embl.de/> (initiated as a NFDI4Microbiota Flex Fund) and Metalog<https://metalog.embl.de/>, together with our partner EMBL’s SPIRE database of uniformly processed metagenomes, created an interoperable resource that enabled the first truly planetary-scale tracking of gene flow and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Spearheaded by Kim, Podlesny, and Schiller et al. from the Bork Group at EMBL Heidelberg, the study reveals fundamental structuring principles of the planetary microbiome. It demonstrates that a small group of ecologically highly adaptable “generalist” microbes can thrive broadly, connecting global microbiomes across diverse environments. Humans accelerate the dispersal of these microbes by creating new connections between environments that would otherwise remain separate. As they move between habitats, generalists can exchange genes with other microbes through horizontal gene transfer. This exchange can also spread AMR across environments, strongly highlighting the relevance of the One Health concept. This milestone demonstrates how NFDI4Microbiota’s FAIR data efforts empower researchers to uncover complex connections across human, animal, and environmental health. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.12.051 VirJenDB: a FAIR (meta)data and bioinformatics platform for all viruses [VirJenDB publication visual] One of NFDI4Microbiota services, VirJenDB<https://www.virjendb.org>, has been recently published in Nucleic Acids Research. The database VirJenDB offers a user-friendly, community-driven platform designed for versioned curation and ontology development. The database integrates virus sequences from 16 different sources, harmonizing nearly 200 metadata fields covering taxonomy, host, and sample information. So far, up to 85 metadata fields have undergone at least one round of curation, resulting in a resource that links 15.4 million viral sequences—88% from eukaryotic viruses and the remainder from prokaryotic viruses. VirJenDB also provides curated subsets, including a novel collection of 0.91 million viral operational taxonomic units (vOTUs), while preserving original sequence diversity to support downstream analyses such as sequence variation studies. The VirJenDB web portal offers intuitive access to both sequences and metadata via a search interface, filtering options, visualization tools, and an API for programmatic use. By enabling community contributions and supporting metadata standardization, VirJenDB aims to bridge phage and eukaryotic virus research communities, fostering interoperability, meta-analyses, and future tool integration. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkaf1224 Social Links and Contact ________________________________ This newsletter is brought to you by NFDI4Microbiota Mail: contact(a)nfdi4microbiota.de<mailto:contact@nfdi4microbiota.de> Web: www.nfdi4microbiota.de<https://www.nfdi4microbiota.de/> If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter, click here to unsubscribe.<https://lists.nfdi.de/postorius/lists/nfdi4microbiota-announce.lists.nfdi.d…> Follow us Mastodon<https://nfdi.social/@NFDI4Microbiota> LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/98488870/admin/feed/posts/> BlueSky<https://bsky.app/profile/nfdi4microbiota.bsky.social> GitHub<https://github.com/NFDI4Microbiota> ________________________________ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung GmbH | Inhoffenstraße 7 | 38124 Braunschweig | www.helmholtz-hzi.de Vorsitzende des Aufsichtsrates: Frau MinDir'in Prof. Dr. Veronika von Messling, Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt Stellvertreter: MinDirig Rüdiger Eichel, Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur Wissenschaftlicher Geschäftsführer: Prof. Dr. Josef Penninger - Administrativer Geschäftsführer: Christian Scherf Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) Sitz der Gesellschaft: Braunschweig Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Braunschweig, HRB 477 Unsere Hinweise zum Datenschutz finden Sie hier: https://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/de/service/datenschutz/ <https://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/de/service/datenschutz/>

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Invitation to the 8th NFDI4Microbiota Community Workshop - April 28, 1:00-2:30 pm, online

by Paulmann, Carmen

Dear NFDI4Microbiota Followers, We cordially invite you to our 8th NFDI4Microbiota Community Workshop “Looking back, looking forward: Practical tools to support your research”, taking place on April 28, 1:00-2:30 pm (online). As the first funding period ends in September 2026, this workshop provides an opportunity to take stock of what has been achieved so far and to look ahead toward a second funding phase. Your input will be especially valuable in shaping the future direction of NFDI4Microbiota. 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 More information and registration here<https://events.hifis.net/event/3894/><https://events.hifis.net/event/3894/>. We would be delighted to welcome you and look forward to exchanging ideas with you! Best regards, Carmen Paulmann --- Dr. Carmen Paulmann Project Manager Computational Biology for Infection Research Head of Department: Prof. Alice McHardy Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH Inhoffenstrasse 7 38124 Braunschweig Germany Tel. +49 5316181-6700 ________________________________ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung GmbH | Inhoffenstraße 7 | 38124 Braunschweig | www.helmholtz-hzi.de Vorsitzende des Aufsichtsrates: Frau MinDir'in Prof. Dr. Veronika von Messling, Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt Stellvertreter: MinDirig Rüdiger Eichel, Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur Wissenschaftlicher Geschäftsführer: Prof. Dr. Josef Penninger - Administrativer Geschäftsführer: Christian Scherf Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) Sitz der Gesellschaft: Braunschweig Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Braunschweig, HRB 477 Unsere Hinweise zum Datenschutz finden Sie hier: https://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/de/service/datenschutz/ <https://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/de/service/datenschutz/>

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Save the date for the NFDI4Microbiota Annual Conference 2026: Boosting Biodata Bootcamp, 15-17 September, RWTH Aachen University

by Paulmann, Carmen

[cid:afc7a51a-944b-44ca-be99-32f5f25e22b5] Dear NFDI4Microbiota Followers, We cordially invite you to our Annual Conference 2026, "Boosting Biodata Bootcamp" (B3 Conference), which will take place from 15–17 September 2026 at RWTH Aachen University. For the first time, we will host our Annual Conference jointly with other consortia of the NFDI Biodata Interest Group: FAIRagro, DataPLANT, NFDI4Biodiversity, and NFDI4BIOIMAGE. The aim of this joint event is to provide hands-on training in research data management and data analysis, while offering inspiring insights into how these skills contribute to high-quality scientific research. 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, and to connect, exchange ideas, and discuss with experts in the field. Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to use our services and make their data and tools FAIR. The conference program will include: * Power Keynotes – Fresh impulses on bioinformatics, data management, and reproducible research * Hands-on Training Sessions – Roll up your sleeves and work directly with tools, workflows & real datasets * Lightning Talks – Fast-paced insights into cutting-edge methods, platforms, and real-world use cases * Interactive Poster Arena – Exchange ideas, get feedback, spark collaborations * Team-Up & Networking Sprints – Connect across disciplines Please save the date and find the timeline with important dates below. [cid:bc7ee684-f82d-4e7f-9b68-bda003558dde] More information will be available soon on the event page: https://events.hifis.net/e/boosting_biodata_bootcamp We look forward to your participation! Best regards, Carmen Paulmann on behalf of the NFDI4Microbiota consortium --- Dr. Carmen Paulmann Project Manager Computational Biology for Infection Research Head of Department: Prof. Alice McHardy Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH Inhoffenstrasse 7 38124 Braunschweig Germany Tel. +49 5316181-6700 ________________________________ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung GmbH | Inhoffenstraße 7 | 38124 Braunschweig | www.helmholtz-hzi.de Vorsitzende des Aufsichtsrates: Frau MinDir'in Prof. Dr. Veronika von Messling, Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt Stellvertreter: MinDirig Rüdiger Eichel, Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur Wissenschaftlicher Geschäftsführer: Prof. Dr. Josef Penninger - Administrativer Geschäftsführer: Christian Scherf Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) Sitz der Gesellschaft: Braunschweig Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Braunschweig, HRB 477 Unsere Hinweise zum Datenschutz finden Sie hier: https://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/de/service/datenschutz/ <https://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/de/service/datenschutz/>

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NFDI4Microbiota Coffee Tandem Talk - Bas E. Dutilh & Noriko Cassman

by Magel, Maja

Dear virology & microbiology enthusiasts, we warmly invite you to our next Tandem Coffee Talk, where NFDI4Microbiota aims to connect current microbiome research practices with research data management (RDM) services in a practical and accessible way. This time with insights into Viral Ecology and Omics research with our guest speaker Prof. Dr. Bas E. Dutilh (University of Jena, Excellence Cluster "Balance of the Microverse") and Dr. Noriko Cassman (NFDI4Microbiota's VirJenDB, University of Jena). 🕒 Time: Monday, February 23rd, 14:00 – 15:00 CET/ CEST (Berlin time) 💻 Join here via Zoom<https://rwth.zoom-x.de/j/69637480434?pwd=aq6VlWq8JB8w3W4OJ3P3pI7aQcRahP.1> Meeting ID: 696 3748 0434 Passcode: 760425 In this talk, Prof. Dr. Bas E. Dutilh will show how curated big data enables us to learn phage–host interactions at scale to answer fundamental questions in viral ecology and microbiome research. His work highlights how interoperable data resources can transform metagenomics from descriptive cataloguing into predictive, system-level insight. High-throughput sequencing has generated an unprecedented volume of data — but researcher-submitted datasets in public repositories require extensive curation and quality control before they can be reliably reused. Addressing this challenge, VirJenDB - presented by Dr. Noriko Cassman - offers a user-friendly platform for versioned, community-driven curation and ontology development. Virus sequences were ingested from 16 sources, integrating ~200 metadata fields covering taxonomy, sample, and host information, with curated metadata now linked to 15.4 million virus sequences. We warmly invite PIs and researchers interested in interdisciplinary, data-driven research to join the discussion and explore how curated big data can accelerate discoveries in phage–host biology. [Find more information on our <b>Coffee Talk series</b> here.] ________________________________ ☕ Grab your coffee and join us online! We look forward to learning state-of-the art research and exchanging ideas how good scientific data practices can empower the virology research community. The NFDI4Microbiota Outreach Team Carmen (Paulmann), Lina (Junctorius) und Maja (Magel) Interested in more talks? Join our NFDI4Microbiota Coffee Talk series 2026!<https://nfdi4microbiota.de/community/coffee_talk_series/> Website<https://nfdi4microbiota.de/> | Helpdesk <https://nfdi4microbiota.de/de/support/helpdesk/> | LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/company/nfdi4microbiota>| GitHub<https://ddei5-0-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2…> | Mastodon<https://nfdi.social/@NFDI4Microbiota> | BlueSky<https://bsky.app/profile/nfdi4microbiota.bsky.social> You want to stop receiving NFDI4Microbiota's e-mails? Please write to contact(a)nfdi4microbiota.de<mailto:contact@nfdi4microbiota.de> to unsubscribe from the mailing list.

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NFDI4Microbiota Newsletter Quarter 1/2026

by Paulmann, Carmen

[cid:image005.png@01DC7F10.51AF4EC0] View the optimized display by clicking here<https://nfdi4microbiota.de/newsroom/newsletters/2026-q1/>. Newsletter Quarter 1 2026 2025-01-06 [Example Image] Dear Reader, With our 14th NFDI4Microbiota newsletter, we would like to share news about conferences, training courses, services and publications. If you are interested in other topics we should cover, please let us know. We are happy to hear from you!<https://wp-dev.nfdi4microbiota.de/support/helpdesk/> And now: Enjoy reading the newsletter! Consortium News ________________________________ A foreword from the NFDI4Microbiota Board of Directors [cid:image008.png@01DC7F10.51AF4EC0]As we begin 2026, we take a moment to look back on a remarkable year for NFDI4Microbiota. The year 2025 was marked by several achievements, and we are deeply grateful for the contributions by the supporting scholarly societies, participants and partners, which made it all possible. Reflecting on the past year, we are especially proud to have passed our mid-term evaluation in January 2025 with flying colors, earning high praise from the reviewers. This milestone set the tone for a [NFDI4Microbiota Board of Directors: Prof. Alice McHardy (right) and Prof. Konrad Förstner (left).] year of continued success. Our key services, launched as part of our program, not only met but exceeded expectations, attracting impressive user numbers throughout 2025. These services are now established as supporting tools for FAIR and open research in microbiology in Germany, Europe and beyond. Alongside them, our training and outreach activities, the service helpdesk, the knowledge base, and our use cases have all flourished - with even further developments on the horizon for the final year of our first funding period. We also strengthened our collaborations with other NFDI consortia in the life sciences and expanded our activities within the BioMed and Biodata interest groups, to generate solutions for the broader scientific community. Furthermore, we contributed in the discussions regarding the future structure and governance of NFDI always with the vision of “One NFDI” in mind. A particular highlight was our annual conference in Cologne, which brought together numerous community members for learning, networking, and meaningful exchange. As we look ahead, we are awaiting the outcome of our second proposal, hoping to continue our mission into the future. Until then, we wish you all a year filled with success, health, and happiness in 2026! Defense of the NFDI4Microbiota second funding phase proposal [cid:image013.jpg@01DC7F10.51AF4EC0] [NFDI4Microbiota partners presented our working progam for the next funding phase to the DFG reviewers: Prof. Alexander Goesmann (JLU), Prof. Alexander Sczyrba (Bielefeld University), Prof. Manja Marz (FSU Jena), Prof. Konrad Förstner (ZB MED), Prof. York Sure-Vetter (NFDI e.V.) and Prof. Alice McHardy (HZI).] After successfully submitting our renewal proposal for the second funding phase, we presented and defended it before the DFG reviewers in October 2025. The discussion was highly constructive and offered valuable insights into both our past achievements and our plans for the coming years. If the evaluation is positive, our work will continue from October 2026 onward. The consortium sincerely thanks the reviewers and the DFG for their time and thoughtful feedback, as well as NFDI e.V. for its continuous support. We are excited about the road ahead! BioMed Interest Group strengthens collaboration on the path to One NFDI [Example Image]The NFDI BioMed interest group – jointly formed by GHGA, NFDI4BIOIMAGE, NFDI4Health, NFDI4Immuno and NFDI4Microbiota – aims at advancing biomedical data management across NFDI. The workshop was held from December 2-4, 2025 at ZB MED Cologne to define next steps for continued collaboration. During the strategy workshop, the consortium speakers explored how BioMed can contribute to a more unified structure within the broader NFDI, and developed a shared definition of services. In the outreach session, several action points for future [Prof. Konrad Förstner (NFDI4Microbiota) and Prof. Juliane Fluck (NFDI4Health) at the workshop of the NFDI BioMed interest group.] collaboration were refined. The existing services and training catalogs are being consolidated to identify overlaps and synergies. Additionally, the user’s need for a shared metadata platform is being assessed through a survey. Finally, existing offers for helpdesk and websites are being enhanced by referring to the other consortia. The workshop further strengthened connections within the BioMed interest group and was a step towards the vision of One NFDI. Community engagement – calls, events and conferences ________________________________ Joint NFDI4Microbiota Annual Conference 2026 [Example Image] Save the date for the 5th NFDI4Microbiota Annual Conference on September 15 -17, 2026! This year, the conference will be a joint event organized together with other life science consortia of the NFDI biodata interest group, highlighting the full spectrum of NFDI biodata services. Stay tuned—more details will be announced soon! Meet us at the VAAM and DGE 2026 We are excited to meet our research community in March 2026 at the Annual Conference of the Association for General and Applied Microbiology<https://vaam-kongress.de/> (VAAM) and at the Conference of the German Nutrition Society<https://www.dge.de/veranstaltungen/kongresse/63-wissenschaftlicher-kongress/> (DGE), which will focus on nutrition and the microbiome this year. NFDI4Microbiota will have a booth at both events and will also host a lunch symposium at the VAAM 2026. Join us to learn more about FAIR-compliant research data management and analysis in microbiology! Impressions from the NFDI4Microbiota Annual Conference 2025 [Example Image]The fourth NFDI4Microbiota Annual Conference took place from September 30 to October 2, 2026, at ZB MED in Cologne. We were delighted to welcome around 50 external participants from our community, including PIs, data stewards, bioinformaticians, and early career researchers. Several attendees also joined our Ambassador Program, which aims to connect and train scientists across the microbiology community. [Group picture of all attendees at the NFDI4Microbiota Annual Conference.] [Example Image]Across nine hands-on workshops, we taught FAIR research data management and microbiological data analysis and discussed how participants can apply these principles in their daily work. Many attendees highlighted that they especially appreciated the introductory, easy-to-follow workshop formats, the hands-on elements, and the opportunity to reflect on their own research practices. The poster session proved to be a lively networking space, and the diversity of topics and participants (from wet lab to dry lab to data stewardship) was frequently mentioned as a major strength of the event. [Lively and friendly mood at the poster session.] [Example Image]Our three keynote speakers — Samantha Pearman-Kanza, Alexandre Smirnov, and Ruth Schmitz-Streit — provided inspiring insights into implementing Electronic Lab Notebooks, practical, real-world examples of FAIR implementation, and current trends in microbiology research. A panel discussion on the intersection of AI and wet-lab science also drew great interest. Overall, the conference was described as “refreshing,” “friendly,” and “inspiring,” with participants emphasizing the importance of discussing FAIR practices across all career stages, from students to PIs. We [Dr. Alexandre Smirnov (University of Strasbourg) shared inspiring insights into how he set up a FAIR lab.] thank everyone for their contributions, ideas, and enthusiasm, and we look forward to continuing this journey together. [Example Image] [Panelists of the discussion “Wet-Lab Meets AI – How and Where?” moderated by Dr. Ulisses Nunes da Rocha: Dr.. Alexandre Smirnov (University of Strasbourg), Prof. Alice McHardy (HZI), Dr. Lorenz Reimer (DSMZ), and Dr. Ines Krohn (University of Hamburg).] Recap on recent workshops and conferences The 4th biannual NFDI4Microbiota Knowledge Base Sprint was held as a lunch-to-lunch hybrid event, based in Jena, on November 24-25, 2025. There were 15 participants across the two days, whose contributions resulted in 48 git commits and 29 files updated. We had nice discussions and coffee breaks together online, and in person shared a tour around the new office building in Jena. The knowledge base<https://knowledgebase.nfdi4microbiota.de/> is a collection of information and references with relevance for the microbiology community in terms of research data management, data analysis, FAIR principles, standards, and much more. On October 7, 2025, researchers met at the Center for Molecular Biosciences in Kiel for the Biometadata-05 Workshop<https://events.hifis.net/event/2672/overview>, “How to describe biological data? A primer to a FAIR approach for now and the future.” Organized by NFDI4Microbiota and hosted by miTarget<https://www.mitarget.org/>, the workshop provided a practical introduction to creating FAIR-compliant microbiome metadata. Participants learned how to use controlled vocabularies and ontologies to describe biological datasets, practiced annotating metadata for their own projects, and discussed common challenges such as mapping experimental details to standard fields or documenting missing information. Well-structured metadata is essential for reproducible and reusable microbiome research, and the workshop helped equip attendees with the skills needed to prepare and share high-quality metadata. Looking ahead, participants are encouraged to apply these practices in their ongoing projects and future data submissions. Find more impressions from the workshop here<https://www.mitarget.org/2025/10/bringing-fair-metadata-to-life-in-microbio…>. [cid:image026.jpg@01DC70E7.B2F550D0] Biometada Workshop at the Center for Molecular Biosciences in Kiel. SFBs and research institutes interested in FAIR biometadata training in 2026 are welcome to contact us via the NFDI4Microbiota helpdesk<https://nfdi4microbiota.de/support/helpdesk/>. Refinement of the NFDI4Microbiota Ambassador Program [Example Image]The NFDI4Microbiota Ambassador Program<https://nfdi4microbiota.de/community/ambassador/> helps us establish direct connections with local institutes and research initiatives within the microbial research community. This network is essential for driving the cultural change in microbial research data management, as our Ambassadors actively promote our mission and inform their local communities about our services including training opportunities and individual support via our helpdesk. At the same time, we greatly benefit from the valuable feedback they provide, which helps us continuously improve our services. To further strengthen our collaboration, we will restructure our bi-monthly Ambassador meetings to foster a more interactive and [Survey-based overview (July/August 2025) of the functional roles of NFDI4Microbiota Ambassadors.] informal environment and to address topics relevant to the different user personas illustrated in the graphic and described on our website<https://nfdi4microbiota.de/community/personas/>. You can find more information about the Ambassador Program on our website<https://nfdi4microbiota.de/community/ambassador/> or register directly here<https://survey.nfdi4microbiota.de/index.php/158936?lang=en>. Take a break and join our Coffee Talks [Example Image]The Coffee Talk meetings provide an opportunity to learn more about NFDI4Microbiota’s services and mission from within and around the NFD4Microbiota community. These bimonthly meetings take place online and are open to all who are interested in staying informed about current developments and topics related to data in microbiology research. Get your updates and more information on the schedule and registration information here<https://wp-dev.nfdi4microbiota.de/community/coffee_talk_series/>. Services ________________________________ To support the microbial research community in data management and analysis, the NFDI4Microbiota consortium has established a range of dedicated services. Visit our persona<https://nfdi4microbiota.de/community/personas/> webpage to explore which services are available for you as a wet-lab scientist, bioinformatician, data steward, or PI, or find an overview of all our services here<https://nfdi4microbiota.de/services/>. Protologger is back online Protologger<https://protologger.bi.denbi.de/> — a central tool of the NFDI4Microbiota use case “TAXA”<https://nfdi4microbiota.de/usecases/taxa> that automates bacterial protologue generation to ensure standardized taxonomic descriptions — is now fully accessible again. We apologize for any inconveniences this has caused! Due to recent technical issues, users will need to create a new account to continue using the service. The issue has been resolved, and new monitoring measures are in place to prevent similar downtime in the future. Give it a try and let us know if you encounter any problems! Two NFDI4Microbiota co-funded services recognized as official de.NBI services We are pleased to announce that two services co-funded by NFDI4Microbiota have recently been acknowledged as official services within the de.NBI network: CloWM<https://clowm.bi.denbi.de/> and the MdoA tool box<https://mdoa-tools.bi.denbi.de/home>. This recognition is an important milestone. Inclusion in the de.NBI service portfolio is not automatic, it follows a strict evaluation process designed to ensure that all services meet high scientific, technical, and community standards. According to de.NBI’s assessment principles<https://www.denbi.de/images/Service/deNBI_ELIXIR_DE_Guidelines_ServiceSelec…>, services must remain dynamic, relevant, up-to-date, and aligned with the evolving needs of life science researchers. Continuous evaluation and maintenance ensure optimal performance and adherence to rigorous scientific criteria. Ask your questions to our Helpdesk! [Example Image] The NFDI4Microbiota Helpdesk is the point of contact for the microbiology research community for all questions related to microbial (omics) data and associated metadata. We welcome questions from anyone - students, researchers, data stewards and more - working with this type of data, regardless of organism (bacteria, archaea, eukaryotic microorganisms, viruses), environment (e.g. soil, plants, host-associated and water) or data type (e.g. nucleic acid sequences, functional genomics, image data). You can contact us either by filling in our contact form<https://wp-dev.nfdi4microbiota.de/support/helpdesk/> or by email: helpdesk(a)nfdi4microbiota.de<mailto:helpdesk@nfdi4microbiota.de>. Training announcements ________________________________ [Example Image]Education and training are key goals within NFDI4Microbiota. To support our community, the consortium offers training opportunities on a variety of topics and across different disciplines. Explore our training offers here<https://nfdi4microbiota.de/services/trainings/>. If you like to stay up to date on training opportunities in research data management for the life sciences, we recommend to subscribe to this mailing list<https://lists.nfdi.de/postorius/lists/training4lifescience.lists.nfdi.de/> offered by NFDI and designed to keep professionals, students, and researchers in the biosciences regularly informed about upcoming training sessions, workshops, and continuing education opportunities. Publications ________________________________ StrainInfo—the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers In microbiology, the communication and comparison of research findings and data is often complicated by the existence of a number of different designations and identifiers for the same strain. StrainInfo is a service developed by NFDI4Microbiota to provide a resolution of microbial strain identifiers by storing culture collection numbers, their relations, and deposition data. An article has been recently published and discusses the new StrainInfo database<https://straininfo.dsmz.de/>, developed to address the challenges of microbial strain identifiers across scientific literature and databases. By consolidating and standardizing strain data from multiple sources, StrainInfo improves the findability, reusability, and integration of published information related to strains. DOI: 10.1093/database/baaf059<https://doi.org/10.1093/database/baaf059> . Metalog: curated and harmonised contextual data for global metagenomics samples [Example Image]Metagenomic sequencing enables the in-depth study of microbes and their functions in humans, animals, and the environment. While sequencing data is deposited in public databases, the associated contextual data is often not complete and needs to be retrieved from primary publications. This lack of access to sample-level metadata like clinical data or in situ [Graphical Abstract from Nucleic Acids Res, gkaf1118. © The Author(s) 2025. Published by Oxford University Press.] observations impedes cross-study comparisons and metaanalyses. The authors of this article therefore created the Metalog database<https://metalog.embl.de/>, a repository of manually curated metadata for metagenomics samples across the globe. It contains 80 423 samples from humans (including 66 527 of the gut microbiome), 10 744 animal samples, 5547 ocean water samples, and 23 455 samples from other environmental habitats such as soil, sediment, or fresh water. DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaf1118<https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkaf1118> . Fast and robust estimate of bacterial genus novelty using the percentage of conserved proteins with unique matches (POCPu) Accurate taxonomic assignment of bacterial genomes is essential for identifying novel taxa and for stable classification to enable robust comparison between studies. In this study, the authors evaluated the commonly used Percentage of Conserved Proteins (POCP) and an improved version, POCPu which considers unique matches only, across 2.3 million proteome comparisons from 4,767 genomes. Using DIAMOND, POCPu run 20× faster than BLASTP and differentiates better within-genus from between-genera values than POCP, which improves bacterial genus assignment. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.20259<https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20259> . metaTraits: a large-scale integration of microbial phenotypic trait information [Example Image]We are excited to announce the release of metaTraits, now published in Nucleic Acids Research. metaTraits harmonizes microbial phenotypic trait data, summarizing more than 140 traits across 2.2 million genomes in a single unified resource. By combining culturebased evidence with genome-based predictions, it integrates data silos and fills [Graphical Abstract from Nucleic Acids Res, gkaf1241. © The Author(s) 2025. Published by Oxford University Press.] critical gaps for uncultured lineages. Initiated through an NFDI4Microbiota Flex Fund, metaTraits was developed by Daniel Podlesny and Chan Yeong Kim et al. from the Bork Group at EMBL Heidelberg, in collaboration with Lorenz Reimer and colleagues from the Leibniz Institute DSMZ. metaTraits provides workflows for annotating user-submitted genomes/MAGs and metagenomic profiles, and can be interactively explored at metaTraits<https://metatraits.embl.de>. DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaf1241<https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkaf1241> . 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Season’s Greetings from NFDI4Microbiota & Save the Date 2026

by Paulmann, Carmen

[cid:image001.png@01DC6E7A.7D8A18A0] Dear Microbiology community, Looking back, 2025 was a highly successful year for NFDI4Microbiota. We paved the way for our future work by submitting and defending our renewal proposal for the next funding phase starting in October 2026. We passed our mid-term evaluation with flying colors, launched widely used FAIR research services, expanded our training and outreach activities, and strengthened collaborations across NFDI life-science consortia. A major highlight was our Annual Conference in Cologne, which brought the community together for exchange and networking. Please also save the date for our upcoming Annual Conference, 15–17 September 2026, which we will co-organize with other NFDI consortia of the Biodata Interest Group. Mark your calendars and stay tuned, more information coming soon! We wish you a peaceful Christmas, relaxing holidays, and a great start to a healthy and successful 2026. Best regards, The NFDI4Microbiota Consortium ________________________________ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung GmbH | Inhoffenstraße 7 | 38124 Braunschweig | www.helmholtz-hzi.de Vorsitzende des Aufsichtsrates: Frau MinDir'in Prof. Dr. Veronika von Messling, Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt Stellvertreter: MinDirig Rüdiger Eichel, Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur Wissenschaftlicher Geschäftsführer: Prof. Dr. Josef Penninger - Administrativer Geschäftsführer: Christian Scherf Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) Sitz der Gesellschaft: Braunschweig Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Braunschweig, HRB 477 Unsere Hinweise zum Datenschutz finden Sie hier: https://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/de/service/datenschutz/ <https://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/de/service/datenschutz/>

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