Dear training4lifescience community,
de.NBI & ELIXIR Germany<https://www.denbi.de/> and GHGA<http://www.ghga.de/> (The German Human Genome Phenome Archive) are inviting you to the next episode of our joint Webinar Series: GHGA Data Access: A Guide to Legal Roles and Rules.
This webinar provides a comprehensive guide to the GHGA Data Access Request (DAR) process, offering practical insights into how to access and share data securely and in a compliant manner.
We will break down the essential legal framework, clarifying the distinct responsibilities of key roles such as Data Controllers, Data Processors, and Data Access Committees (DACs). Participants will also gain a deeper understanding of the critical documentation required for secure exchange, including Data Transfer Agreements (DTAs).
The webinar will be held by GHGA Data Protection Expert Simon Parker from the University of Heidelberg and it is aimed at everyone interested in using the GHGA Data Portal or wanting to learn more about the legal aspects of accessing sensitive data.
The event is in English, it takes approx. 60 minutes and will be held on the 1st of July 2026 at 13:00 CEST (available afterwards on demand<https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXMwmQxyLByXU38-1aG7m-b1A6UADZcxw>). Attendance is free, but we ask for registration<https://dkfz-de.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/SRK7sFPwT5GLfCQAbd4_mg>.
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For more information or registration, visit our event website<https://www.ghga.de/events/detail/the-denbi-elixir-de-and-ghga-knowledge-se…>.
The Organisation Team of the de.NBI & ELIXIR-DE and GHGA Knowledge Series
GHGA - German Human Genome-Phenome Archive - www.ghga.de<http://www.ghga.de>
de.NBI & ELIXIR Germany - www.denbi.de<http://www.denbi.de>
Kind regards,
Dr. Vanessa González Ribao
German Human Genome-Phenome Archive
Training Coordinator for Data Protection
www.ghga.de<http://www.ghga.de>
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Foundation under Public Law
Im Neuenheimer Feld 280
69120 Heidelberg
Germany
vanessa.gonzalezribao(a)dkfz-heidelberg.de<mailto:vanessa.gonzalezribao@dkfz-heidelberg.de>
www.dkfz.de<http://www.dkfz.de/>
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Management Board: Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h. c. Michael Baumann, Ursula Weyrich
VAT-ID No.: DE143293537
Dear colleague,
We would like to invite you to the last three sessions of the online seminar series Ethics in Action: Working with Sensitive Data from Scientific Collections<https://winoda.de/en/educational-offers/seminar-series-ethics-in-action/>, organised by the WiNoDa Knowledge Lab<https://winoda.de/en/english/>. The upcoming seminar dives into the intersection of digital infrastructure and colonial history for natural history objects, bringing together expert voices from museums, research institutions, and communities of origin.
Digital Archive Footprints: Reflections on Digitisation Training and Research at Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
June 29th, 4:00–5:30 pm CEST
A collaboration between the Milele Museum (Rwanda), The Space Botswana, and SAVVY Kwata (Cameroon), the project Digital Archive Footprints<https://themuseumslab.org/en/digital-archive> traces colonial-era biological collections in German institutions and works with origin communities to reinterpret and return that knowledge. Hear firsthand reflections on what a hands-on digitisation training phase at Museum für Naturkunde Berlin revealed — its possibilities, its limitations, and what it means to work with collections still inaccessible to the communities they belong to. Digital Archive Footprints is one of the projects selected by the TheMuseumsLab CollabFund<https://themuseumslab.org/en/activities/collabfund>, which is funded by the German Federal Cultural Foundation.
👉 Register here<https://winoda.de/en/event/seminar-series-digital-archive-footprints/> or visit our website winoda.de/english
All sessions are held online in English and free to attend, but registration is required.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Warm regards,
Ginevra Bellini
Digital Archive Footprints is funded by the German Federal Cultural Foundation
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Digital Archive Footprints is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media
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Dr. Ginevra Bellini (she/her_sie/ihr)
Community Manager
WiNoDa Knowledge Lab
Email: ginevra.bellini(a)mfn.berlin<mailto:ginevra.bellini@mfn.berlin>
WiNoDa Knowledge Lab web page<https://winoda.de/en/english/> | WiNoDa LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/winoda>
Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung
Invalidenstraße 43
10115 Berlin | Germany
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Dear experts and beginners in taxonomy and knowledge graphs,
we are really excited to see what the collaboration between two of our NFDI4Microbiota Use Cases has brought to fruition.
Join us to enable microbial description at large scale!
During this hands-on workshop, our speakers will introduce the background of identifying, culturing and describing novel information
of prokaryotic taxa, with a focus on making taxonomic descriptions accessible for further large-scale downstream analysis.
This beginner-friendly workshop will guide you through the basic concepts of taxonomic descriptions and transforming data for
knowledge graph applications. During the subsequent demonstration, you will be able to apply the knowledge with some hands-on examples.
After this workshop, we will have learned and transformed the way we describe novel microbial taxa.
Meeting details
Date
Monday, July 6th 2026
Time
14:00 - 16:00 CEST (Berlin time)
20:00 - 22:00 HKT (Hong Kong time)
08:00 - 10:00 EDT (New York time)
Location
online.
Please register to receive the link.<https://events.hifis.net/event/4221/>
The tools used during the workshop
The tool providing our dataset: https://protologger.bi.denbi.de<https://protologger.bi.denbi.de/>
The tool collecting our transformed bacterial information: WikiBase instance (link will be shared during the workshop)
The speakers
1. Assist.-Prof. Dr. Thomas C.A. Hitch
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Bioinformatician, Protologger developer, Taxonomist
2. Vanessa Scharf, M.Sc.
ZB MED Information Centre for Life Sciences, Cologne
Bioinformatician, Data Scientist, Knowledge Graph developer
3.
Prof. Dr. Thomas Clavel
University Hospital of RWTH Aachen
Microbiologist, Functional microbiome research
Warm regards,
Maja (Magel)
The NFDI4Microbiota Outreach Team
Carmen Paulmann, Lina Junctorius, Maja Magel
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>
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Dear microbiology enthusiasts,
please note that we have updated our Coffee Talk schedule. The biggest changes in short, more information below:
* The date in June changed to July 6th. After the 1 hour introduction, the talk will morph into a hands-on demonstration. Please register for a separate Zoom link: Transforming Prokaryotic Taxonomy with TAXA-KG (July 6, 2026) · HIFIS and Helmholtz Events (Indico)<https://events.hifis.net/event/4221/>
* The date changed to October 19th.
The set-up: For 2026, we are presenting a Tandem Coffee Talk approach that aims to connect current state-of-the-art microbiome research presented by a guest speaker, followed by an overview of related NFDI services offering current Research Data Management solutions to the presented scientific field.
Our goal is to combine scientific insight with hands-on RDM solutions, so participants leave with both a broader perspective and something they can apply directly to their own work.
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📢 Coffee Talk 2026 Series Details
📅 Date: bi-monthly Mondays in 2026
February, 23rd- Viral Ecology and Omics presented by Prof. Dr. Bas E. Dutilh (Excellence Cluster "Balance of the Microverse", University of Jena) and NFDI4Microbiota's VirJenDB service presented by Dr. Noriko Cassman (University of Jena)
April, 28th - 8th NFDI4Microbiota Community Workshop “Looking back, looking forward: Practical tools to support your research” by Prof. Dr. Konrad U. Förstner (ZB MED Information Centre for Life Sciences, Cologne)
July, 6th - Transforming Prokaryotic Taxonomy with Knowledge Graphs presented by Vanessa Scharf M.Sc. (ZB MED Cologne), Assist-Prof. Dr. Thomas C.A. Hitch and Prof. Dr. Thomas Clavel (University Hospital of RWTH Aachen). Please register for the seperate Zoom link<https://events.hifis.net/event/4221/> from 14:00-16:00.
September, 7th - Benchmarking of shotgun sequencing depth reveals the potential and limitations of shallow metagenomics and strain-level analysis presented by Dr. Nicole Treichel (University Hospital of RWTH Aachen)
and tbd
October, 19th - Contrasting Exposure Regimes Shape the Human Gut Microbiome and Resistome: Evidence from Travel and Social Distancing presented by Prof. Dr. John Penders (Maastricht University) and NFDI4Microbiota's Qiita service presented Prof. Dr. Stefan Janssen & Anna Rehm (JLU Gießen)
December, 14th - Palaeogenomics and the future of lost genomes presented by Prof. Dr. Christina Warinner (Harvard University, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Leipzig) and on Community driven stewardship of ancient microbial genetic data
🕒 Time: 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
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Which topics will we cover?
While the speaker lineup is still being finalized, the Coffee Talks will cover topics at the intersection of:
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Microbial communities – bacteria, viruses, archaea, and beyond
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Application domains – human health, environmental and Earth system research, food production and agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology
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Techniques & research modalities – omics technologies, imaging approaches, and knowledge graphs
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Target audience
We try to cater to a heterogeneous pool of participants, including wet-lab microbiologists, bioinformaticians (from beginner to advanced), data stewards & infrastructure specialists, and researchers working with diverse omics data and host-associated microbiomes.
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Each session may focus on a specific topic, but will always start with a big-picture overview to ensure everyone can follow and benefit.
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For more information and event updates, subscribe to our newsletter<https://lists.nfdi.de/postorius/lists/nfdi4microbiota-announce.lists.nfdi.d…>. After finalizing the speaker details, you will find the updated schedule here<https://nfdi4microbiota.de/community/coffee_talk_series/>. In the meantime, feel welcome to share this Save-the-Date invitation with your colleagues.
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☕ Grab your coffee and join us online!
We look forward to learning state-of-the art research and exchanging ideas how FAIR, secure, and reusable data practices can empower the microbiome research community.
The NFDI4Microbiota Outreach Team
Carmen (Paulmann), Lina (Junctorius) und Maja (Magel)
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>
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Dear colleagues,
we would like to invite you to our upcoming interactive online workshop on creating Data Management Plans (DMPs) for agroecosystem research using RDMO.
The workshop introduces the FAIRagro DMP template and combines short thematic inputs with practical hands-on sessions in RDMO. Participants are welcome to bring their own projects and work directly on their DMPs.
📅 Two online sessions on the 17th and 18th June, 9:00–12:00
💻 Interactive hands-on format
🌱 Focus on agroecosystem research
💡 Participation is free of charge
More information and registration details can be found here: https://fairagro.net/en/event/training-rdmo-in-practice-building-data-manag…
We would be happy if you could share this invitation with interested colleagues and researchers.
Best regards
Sophie
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Sophie Boße
Training coordinator FAIRagro
ZB MED Information Centre for Life Sciences
Gleuelerstr. 60
50931 Cologne
www.zbmed.de<http://www.zbmed.de/>
INFORMATION. KNOWLEDGE. LIFE.
Liebe alle,
wir leiten euch untenstehend die für unsere Zielgruppen interessante Ankündigung der Praxis-Gesprächsreihe „FDM@BUA“ weiter. Verarbeitet diese gerne entsprechend weiter.
Viele Grüße
Merle
***Mehrfachempfang bitten wir zu entschuldigen***
Liebe KollegInnen,
unsere Praxis-Gesprächsreihe „FDM@BUA“ startet mit neuen, spannenden Veranstaltungen in das Sommersemester 2026. Wir laden Sie herzlich ein, neue, aktuelle Themen rund um das Thema Forschungsdatenmanagement kennenzulernen, zu vertiefen und sich mit Expert:innen aus der Praxisauszutauschen.
Bringen Sie gerne eigene Szenarien und Fragen aus Ihrem Projekt oder Ihrer Forschungsgruppe mit, die wir im Anschluss gemeinsam diskutieren können.
Die nächsten Veranstaltungen:
1. Biologische Sammlungen vernetzen: Daten, Standards, Zusammenarbeit (13.05.2026 | 10:00 - 11:30)
Anton Güntsch, Leiter des Zentrums für Biodiversitätsinformatik und Sammlungsdatenintegration (Botanischer Garten Berlin), gibt einen Überblick über das Management und die Vernetzung biologischer Sammlungsdaten auf lokaler, nationaler und internationaler Ebene und erläutert. Am Beispiel des Botanischen Gartens die Vielfalt biologischer Sammlungen und ihre Bedeutung für die Forschung. Im Fokus stehen nachhaltiges Sammlungsdatenmanagement, Vernetzungsansätze sowie Standards und Infrastrukturen – einschließlich der Rolle semantischer Interoperabilität. Außerdem lernen Sie Entwicklungen in der Massendigitalisierung und Citizen-Science-Ansätze zur Datentranskription kennen.
Anmeldung: https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/commitments/sharing-resources/sha…
1. Audiovisuelle Daten transkribieren leicht gemacht: ASR4Memory (19.05.2026 | 10:00 - 11:30)
Das an der Universitätsbibliothek der FU entwickelte Tool „ASR4Memory“ ermöglicht die automatische Transkription audiovisueller (Forschungs-)Daten insbesondere aus den historisch arbeitenden Geisteswissenschaften. Audiovisuelle Quellen können in über 30 Sprachen datenschutzkonform auf lokaler Infrastruktur transkribiert und in standardisierten Formaten (u. a. TEI/XML) bereitgestellt werden. Dr. Tobias Kilgus stellt Ihnen Funktionen, Stärken und Perspektiven der Open-Source-Anwendung vor und diskutiert ihren Beitrag zum nachnutzungsorientierten Forschungsdatenmanagement.
Anmeldung: https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/commitments/sharing-resources/sha…
Sie sind neugierig auf weitere Veranstaltungen zum Thema Forschungsdatenmanagement? Dann besuchen Sie unsere Event-Seite<https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/commitments/sharing-resources/sha…>.
Viele Grüße und bis bald
Aleksandra Trifonova
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Dr. Aleksandra Trifonova (sie/ihr – she/her)
Projektmitarbeiterin
Collaboratively Advancing
Research Data Support (CARDS)
Universitätsbibliothek
Freie Universität Berlin
E-Mail: a.trifonova(a)fu-berlin.de<mailto:a.trifonova@fu-berlin.de>
CARDS Eventkalender<https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/commitments/sharing-resources/sha…>
FDM@BUA Mailinglist: fdmatbua(a)lists.fu-berlin.de<mailto:fdmatbua@lists.fu-berlin.de>
Dear all,
we would like to draw your attention to an upcoming opportunity for those interested in gaining hands-on experience at the intersection of ecological fieldwork and data science within a transnational research project.
The WiNoDa Ecology Field Training: Data Collection and Analysis at the Lower Oder Valley will take place from July 21–25, 2026, near Schwedt/Oder (Germany). Participants will contribute to ongoing research while collecting field data and developing analytical skills in a collaborative, life science–focused environment.
Participation is free of charge. Registration is open until May 17, 2026.
More information and registration: https://winoda.de/en/event/ecology-field-training/
Best regards,
Karolin Heinle
Dr. Karolin Heinle
WiNoDa Knowledge Lab
Museum für Naturkunde
Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science
Invalidenstr. 43
10115 Berlin
Germany
karolin.heinle(a)mfn.berlin<mailto:karolin.heinle@mfn.berlin>
www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin<http://www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin>
www.winoda.de<http://www.winoda.de>
*** Bitte beachten Sie, dass diese Veranstaltung ausschließlich in englischer Sprache stattfindet ***
Dear Training Community,
de.NBI & ELIXIR Germany<https://www.denbi.de/> and GHGA<http://www.ghga.de/> (The German Human Genome Phenome Archive) are inviting you to the next episode of our joint Webinar Series: Enhancing Gene Ontology for Medical Lipidomics.
In this webinar, you can learn more about MAPtoGO, a novel Multiomics Analysis Platform designed for simultaneous Gene Ontology (GO)-based enrichment across proteomics, lipidomics, metabolomics, and transcriptomics. We will cover how to perform unified interpretation of diverse biomolecules to identify enriched GO terms, physicochemical categories, and disease associations in a single analysis. We implemented MAPtoGO in a lightweight web application that is openly available [https://lifs-tools.org/map-to-go] and free of charge. We will also demonstrate how the application’s integration with Goslin allows for the seamless handling of various lipid nomenclature dialects, transforming complex datasets into interpretable statistical plots and actionable biological insights.
This webinar is aimed at students, early career researchers, clinicians, bioinformaticians, and everyone interested in mechanistic multiomics integration and advanced computational lipidomics.
The webinar will be held by Dominik Kopczynski from the University of Vienna.
The event is in English, it takes approx. 60 minutes and will be held on 7th May 2026 at 13:00 CEST (available afterwards on demand<https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXMwmQxyLByXU38-1aG7m-b1A6UADZcxw>). Attendance is free, but we ask for registration<https://dkfz-de.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/rIRYr6tGScSS2ATOWGOiGQ>.
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For more information or registration, visit our event website<https://www.ghga.de/events/detail/the-denbi-elixir-de-and-ghga-knowledge-se…>.
The Organisation Team of the de.NBI & ELIXIR-DE and GHGA Knowledge Series
GHGA – German Human Genome-Phenome Archive - www.ghga.de<http://www.ghga.de>
de.NBI & ELIXIR Germany - www.denbi.de<http://www.denbi.de>
Kind regards,
Dr. Vanessa González Ribao
German Human Genome-Phenome Archive
Training Coordinator for Data Protection
www.ghga.de<http://www.ghga.de>
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Foundation under Public Law
Im Neuenheimer Feld 280
69120 Heidelberg
Germany
vanessa.gonzalezribao(a)dkfz-heidelberg.de<mailto:vanessa.gonzalezribao@dkfz-heidelberg.de>
www.dkfz.de<http://www.dkfz.de/>
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Management Board: Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h. c. Michael Baumann, Ursula Weyrich
VAT-ID No.: DE143293537
Dear colleagues,
Have you ever wondered which collection practices and historical contexts led to the creation of the collections you work with?
To facilitate fruitful learning and discussion on the topic, we invite you to our upcoming online seminar series, “Ethics in Action: Working with Sensitive Data from Scientific Collections<https://winoda.de/en/educational-offers/seminar-series-ethics-in-action/>”.
In this seminar series, we will explore the ethics of data derived from scientific collections, covering topics ranging from dinosaur fossils to looted artefacts, as well as threatened species and genetic resources. Our panel of excellent speakers from around the world will highlight the importance of understanding the historical and ethical context of collection data, discuss the challenges of working with such materials responsibly, and present practical approaches and tools for addressing these complexities. The series aims to foster dialogue and collaboration towards more just, transparent, and responsible practices in the management and use of collection data.
For more information, please refer to the attached flyer or visit our website<https://winoda.de/en/educational-offers/seminar-series-ethics-in-action/>.<https://winoda.de/en/educational-offers/seminar-series-ethics-in-action/>
Kind regards,
Ginevra Bellini and the WiNoDa Knowledge Lab
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Dr. Ginevra Bellini (she/her_sie/ihr)
Community Manager
WiNoDa Knowledge Lab
Email: g<mailto:ginevra.bellini@mfn.berlin>inevra.bellini(a)mfn.berlin<mailto:ginevra.bellini@mfn.berlin>
Y<https://winoda.de/en/english/>ou can also find us on LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/winoda/> and Mastodon<https://nfdi.social/@WiNoDa>
Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung
Invalidenstraße 43
10115 Berlin | Germany
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