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. ________________________________ 📢 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 ________________________________ Which topics will we cover? While the speaker lineup is still being finalized, the Coffee Talks will cover topics at the intersection of: * Microbial communities – bacteria, viruses, archaea, and beyond * Application domains – human health, environmental and Earth system research, food production and agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology * Techniques & research modalities – omics technologies, imaging approaches, and knowledge graphs ________________________________ 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. * Each session may focus on a specific topic, but will always start with a big-picture overview to ensure everyone can follow and benefit. ________________________________ For more information and event updates, subscribe to our newsletter<https://lists.nfdi.de/postorius/lists/nfdi4microbiota-announce.lists.nfdi.de/>. 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. ________________________________ ☕ 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=htt… | 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@nfdi4microbiota.de<mailto:contact@nfdi4microbiota.de> to unsubscribe from the mailing list.